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Visiting Duke Ellington - Kathrine Windfeld Sextet

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En af Danmarks mest banebrydende kapelmestre hylder sine forbilleder - Duke Ellington

Kathrine Winfeldt Sextet byder velkommen til 3 dage, hvor de hylder 3 af jazzens største legender.

Kathrine Windfeld har for alvor cementeret sig som en af Danmarks fremmeste nye jazz-komponister.
Ved den seneste Danish Music Awards Jazz, var hun to gange i spotlightet. Dels som vinder af "Årets Livenavn" men også som nomineret som "Årets Komponist". Desuden har udlandet forlængst fået øjnene op for den sydfynske kunstner.

"Hun leverer en farverig blanding af sofistikerede harmoniske passager, fysiske grooves og poetiske ballader i eksplosive arrangementer," skrev The Guardian i deres begejstrede anmeldelse. Sidste år udkom hendes meget roste album ALDEBARAN, som hun har indspillet med sin sekstet.

Den anden aften hylder sekstetten den afdøde amerikanske pianist Duke Ellington. Han var en af de mest indflydelsesrige komponister og bandledere inden for den traditionelle jazz. Han lagde blandt andre i 1940´erne grundstenen for det, der senere blev kendt som den moderne og mainstream jazz som vi kender den i dag.

Han er berømt for sin innovative tilgang til komposition, sin karakteristiske bigband-lyd og sin evne til at blande populære og klassiske musikformer. Ud over sine musikalske præstationer var Ellington også et kulturelt ikon, der udfordrede racemæssige stereotyper og repræsenterede sort ekspertise på en global scene.

Som fast bestandel af hendes sekstet findes de unge, men yderst rutinerede herrer: Tomasz Dabrowski (PL) (trompet), Hannes Bennich (SE) (alt- og sopransax), Marek Konarski (PL) (tenorsax), Johannes Vaht (SE) (bas) og vores danske Henrik Holst Hansen på trommer.

Line-up

Kathrine Windfeld - Piano & Arrangements
Tomasz Dabrowski (PL) - Trumpet
Hannes Bennich (SE) - Alto & soprano saxophone
Marek Konarski (PL) - Tenorsaxophone
Johannes Vaht (SE) - Bass
Henrik Holst Hansen - (DK) Drums

🇬🇧 ENGLISH:


Kathrine Winfeldt Sextet welcomes you to 3 days where they pay tribute to 3 of jazz's greatest legends.

Kathrine Windfeld has truly cemented herself as one of Denmark's foremost new jazz composers.
At the latest Danish Music Awards Jazz, she was in the spotlight twice. Partly as the winner of "Live Name of the Year" but also as a nominee for "Composer of the Year". Moreover, abroad has long since opened its eyes to the artist from South Funen.

"She delivers a colorful mix of sophisticated harmonic passages, physical grooves and poetic ballads in explosive arrangements," wrote The Guardian in their enthusiastic review. Last year, her highly acclaimed album ALDEBARAN was released, which she recorded with her sextet.

On the second evening, the sextet pays tribute to the late American pianist Duke Ellington. He was one of the most influential composers and bandleaders in traditional jazz. Among other things, he laid the foundation in the 1940s for what later became known as modern and mainstream jazz as we know it today.

He is famous for his innovative approach to composition, his distinctive big band sound, and his ability to blend popular and classical music forms. In addition to his musical achievements, Ellington was also a cultural icon, challenging racial stereotypes and representing black excellence on a global stage.

As a permanent part of her sextet, there are the young but extremely experienced gentlemen: Tomasz Dabrowski (PL) (trumpet), Hannes Bennich (SE) (alto and soprano sax), Marek Konarski (PL) (tenor sax), Johannes Vaht (SE) (bass) and our Danish Henrik Holst Hansen on drums.

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