Denmark's percussion queen envelops Jazzhus Montmartre in physical and soulful music from another world.
If there is a Danish jazzmusician we should be proud of, it is Marilyn Mazur. Her original compositions, her wide-ranging and always deeply swinging drum and percussion playing have no equal in this world; imaginative, breathtaking and often surprising. At the same time, Marilyn Mazur manages to create a world of joy, wonder and, not least, an enthralling feeling of happiness when the music is really playing. It's music from another world. Music that captivates anyone who hears it, which has led to her receiving a host of awards from home and abroad and is still praised as one of jazz's most original performers.
We have the pleasure of looking forward to hearing the result of a year-long collaboration with the English vocalist Norma Winstone in Mazur's permanent group, MARILYN MAZUR SPECIAL 4; a group that has the music completely under their skin. Winstone is a special figure in European jazz with a long career and many releases on ECM behind her, and she has a great ability to improvise without text. Trumpeter Jacob Buchanan delivers most of the solos with his precise and well-arranged playing, pianist Makiko Hirabayashi provides both support and challenge, while Klavs Hovman keeps the joints in order with his sure-fire and rhythmically resilient playing.
It is challenging music, but also music that is guaranteed to please the soul.