This unique piano trio plays a repertoire ranging from Bud Powell and Velvet Underground to Fats Waller, the Beach Boys, and My Bloody Valentine. Their interplay sparks energy; it is both ancient and brand new, spiritual and captivating.
The internationally recognized Danish pianist Jacob Anderskov has received numerous awards and has been nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in European music. From him, one can expect music that is contemporary in most senses of the word, often described in reviews as "seismographic," sensing the tectonic shifts in music before most. But Anderskov also has a deep knowledge and intense love for the music tradition, both very new and very old, across jazz, classical, and songwriting, which will be clearly heard here.
Anders “AC” Christensen & Jakob Høyer have individually and together played with everyone from Paul Motian to Sort Sol, from Trentemøller to Bill Frisell, and a...
This unique piano trio plays a repertoire ranging from Bud Powell and Velvet Underground to Fats Waller, the Beach Boys, and My Bloody Valentine. Their interplay sparks energy; it is both ancient and brand new, spiritual and captivating.
The internationally recognized Danish pianist Jacob Anderskov has received numerous awards and has been nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in European music. From him, one can expect music that is contemporary in most senses of the word, often described in reviews as "seismographic," sensing the tectonic shifts in music before most. But Anderskov also has a deep knowledge and intense love for the music tradition, both very new and very old, across jazz, classical, and songwriting, which will be clearly heard here.
Anders “AC” Christensen & Jakob Høyer have individually and together played with everyone from Paul Motian to Sort Sol, from Trentemøller to Bill Frisell, and at countless venues from Wembley Stadium to the Village Vanguard.
The trio's music is intense and dynamic. It carries the soul of music from past times, brought all the way up to today and into the future. The trio explores, transforms, submits to, and distorts traditional paradigms. Music from many traditions merges into a multidimensional yet cohesive expression. Here, there is great music in the air and great air in the music....
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