Jazzhus Montmartre's music director, Jan Lundgren, once again takes the place behind the grand piano and is duly joined by guitarist Ulf Wakenius, bassist Hans Backenroth and Danish drummer Kristian Leth. Together, this super quartet will play music from both Oscar Peterson's and Duke Ellington's repertoire. Well-known jazz classics masterfully interpreted by some of Scandinavia's most sought-after musicians.

In Denmark, Ulf Wakenius is particularly associated with Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen, with whom he played regularly as one of NHØP's trio until 2005. In the period 1997 to 2007, Wakenius was a regular member of Oscar Peterson's Quartet, which really set the stage for his international career and put Wakenius in the company of the biggest names in jazz.

Since Jan Lundgren debuted with the album Conclusion in 1994, he has not looked back. Today, Lundgren is considered one of Europe's best jazz pianists and has concert activities and album releases a...

Jazzhus Montmartre's music director, Jan Lundgren, once again takes the place behind the grand piano and is duly joined by guitarist Ulf Wakenius, bassist Hans Backenroth and Danish drummer Kristian Leth. Together, this super quartet will play music from both Oscar Peterson's and Duke Ellington's repertoire. Well-known jazz classics masterfully interpreted by some of Scandinavia's most sought-after musicians.

In Denmark, Ulf Wakenius is particularly associated with Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen, with whom he played regularly as one of NHØP's trio until 2005. In the period 1997 to 2007, Wakenius was a regular member of Oscar Peterson's Quartet, which really set the stage for his international career and put Wakenius in the company of the biggest names in jazz.

Since Jan Lundgren debuted with the album Conclusion in 1994, he has not looked back. Today, Lundgren is considered one of Europe's best jazz pianists and has concert activities and album releases all over the world. Jan Lundgren helped start the Ystad Sweden Jazzfestival in 2010 and has also been music director at Jazzhus Montmartre in 2016.

Wakenius and Lundgren are strongly joined by a Swedish/Danish rhythm group with bassist Hans Backenorth and Danish drummer Kristian Leth. Together they have played and recorded with a large number of jazz's big names such as Scott Hamilton, Harry Allen, Benny Golson, Claire Martin, Champion Fulton, Ken Peplowski and many others.

Precisely the combination of tradition, discovery, renewal and transformation is what you can expect when Jan Lundgren together with Ulf Wakenius interpret music by Duke Ellington and Oscar Peterson, two of jazz's biggest icons!...

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