MEUF: Natalie Sandtorv & Øyunn

MEUF at Juret | Oslojazz 2024

Look forward to three intimate afternoon concerts in duo format with a focus on improvisation, presenting some of the most interesting female artists on the Nordic experimental music scene at the small bar Juret during the Oslo Jazz Festival.

Natalie Sandtorv, also known by her stage name, Neon Ion, is an artist who lets her lush vocals play with edgy arrangements. Her style is a mix of electro-pop with a pinch of R&B and topped with a lot of soul. Natalie also has a background in jazz and is a fantastic improviser.

This afternoon she meets drummer, vocalist and rapper Siv Øyunn Kjenstad, also known by the stage name Øyunn. She is an intuitive and expressive musician, who has collaborated with, among others, Maja Ratkje, Efterklang, Guldimund and Bugge Wesseltoft. She also plays at Blå the same evening with her own band, where she burns through the sound barrier with organic grooves, expressive vocals and personal lyrics.

MEUF is both the name of a concert series and 2 album releases, which arose in 2023 as a new annual tradition where a compilation is released on Barefoot Records on March 8, with new collaborations between women and gender minorities, curated and initiated by a composer and saxophonist Maria Dybbroe.

The idea of ​​MEUF is to shine a spotlight on some of the most interesting non-male musicians on the Nordic scene for experimental music and improvisation, as well as forge new ties between non-male artists in the Nordics, who due to their minority in the music industry may feel that they lack colleagues who, by virtue of their gender and minority status, are similar to themselves.