Bento Box Trio is an acoustic trio consisting of three very exciting names from the new Nordic jazz generation - Tuva Halse, Benjamín Gísli Einarsson og Øyvind Leite. Since the trio met at Jazzlinja in Trondheim in 2019, they have collaborated closely and developed a personal acoustic soundscape. The debut album "Boxed" (Fjordgata Records 2022) received several good reviews, describing the album as "an astonishing curiosity" (indiemusic) and "an immediate pleasure" (Jazznytt). The trio themselves are often refered to as a collective with originality and maturity in terms of expression, and they have impressed reviewers with communication, direction and sound. As individuals the three of them has have also made a name for themselves as strong voices on the young Norwegian jazz scene.

With original compositions, the trio is constantly exploring new and fresh approaches to playing. Their music draws impulses from classical and contemporary music as well as free jazz, and is further influenced by artists such as Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Adam Baldych and Aaron Parks. The trio has already played at many of the central jazz scenes in Norway, such as Oslojazz, Moldejazz, Vossajazz og Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene. The summer of 2022 the trio were finalists in Jazzintro 2022, a competition for the most promintent jazz bands in Norway. There they impressed the jury with communication between the musicians, an original sound and expression and strong mediation towards the crowd (link here).