What can I expect?
This summit meeting between two of Scandinavia’s biggest jazz stars—taking place on the Montmartre stage for the first time—offers sublime chamber jazz, where the melancholy of Nordic folk music merges with the swing of the American jazz tradition. Expect a moving, intimate concert experience filled with warmth and lyrical depth as these two incomparable giants from our neighboring countries come together.

What should I know about them?
Jan Lundgren is internationally renowned for his lyrical, melodically strong playing and his deep roots in the Swedish song and folk traditions. He tours the globe as one of the foremost representatives of Scandinavian jazz, and the list of musicians he has played with includes numerous giants—such as Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Benny Golson, Georg Riedel, and Monica Zetterlund.

Jan Lundgren holds the distinction of being the first Scandinavian jazz pianist to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. He has a long list of best-selling albums to his name.

Arild Andersen is one of Europe’s leading living jazz bassists and has released 22 albums on the prestigious ECM label. He has toured extensively worldwide and played with musicians such as Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry, Chick Corea, Dexter Gordon, George Russell, and many others.

Although decades of inspiration and experience—including his time with the Jan Garbarek Quartet—resonate in Arild Andersen’s playing, he possesses a unique style all his own. The Norwegian bassist swings and grooves with an immediate, admirable ease that rivals legends like NHØP and Scott LaFaro.

What do the critics say? "Arild Andersen is a virtuoso who transforms the double bass into a lyrical solo instrument and creates music that is both deeply spatial and emotionally compelling." — DownBeat Magazine

"Jan Lundgren creates romantic masterpieces and is smoother on the grand piano than sparkling champagne." — Phillip Woolever, All About Jazz.