I have just finished the first European tour
with Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon Christensen. 10 jobs in 11 days. Criss-crossing the continent. Sold out and packed clubs. Young
audience, lots of sold CDs and enthusiasm for Bro's music. Great
to see that especially the young European audience shows great interest in
jazz. Thank you to all the fantastic clubs and crews for the shows. Thanks for booking the band, and thank you all wonderful audience who came and enjoyed the music.
This
week's Bro back in Denmark, where he will play 3 concerts with Bro / Knak
set-up. A series of concerts feat. Jakob Bro (gu), Thomas Knak (electronics) and
Sune Blicher (visuals)
This
is the first time since their critically acclaimed debut at the festival, where Ekstra Bladet’s Peter Albrechten called it a true "Master Meeting".
NielsLyhne Løkkegaard presents WORLD LIVE PREMIER OF "Vesper" at Jazzhus Montmarte on 30
October
Tuesday 30th of OctoberCan youalso enjoy Bro’s talent..It
happens with Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard and Løkkegaards live premier of “Vesper". The album “Vesper” was released earlier this year and highly acclaimed
both in Denmark and abroad. Now his playing the whole album live for the first
time. At the well-renowned Jazzhus Montmarte, and the line-up is according to
the album including Niels Løkkegaard, Jacob Bro, Marilyn Mazur, Jacob Buchanan
and 4 clarinets.
The
Swiss trombone player Samuel Blaser is one of the up and coming stars from the
Swiss jazz scene. Works
with diverse musicians such as Gerald Cleaver, Paul Motian, Russ Loosing,
Thomas Morgan. Thanks to the wonderful JazzinMalmö crew Blaser can be introduced live with his Quartet at a free concert on the 01 November. Blaser will return end december introducing his new trio feat. french gutiarist Marc Ducret and Danish drummer Peter Bruun.
Londonerjazz trio
Partikelare nominated this year for the London Jazz Awards 2013 and will also
perform at this year London Jazz Festival.The 3 young players
Duncan Eagles – Tenor and Soprano
Saxophone
Max Luthert – Double Bass
Eric Ford – Drums and Percussion
have been spending the
time promoting their “Cohesion” album, out via Whirlwind. 12 tunes you have toget into.
Have already gained the attention on the brit jazzscene.
From Jazzwise to The Guardian you’ll find fans already. They are busy on the
live-scene, and Europe needs to be more into them.
“The close-knit nature of the trio shows in how they handle tight, hooky
melodies, and in the flexibility of Max Luthert's bass and Eric Ford's
impressionistic drumming." John Fordham, The Guardian
Two artists are pushing Danish jazz internationally –
right now!
Danish jazz has a
strong profile among jazz lovers internationally. Jazz musicians from Copenhagen
are always out there, somewhere playing; either with there own bands or as
side-men.
2 bands that are
worth highlighting right nowis Danish
guitarist Jakob Bro with his forthcoming European tour feat. his new trio with
Thomas Morgan and Jon Christensen. And the Danish/Dutch quartet Træben, who
seems to have captured the world jazz press with storm. These 2 acts are brilliant examples on how
diverse and musically strong the Danish jazz scene really is. Full with talents
and sincere musical personality.
Jakob Bro (gu) on European tour with new trio feat.
Thomas Morgan (bas), Jon Christensen (dr)
Jakob Bro is the leading international jazz player from Denmark. 4 times Music Award winner, part of Tomasz Stanko Quintet and worked with a list of names that is among the most impressive with age only 34. He has been searching to find a new trio format, and finally
it seems like he found a new musical home. It began live at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival this summer of 2012, when
he performed for the first time live with American Thomas Morgan (bas) and ECM
legend Jon Christensen (dr) from Norway.
”It was
possible to forget about time and tempo during the performance, and just focus
on the music unfolding through all the instruments and musicians involved.
"It's not just a bang, as to make the music loud or so. It has to be in a
place musically spoken. And I can do it because I know it falls on fertile
ground with Jakob and Thomas. Playing regularly is not what I want to do. That's
because the music (for me) is not happening there," Christensen also said,
explained his overall approach.”
Impressions from first concert, Copenhagen 8th
July 2012, with Henning Bolte talking to Jon Christensenin , All About jazz
10 cities in 11 days
The Trio is now about to set for their first European
tour bringing them all across europe.
Dutch/Danish quartet Træben is going for the stars.
Jazz Wrap "Traeben may be Europe's top secret weapon. But with
Push, the secret is out. This is a band which should have staying power." Jazzwrap , Stephan
Moore (USA)
4 guys, 2 from Holland and 2 from Denmark. Jens Larsen (gu),Soren Ballegaard (sax),Haye Jellema (dr),Olaf Meijer (bas).
I met them during Amersfoort Jazz meeting, and since then everything
changed.The energy and focused work
form these guys makes such a difference. Since they released their 2nd album ”Push”they have taken the international press by
storm.
GAFFA, Denmark 4/6 "Some of the best modern contemporary jazz I have heard
in a long time." Ivan Rod (DK)
Jazzenzo,
Holland "TRÆBEN is the epitome of a contemporary jazz band." Jan Jasper Tamboer (NL)
All About Jazz "On Push, Traeben is consistently playful, spacious and
dynamic." James Pearse (UK)
Jazzmozaïek "An album filled with beautiful melodies and a strong
lyrical academic undertone" George Tonla -Briquet, JazzMozaiëk (BE)
And the list goes on,
and you can check it here.
From well establish jazz media to bloggers across the globe, Træben’s jazz
vibes seems to capture the hearts of contemporary jazz. Check them out live
soon- maybe even near you. For more
info just visit their website and get into the grooves
