Majid Bekkas (Guimbre/Vocal)Jesper Nordenström (Piano / Rhodes / SE)Goran Kafješ (Trumpet / SE)Stefan Pasborg (Drums / DK)
30Jun
Trance, ritual, mysticism, psychedelia, magic...however one chooses to describe the way that North-African 'gnawa' music affects people, there can be no denying the fascination for it which reaches right across the world. Morrocan guimbre-player and singer Majid Bekkas is one of it's most dazzling figures, and also probably the musician who has made this music interact with other genres. Now, with this “magical” quartet, Majid Bekkas has built a bridge connecting North Africa and Northern Europe, aligning the ancestral with the ambient. An inspired move which seems to catch the very spirit of 21st century jazz. MAGIC SPIRIT QUARTET incorporates a spiritual and ritualistic magic through this unique ensemble, whose other members are the three Scandinavian jazz giants: Swedish keyboardist Jesper Nordenström, Swedish trumpeter Goran Kajfeš and Danish drummer Stefan Pasborg.
Magic Spirit Quartet er mødet mellem den marokkanske guembri-virtuos og sanger Majid Bekkas og tre af Skandinaviens allerstørste musikere. Foruden Majid Bekkas består gruppen af de to svenske stjernemusikere trompetisten Goran Kajfes og keyboardisten Jesper Nordenström, samt den danske allestedsnærværende trommeslager, Stefan Pasborg. Gruppen udgav sin debutplade med et repertoire bestående af stærke personlige fortolkninger af gnawa-spirituals, samt egne kompositioner på det hæderkronede tyske pladeselskab ACT i 2020. Gruppen bringer Gnawa-musikkens hypnotiske evne ind i et moderne jazzunivers, hvor nordafrikansk religion forenes med nordiske rødder. Åndelige traditioner fra det marokkanske sahara farvet af messing, stemningsfulde elektriske tangenter, udsmykket med jazztrommer og percussion.
Jun 30Fri