Upcoming Concerts

TRIBUTE TO GETZ & JOBIM

Toninho Horta og Piero Odorici hylder med dette project Antônio Carlos Jobim, den vigtigste eksponent og komponist i genren bossanova, og Stan Getz, der især har repræsenteret og fortolket Jobims kompositioner på sin saxofon. Repertoiret til koncerterne består primært af Jobims kompositioner lige såvel som originale numre af Horta og verdenskendte standarder. Horta har gennem tiden vist sig som en indflydelsesrig guitarist og komponist på sine 10 solo udgivelser, hvor bl.a. Pat Metheny, Naná Vasconcelos og Eliane Elias har været med. Samtidig har han fra en ganske tidlig alder været en yderst eftertragtet akkompagnatør hos både brasilianske og internationale jazzstjerner. Piero Odorici startede sin musikalske liv i studierne af klassisk musik, men det endte med at blive jazzen, som han fordybede sig i. I hans karriere har han ledet eller medvirket i flere store italienske og internationale grupper og spillet Europa og USA tyndt. Vi er ikke et sekund i tvivl om, at de to, sammen med Gilson Silveira, vil fremføre bossa novaens rytmer og harmonier på en måde, som vil sende os alle mod varmere himmelstrøg.

The Danish jazzmusician, composer, arranger and bandleader, Kenneth Dahl Knudsen, is an internationally in demand sideman due to his intuitive virtuosity on double bass, a mastery that led him to work with names like John Scofield or Aaron Parks. The release of his fourth album “Tété” sees him stepping into the limelight as a composer and bandleader of his international quintet. Musical influences from all over the world come together with a naturalness that implies Knudsen has the formula for successfully translating the fundamental idea of jazz into the age of globalisation. As a bandleader, he manages to unite all the experiences he made on his recent journey through 33 countries and tie them all up into one impressive complete work. Backed by the blindly intuitive interplay of his quintet Knudsen combines harmonies of the European music tradition with the playful rhythms of Africa and Latin America as well as the expressiveness of Jewish folksongs as if they belonged together naturally, sounding like no one else but himself.

One of the greatest vocalists in Danish Jazz music Sinne Eeg will be performing together with Jacob Christoffersen, Lennart Ginman and Morten Lund. Sinne Eeg is considered to be one of the jazz Queens of Denmark alongside with Cæcilie Norby. She has won many awards including the prestigious Ben Webster Award in 2014 and is a two-time Danish Music Award winner for "Best Vocal Jazz Album", which she won in 2007 and 2010. In spite of currently living in the US as well as having performed all over the world, Sinne Eeg keeps the Scandinavian melancholy settled in her music. Her sound is modern and Nordic with clear references to legendary jazz singers such as Nancy Wilson and Benny Carter. Her concerts are known for being filled with humor, a charming presence and musical bonanza, which comes to show by playfully taking chances on stage.

Photo: Stephen Freiheit

Sinne Eeg is here to stay, and for good reason. Her talent is beyond belief and her voice sounds like a choir of angels. After two evenings with Sinne Eeg Group, it?s time for Eeg and Fonnesbæk to present their amazing duo constellation. Danish bassists occupy a special position on the international jazz scene. Through NHØP, Mads Vinding, Bo Stief and Jesper Lundgaard, we have created a strong international bass brand. And this brand is being carried on today by a host of splendid bass players. One of the most remarkable names is Thomas Fonnesbæk, who plays with a technical surplus and a melodic sensibility that hasn't been heard since NHØP. Eeg and Fonnesbæk have a completely unique interplay and understanding of each other?s sound, and they do indeed take the meeting of vocal and bass to new heights!

With his third album “The colours you see” (out on UK label Naim Records on May 4th – a label home to Yazz Ahmed, Sons of Kemet…) as the leader of his trio, pianist Gauthier Toux has tried to highlight his very personal approach to colours. Ever since he was discovered to be colour-blind, he has never ceased to wonder about alternative ways in which they can be perceived, venturing beyond the names assigned to each of them. Each new composition is like the setting to music of anecdotes which relate me to these lights and shades.

Formed in October 2013, the Gauthier Toux Trio brings together three young exponents from the European jazz scene. All three are enthusiasts of the jazz tradition, but are also into electronic music, rock, hip-hop - they are on the same page both personally and musically.

After almost four years playing and travelling together and two albums, More than Ever (2015) and Unexpected Things (2016, NoMadMusic), both critically acclaimed (France Musique’s Choix award, ‘Albums of the month’ selection in Les Inrocks, April 2016, TSF Jazz radio, FIP’s ‘Club Jazz’) there is a sense of brotherhood and unity about these three musicians which manifests itself in music whose key quality is its sincerity.

The Gauthier Toux Trio won prizes at the 2016 Jazz à La Défense national competition, the 2016 Jazz Or Jazz competition, and Jazz à Vienne’s RéZZo Focal in 2017.

The trip-soul group Takykardia, who has taken their name from the Finnish word for rapid heartbeat, presents a genre-breaking and playful universe with Luna Matz' seductive vocal in front. The pace is often slow, heavy and trip-hop like, sometimes interrupted by jazz-unpredictable rhythms. Their instrumental sound image has a beautiful contrast to Luna Matz' bright and playful vocal. The group met with different backgrounds in classical music, art punk, jazz and performance art and with a common fascination of trip-hop and a devotion to captivating aesthetics. In February 2018, they released their self-titled debut EP, which has been praised to the clouds of Danish and international blogs such as EARMILK, Noisey, Kaltblut Magazine, Dummy, HighClouds and Crack in the Road, which calls the EP: "A uniquely ambitious and massively exciting first step.” We look forward to leaning back into sensitive and imaginative musical dream sequences!

The Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren plays with an unmatched poetic sensitivity. The delicate and lively impacts on the keys goes straight in to the hearts of audiences around the world. He lifts the legacy of Sweden's great pianist, Jan Johansson, like no other. In 2007, he even became the first Nordic musician to become an "International Steinway Artist". For two decades, he has played in his trio constellation, which is one of the most beloved groups in the Nordic region these years. Jan Lundgren, Mattias Svensson and Zoltan Csörsz create a completely seductive and unforgettable experience - especially when experienced close up in the intimate settings of Montmartre.