Cosmic Swing Orchestra is a eleven piece jazz band dedicated to opening peoples’ brains to an anti-capitalist and noncommercial view of life.

The band was formed on Petter Dalane’s initiative in 2018, and since then Cosmic has grown to become a collective effort drawing on all the band members' strengths as musicians and human beings.

Heavily inspired by Sun Ra as an intellectual, musician, communicator and performer, our lyrics mainly revolve around issues such as the climate crisis, mass extinction, war and social in-equality. Like Sun Ra we juxtapose these serious themes with a sense of humour, for as the Dalai Lama famously said: “when people are laughing, they are open to changing their minds.”

Band Members

Sara Fjeldvær - vocals (2019-)
Petter Dalane - piano, guitar (2018-)
Georgia Wartel Collins - bass (2023-)
Bjørn André Syverinsen - drums (2021-)

Øyvind Mathisen - trumpet (2018-)
Ola Lømo Ellingsen - trumpet (2018-)
Even Brodwall - french horn (2018-)
Jørgen Bjelkerud - trombone (2020-)

Aksel Rønning - saxes, flute, clarinet (2019-)
Erlend V. Kongtorp - saxes, flute, clarinet (2018-)
Jenny Frøysa - baryton sax, bass clarinet (2018-)

Extended family

Kertu Aer - bass
Anders Hjemmen - bass
Aksel Røed - saxophone
Ingeborg Sollid - vocals
Tone Åse - vocals
Ragnhild Moan - vocals
Tor Haugerud - drums, narration, performace
John Pål Inderberg - baryton sax
Brede Sørum - sax
Guro Kvåle - trombone
Vidar Hansteen-Jörgensen - barisax
Thomas Debelian - percussion
Tuva Olsson - trumpet
Oscar Andreas Haug - trumpet
Niklas Joelsen - trombone
Elias Tafjord - percussion
August Glennestrand - percussion
Isabelle Norlén - wardrobe and makeup design

Former members

Zakarias Meyer Øverli - tenor sax, vocals (2020-23)
Alexander Riris - double bass (2018-23)
Martin Mellem - drums (2018-21)
Astrid Ombudstvedt - trombone (2018-2020)
Cecilie Grundt - tenor sax (2018-2020)
Heidi Solem - tuba (2018-19)
Alexander Dellerhagen - tenor sax (2018-19)
Vebjørn Mamen - vocals (2019)
Thea Ellingsen Grant - vocals (2018)