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Mad King Edmund records with legendary sax player Giuseppi Logan
Ed's new avant-garde jazz collective records with sax player Giuseppi Logan, rising star of the sixties jazz scene, lost to view for over 35 years. Story in Sunday New York TImes. This Mad King Edmund limited release is available for pre-order via The Giuseppi Logan Project on Kickstarter.

Download the free jazz operetta inspired by "Occupy"- Happening: A Movement in 12 Acts
The prequel to the Giuseppi Logan Project, "Happening: A Movement in 12 Acts" features jazz pianist Thollem McDonas and sax player Jeff Lederer. Giuseppi Logan was scheduled but when he was sidelined due to a broken hip, the session took some interesting twists and turns. In a homage to the very active Occupy protests in NYC where the session took place, Ed wrote a little libretto. An absolutely FREE DOWNLOAD of the entire album with guest vocalists Freedy Johnston, Walter Egan, Mary Gauther, Charles Walker, Cooper Moore and others is available on Noisetrade.

Mad King Edmund debut album
Experimenting on the edge of jazz and electronic music, the Mad King Edmund debut features acclaimed Norwegian reedman Frode Gjerstad and virtuoso electric violinist Tracy Silverman with Pete Abbott on drums, Freddy Holm on guitar and Dylan Simon on synths and sounds. Available here at a special price for website fans. To check out song samples and more check out the Mad King Edmund ReverbNation site.

Upcoming Release: I Curse the River of Time

	I Curse the River of Time: A Norwegian American Tale is the title of Ed's upcoming 2012 release. The songs on the album reflect the artist's fascinating odyssey to trace his family roots and his observations along the way. The CD packs quite a story, as well as artwork by contemporary Norwegian artists, and hauntingly beautiful tunes.

Ed Pettersen has earned respect for his own Folk/Americana albums, but it is his nine year effort behind the production of the 3-CD, 50-song compilation Song of America
featuring artists such as Bettye LaVette, The Blind Boys of Alabama, John Mellencamp, Freedy Johnston, Devendra Banhart, Folk Family Robinson (the Black Crowes), Andrew Bird and more, that has garnered him international recognition. In 2007 Pettersen released his critically acclaimed fifth record The New Punk Blues of Ed Pettersen. Recently his songwriting has propelled him further into the limelight, with a track on the 2008 Grammy nominated record of Blues legend Bettye LaVette and a song on Soul powerhouse Candi Staton’s latest.

"a subtle genius in his own right"
- Dave Good, CD Reviews NBC San Diego

"a provocative and literate songwriter"
- John Conquest, 3rd Coast Music

PROJECTS

THE BLACK COUNTRY

SONG OF AMERICA

MAD KING EDMUND

ALICE MARIE