This year’s festival shirt and Plassen banner!

The duo consists of two local Molde talents, and for the festival, this local connection is an important part of the project.

GentleBens is an art project with a clear vision of making the world a slightly kinder and better place. Behind it are Bendik Øverli Gausetvik and Andreas Kvernmo Brunvoll, who combine their complementary skills. Bendik handles the ideas, sketches, and creative direction, while Andreas translates the concept digitally into a cohesive visual design.

“Being asked to develop the visual identity for Moldejazz 2026 is a great honor. We are two local, young artists with a strong desire to contribute something positive, and we are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to share both our art and our message through the festival. We have worked purposefully to create a visual expression that reflects Moldejazz, Molde, and GentleBens, and we hope it resonates with the audience,” say the duo behind GentleBens.
“We are very happy that GentleBens wanted to participate in this project. Collaborating with inspiring, local artists adds an extra dimension to the festival,” says marketing manager Ellisif R. Vestad at Moldejazz.

This year’s festival shirt is already available for sale. Kirppis at Roseby will handle physical sales leading up to the festival, and the shirt is also available in the festival’s online store.
“Selling this year’s festival shirt is a great way to showcase our collaboration with Moldejazz. At the same time, we want to highlight reuse and circulation of festival merchandise. We accept old jazz shirts and items and give them new life through resale,” says Mathilde Tornes at Kirppis.
She also points to a growing trend for vintage merch:
“It’s exciting to see older festival apparel gaining new value. A year on the label is not an expiration date—it only becomes more valuable over time.”

Through this collaboration, Kirppis ensures that both festival shirts and other Moldejazz items don’t go unused, but find new life with new owners. At the same time, they emphasize the importance of quality: products made to last can continue to live on through reuse.