COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVAL 2024 AT HALMTORVET 9

True to tradition, our idyllic courtyard is transformed into a meeting place for jazz enthusiasts, where the tones of jazz will flow together with hand-cut smørrebrød and sparkling, cool brews over ten swinging days.

H9 Presents: Lis Wessberg: Yellow Map

With the trombone as the tone-setting instrument in heartfelt play with the electronic universe, Lis Wessberg's band Yellow Map appears quite unique.

Trombonist Lis Wessberg released the critically acclaimed album Yellow Map on April Records in autumn 2021. In the spring of 2023, Yellow Map has been in the studio again to record their 2nd album and it is the music from these 2 releases that the band will present on this occasion. The musicians in the band are handpicked from the absolute top shelf in Danish jazz; pianist Steen Rasmussen, bassist Lennart Ginman and drummer Jeppe Gram. All compositions are Lis Wessberg's own, writt...

COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVAL 2024 AT HALMTORVET 9

True to tradition, our idyllic courtyard is transformed into a meeting place for jazz enthusiasts, where the tones of jazz will flow together with hand-cut smørrebrød and sparkling, cool brews over ten swinging days.

H9 Presents: Lis Wessberg: Yellow Map

With the trombone as the tone-setting instrument in heartfelt play with the electronic universe, Lis Wessberg's band Yellow Map appears quite unique.

Trombonist Lis Wessberg released the critically acclaimed album Yellow Map on April Records in autumn 2021. In the spring of 2023, Yellow Map has been in the studio again to record their 2nd album and it is the music from these 2 releases that the band will present on this occasion. The musicians in the band are handpicked from the absolute top shelf in Danish jazz; pianist Steen Rasmussen, bassist Lennart Ginman and drummer Jeppe Gram. All compositions are Lis Wessberg's own, written for this particular constellation.

Yellow Map is a stylish meeting between the acoustic instrument and the electronic expression. The meeting takes place in a wonderful space where both light and darkness, passion, joy and reflection unfold. The fusion of the two universes gives the music a floating, contemporary and almost cinematic expression.

Lis Wessberg has contributed to more than 50 publications. She has played with household names such as Jan Kaspersen, Marilyn Mazur, Fredrik Lundin, Hanne Boel and many more. Lis Wessberg has also played and recorded with international stars such as Joyce Moreno, Bob Berg, Paulo Braga, Kid Creole & The Coconuts and Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band feat. Randy Brecker....

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