The Real Thing (jazz band)

The Real Thing
Sigrid Brennhaug with The Real Thing April 20, 2013.
Background information
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Jazz Electronica Experimental rock
Years active	1992-2005, 2010 -
Labels	Real Music Records
Website	www.sigurdkohn.no
Members	Paul Wagnberg Staffan William-Olsson Torstein Ellingsen Dave Edge
Past members	Sigurd Køhn Fredrik Carl Stormer Børre Dalhaug

The Real Thing (1992-1995) was a Soul Jazz Band from Oslo, Norway, founded in 1992 when Sigurd Køhn and Palle Wagnberg formed the forerunner, The B3 Blues Band with Vidar Busk and Hamlet Pedersen. They changed the name when Staffan William-Olsson and Fredrik Carl Stormer joined the band. Størmer was replaced by Torstein Ellingsen in 1995, and Ellingsen again by Børre Dalhaug in 1998. Due to the sudden death of the band's saxophonist Sigurd Køhn in December 2004 The Real Thing was hibernating until a reunion in 2010.

The quartet released eight albums, their debut in 1992 with the album The Real Thing and later both live and studio recordings. They for the most play original music, combining influences from American Blue Note jazz (represented by people such aslike Jimmy Smith, George Benson and Wes Montgomery) and elements from modern popular music. The result is a mixture of genres including swing, blues, soul, Latin, funk and rock.