
Vidar Johansen (Bass Clarinet and Tenor Saxophon) - 1-5,7,9,10ījorn Kjellemyr (Double Bass and Bass Guitar) - 6,8,9 Piano, Sythesizer, Piano, Percussion, Hammond Organ) From Bugge's websiteīugge Wesseltoft (Electronics, Vocals, El. The line-up was: Bugge (Fender Rhodes, Prophet 5 and looping), Ingebrigt Flaten (bass), Anders Engen (drums), Eivind Aarset (guitar, effects), Erlend Gjerde (trumpet), and Vidar Johansen (tenor/soprano sax and bass clarinet). The first concert took place in Bergen at the NattJazz Festival in May that same year. Playing with musicians as part of an improvising collective is an important aspect of this project, and Bugge has stated that he will always take this approach, in the studio or on the live stage. The resulting sounds were then mixed and edited by Bugge. The musicians followed schemes and notes written by Bugge, but in fact most of it was improvised. The recording took place during three sessions during a single week. For the studio recording of New Conception of Jazz (recorded in 1994), the first album from this project, Bugge gathered an impressive crew from some of the best new talent in Norwegian jazz: Ingebrigt Flaten (bass), Anders Engen (drums), Vidar Johansen (reeds), Eivind Aarset (guitar), Bjorn Kjellemyr (bass), Rune Arnesen (drums), Nils Petter Molvaer (trumpet).

In addition to grand piano and Fender Rhodes, Bugge uses different keyboards, percussion instruments, samplers, programming devices, and vocal effects, both in live performances and in studio recordings. This sound has been referred to as Future Jazz.

Within the framework of his project New Conception of Jazz, Bugge successfully fused elements of jazz, house, techno, ambient, noise and free improvisation.
