Ken Norris Quartet
🟢 Thursday, 4 February 2027 at 20:00 CET (AVAILABLE)
Oplev den charmerende amerikanske crooner med den store stemme
Hvad skal jeg forvente?
Den amerikanske crooner Ken Norris har vundet musikelskers hjerter verden over med sit betagende nærvær og sin store stemme. Oplev en aften med rendyrket melodisk vokaljazz i højsædet. Ken Norris inviterer lytteren ind i et univers af ren feel-good musik. Han har stærke rødder i den amerikanske sangbog, og man kan glæde sig til klassiske standarter blandet med blues, soul og gospel.
Hvad skal jeg vide om dem?
Ken Norris er stammer fra Ohio i USA, men har gennem mange år haft sin base i Tyskland, som en af Europas mest svingende og populære jazzvokalister. Når han ikke turneer rundt på de største scener på kontinentet, arbejder han som professor i jazzvokal ved Musikkonservatoriet i Hamborg.
Norris er i høj grad kendt for sine fremtrædende roller i store bigbands - bla. det prestigefulde tyske NDR Bigband, der har gæstet musikalske legender som Michael Brecker, Dave Holland og Chet Baker. Her er en unik mulighed for at opleve ham i en intim kvartet-setting med hans tre skandinaviske yndlingsmusikere, svenske Magnus Hjorth og danske Jacob Lind Lauritsen og Janus Templeton.
Hvad skriver anmelderne?
"En åbenbaring! En ægte jazzsanger – begavet med en fremragende musikalsk harmonisk sans. Dem der elsker Kurt Elling og Nat King Cole vil ikke blive skuffede." – Alex Dutilh, Jazzman Magazine, Paris
”Man opdager med Ken Norris en formidabel sanger med en overraskende varierende stemme og med en lethed i alle registre." – Pierre de Choqueuse, Jazzman Magazine, Paris
Line-up
Ken Norris - Vocals
Magnus Hjorth - Piano
Jacob Lind Lauritsen - Bass
Janus Templeton - Drums
🇬🇧 ENGLISH:
What should I expect?
American crooner Ken Norris has won the hearts of music lovers around the world with his captivating presence and his great voice. Experience an evening of pure melodic vocal jazz at its peak. Ken Norris invites the listener into a universe of pure feel-good music. He has strong roots in the American songbook, and you can look forward to classic standards mixed with blues, soul and gospel.
What should I know about them?
Ken Norris is originally from Ohio in the USA, but has been based in Germany for many years, as one of Europe's most swinging and popular jazz vocalists. When he is not touring the largest stages on the continent, he works as a professor of jazz vocals at the Music Conservatory in Hamburg.
Norris is largely known for his prominent roles in big big bands - including the prestigious German NDR Bigband, which has hosted musical legends such as Michael Brecker, Dave Holland and Chet Baker. Here is a unique opportunity to experience him in an intimate quartet setting with his three favorite Scandinavian musicians, the Swedish Magnus Hjorth and the Danish Jacob Lind Lauritsen and Janus Templeton.
What do the reviewers say?
"A revelation! A true jazz singer – gifted with an excellent musical harmonic sense. Those who love Kurt Elling and Nat King Cole will not be disappointed." – Alex Dutilh, Jazzman Magazine, Paris
"In Ken Norris, you discover a formidable singer with a surprisingly variable voice and with ease in all registers." – Pierre de Choqueuse, Jazzman Magazine, Paris
Date
🟢 Thursday, 4 February 2027 at 20:00 CET (AVAILABLE)
Doors open
18:00
Price
375 DKK
JAZZ & FOOD
Get the full experience and enjoy a delicious dinner before the concert. This is a concept we offer on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Order your dinner when you buy tickets.
Read more about our Jazz & Food here.