A Livingroom Hush (Warner, 2001 - Ninja Tune, 2002) straddled the border between the Canterbury (melodic jazz-rock) sound of Soft Machine and the post-rock sound of Tortoise. The line-up featured: Lars Horntveth (acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, tenor & baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, keyboards); Harald Froland (guitar, synthesizer, effects); Jorgen Munkeby (tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute, bass clarinet, keyboards); Mathias Eick (trumpet, keyboards, acoustic bass).

They tried to make their project more accessible (and succeeded) with the electronic and "orchestral" The Stix (Ninja Tune, 2003). The album featured: Lars Horntveth (acoustic & electric guitars, tenor & baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, keyboards); Harald Froland (guitar, synthesizer, effects); Jorgen Munkeby (harmonica, flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, keyboards, glockenspiel); Mathias Eick (trumpet, keyboards, acoustic bass); Lars Wabo.

What We Must (Ninja Tune, 2005), containing the eight-minute single All I Know Is Tonight, withdrew from the excesses of the previous album but retained the overall aesthetic of intelligent, atmospheric instrumental multi-layered music for the masses.

Jaga Jazzist's multi-instrumentalist Jorgen Munkby formed Shining and, after the jazzier Where The Ragged People Go (2001) and Sweet Shanghai Devil (2001), turned to bombastic progressive-rock on In The Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster (2005) and Grindstone (2007).

Lars Horntveth debuted solo with the jazztronica experiment Pooka (2004).

The first album in five years, One-Armed Bandit (2010 - december 2008) featured keyboardist Øystein Moen and Stian Westerhus.

Shining's Blackjazz (2010) featured Munkeby (vocals, guitars, saxophone, additional keyboards, winds, synths, effects and programming), Lofthus (drums), Kreken (bass), Moen (keyboards and synths), Hermansen (guitars) and vocalist Gentle Kjellson.

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