Jeff Ballard / Jesper Bodilsen / Niclas Knudsen - Transatlantic Power Trio
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Han har spillet med Brad Mehldau og Chick Corea og udfordrer nu to unikke danske musikere på topplan
Hvad skal jeg vide om dem?
Jeff Ballard er en verdenskendt amerikansk trommeslager, der er etableret sig som en af sin generations mest indflydelsesrige rytmiske kræfter. Han er især kendt for sit mangeårige medlemskab af Brad Mehldau Trio samt sit virke i Chick Corea New Trio sammen med Avishai Cohen. Og som om det ikke var nok har han også spillet med ikoner som Joshua Redman, Pat Mehteny og Ray Charles.
På Montmartre træder han op med to af dansk jazz's fremmeste topkunstnere på henholdsvis bas og guitar:
Jesper Bodilsen er en prisvindende bassist kendt især for sin varme og originale nordiske tone, og har opnået stor international hæder med især italienske Stefano Bollani Trio og spiller jævnligt med giganter som Enrico Rava, Joe Lovano og Ed Thigpen.
Guitaristen Niclas Knudsen er frontfigur i bl.a. Ibrahim Electric og Supernova. Han er bredt anerkendt for sin genreoverskridende og blues-mættede guitartone. Han er en af landets mest idérige og eksplosive guitarister, der ubesværet forener funk, blues og moderne jazz.
Hvilken slags jazz spiller de?
Denne nyformede supertrio spiller en blanding af traditionel- og fusionsjazz med elementer af funk og blues i et til tider telepatisk samspil, med et rytmisk overskud i verdensklasse. Trioen bygger bro over Atlanten og forener det bedste fra den amerikanske jazzscenes drive med den nordiske scenes klangflader.
Hvad skriver anmelderne?
"Jeff Ballard er en af de mest alsidige og dynamiske trommeslagere i moderne jazz, i stand til at drive ethvert ensemble frem med forbløffende kraft og subtilitet." — DownBeat Magazine
"Jesper Bodilsen leverer et elastisk, dybt velsvingende og klangfuldt basspil, der udgør det perfekte fundament for enhver solist." — Jazz Special
Line-up
Jeff Ballard - Drums
Jesper Bodilsen - Bass
Niclas Knudsen - Guitar
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What should I know about them?
Jeff Ballard is a world-renowned American drummer who has established himself as one of the most influential rhythmic forces of his generation. He is particularly known for his long-standing membership of the Brad Mehldau Trio and his work in the Chick Corea New Trio with Avishai Cohen. And as if that were not enough, he has also played with icons such as Joshua Redman, Pat Mehteny and Ray Charles.
At Montmartre he performs with two of Danish jazz's foremost top artists on bass and guitar, respectively:
Jesper Bodilsen is an award-winning bassist known especially for his warm and original Nordic tone, and has achieved great international honors, especially with the Italian Stefano Bollani Trio and regularly plays with giants such as Enrico Rava, Joe Lovano and Ed Thigpen.
Guitarist Niclas Knudsen is a frontman for, among others, Ibrahim Electric and Supernova. He is widely recognized for his genre-crossing and blues-saturated guitar tone. He is one of the country's most inventive and explosive guitarists, effortlessly combining funk, blues and modern jazz.
What kind of jazz do they play?
This newly formed super trio plays a mix of traditional and fusion jazz with elements of funk and blues in a sometimes telepathic interaction, with a world-class rhythmic surplus. The trio bridges the Atlantic and unites the best of the American jazz scene's drive with the sound surfaces of the Nordic scene.
What do the reviewers say?
"Jeff Ballard is one of the most versatile and dynamic drummers in modern jazz, capable of driving any ensemble forward with astonishing power and subtlety." — DownBeat Magazine
"Jesper Bodilsen delivers an elastic, deeply swinging and sonorous bass playing that forms the perfect foundation for any soloist." — Jazz Special
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