Terje Lie’s new album Urban Vacation, produced by multiple Grammy-winner Jimmy Haslip and legendary keyboardist/composer/producer Jeff Lorber is coming out in the new year! On this collaborative project, the producers themselves are also playing on all the tracks. You may hear samples on this page!

Expanding upon the explosive energy, compelling melodies, and stylistic diversity expressed on his critically acclaimed 2007 album Traveler, the Norwegian native - celebrating many years in the Los Angeles area, living mostly by the beach - now takes a joyful Urban Vacation with contemporary jazz greats Jeff Lorber and Jimmy Haslip and breaks ground on a unique hybrid musical vibe best described as “groove jazz.”

The versatile musician began his career fronting popular blues bands as a singer during high school, in which capacity he appeared on national TV at seventeen. He was a classical flautist in college and soon after established himself on his native Norwegian music scene singing and playing saxophone with some of the top young musicians there. He was busy with his jazz combos and a contemporary jazz group on the funky side, as well as a fusion group, in Oslo, on the road, and on national radio and TV. He also played sax with rock & roll groups, touring in Norway and Sweden. Settling in L.A. and establishing himself on the Los Angeles music scene, Lie, who explains that “jazz wise I’m a New Yorker, but I love the Southern California lifestyle,” has been in nonstop motion, hopping effortlessly from bebop to contemporary and big band jazz.