NORDIC VOCAL JAZZ + GUEST
Here is a unique opportunity to hear jazz singer, Cathrine Legardh, and her Nordic Quartet with pianist Jacob Christoffersen and bassist Jesper Thorn + a special guest, namely the violinist and harmonica player, Alexander Kraglund. The orchestra has carefully put together a very atmospheric and varied music program - especially for the Swedish Church in CPH, where they pay a tribute to some of Sweden's (as well as Legardh's) great musical heroes - here we can mention Olle Adolphson, Evert Taube, Cornelis Wreswiijk and Georg Riedel and many others. There will be music from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland. Legardh has toured Scandinavia with great success - to full houses at, among others, the City Theatre in Stockholm and the Lilla Teatern in Helsinki. www.legardh.dk

'In Swedish-sounding and with a sensuously warm vocal, she makes the songs her own while paying tribute to her Swedish role model. She is true to the poetry and t...

NORDIC VOCAL JAZZ + GUEST
Here is a unique opportunity to hear jazz singer, Cathrine Legardh, and her Nordic Quartet with pianist Jacob Christoffersen and bassist Jesper Thorn + a special guest, namely the violinist and harmonica player, Alexander Kraglund. The orchestra has carefully put together a very atmospheric and varied music program - especially for the Swedish Church in CPH, where they pay a tribute to some of Sweden's (as well as Legardh's) great musical heroes - here we can mention Olle Adolphson, Evert Taube, Cornelis Wreswiijk and Georg Riedel and many others. There will be music from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland. Legardh has toured Scandinavia with great success - to full houses at, among others, the City Theatre in Stockholm and the Lilla Teatern in Helsinki. www.legardh.dk

'In Swedish-sounding and with a sensuously warm vocal, she makes the songs her own while paying tribute to her Swedish role model. She is true to the poetry and the humor and the drama and the tradition, but also personal, trustworthy.’ **** IVAN ROD


ABOUT:
Cathrine Legardh (b. 1973) Danish jazz vocalist and composer with a Swedish/Norwegian family background. Trained as a music teacher but left teaching in 2006. Has released seven albums on the prestigious jazz label Storyville Records, has toured extensively at home and abroad. She particularly cultivates the Nordic tone, both when she pays tribute to the Swedish jazz icon, Monica Zetterlund, as well as the Danish poet, Tove Ditlevsen. She also performs in the children's jazz orchestra NullerNix and has in this regard released two albums and a book and prepared teaching materials for the music publisher Wilhelm Hansen. Legardh has been nominated for Music Awards three times - both here in Denmark and in Iceland - in connection with her collaboration with composer / saxophonist Sigurður Flosason. Most recently, the Danish-language album ‘Stilhed & Storm’ (Storyville, June 2023) was nominated for ‘Jazz Album of the Year’ at the Icelandic Music Awards in March 2024. www.legardh.dk

Alexander Kraglund (b. 1985) graduated from the Academy of Rhythmic Music in 2011 with a violin as his major. With a rare musicality and a captivating playing, he has thrilled audiences both at home and abroad. His deep knowledge of Brazilian music has become the focal point of a musicianship that is generally broad. In addition to having played with a long list of Brazil's top instrumentalists, including Rogerio Souza, Celso de Almeida and Mauricio Carrilho, Alexander has appeared on over 50 releases with names such as Lee Ritenour, Christian McBride, Jonas Johansen. He has also collaborated with, among others, Jakob Venndt, Jeppe Holst and with the Brazilian bassist Romulo Duarte, in addition to the guitarist Jacob Fischer, with whom he paid tribute to the two masters Svend Asmussen and Toots Thielemans in 2023. In addition to the violin, Alexander masters the chromatic harmonica, viola, piano, etc.


Jacob Christoffersen (b. 1967) Danish jazz musician; pianist and composer. He performs as a soloist with his own orchestra; JC Trio, as well as 'sideman' in countless band constellations and on over 100 recordings. In 2013 he was awarded the Ben Webster Prize. Over the years he has performed with, among others: Majbritte Ulrikkenholm, Hanne Boel, Søs Fenger, Sanne Salomonsen, Anne Dorte Michelsen and last but not least Shu-bi-dua – for whom he played keyboards for a decade. In a jazz context, he has played with, among others: Curtis Stigers, James Moody, Kenny Washington, Gregory Hutchinson, Jeff ’Tain’ Watts, Joey Baron, Billy Hart, Jimmy Cobb, John Abercrombie, Scott Colley, Till Brönner, DR Big Band, Alex Riel, Chris Minh Doky, Lars Møller, Kristian Jørgensen, Lennart Ginman, Hans Ulrik, Tomas Franck, Jesper Thilo, Bo Stief, Jesper Lundgaard, Jens Winther, Anders Bergcrantz, Peter Asplund and as a faithful pianist for many years for the jazz singer, Sinne Eeg. www.jacobchristoffersen.com

Jesper Thorn (b. 1979) Danish double bassist and composer. He graduated from the Rhythm Academy in Copenhagen in 2011 and has also studied in New York with Ralph Alessi, Marc Helias, John Hébert and Eric McPherson, among others. He has acted as a ‘sideman’ for, among others, Palle Mikkelborg, Lars Jansson, Alex Riel, Jørgen Leth and the poet, Søren Ulrik Thomsen. He has received several grants and awards - most recently won a DMA in the category Jazz Composer of the Year 2022. www.jesperthorn.com


PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN:
'In sounding, perfectly formed Swedish and with a vocal that fits'Legardh sings with style, authority and credibility.' *****BERLINGSKE, Kjeld Frandsen

'She performed the most beautiful number after number. Most impressive was probably the deep calm that prevailed in the main square. If you could have measured the pulse among the listeners, it would have been disturbingly low. It was total listening and enjoyment.’ ÅRHUS JAZZ FESTIVAL, J. Gade

‘In sounding Swedish with perfect form and with a vocal that suited this particular style perfectly, Legardh interpreted the best songs accompanied by the three excellent musicians. A sweeping concert ended with a standing ovation.’ DAGBLADET STEVNS, T. Ebbesen

‘The cheers would never end when Cathrine Legardh & Co were thanked by the audience at a sold-out Victoriateatern’ VICTORIATEATERN, Pierre Falzon

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