Bass clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Radim Hanousek from Brno, Czech, and local double bassist Jonathan Aardestrup who had an immediate connection in their playing when they first met in Brno in late spring 2023 are joined by the 2 dancers Dorte Bjerre Jensen and Maxime Kroot for a special performance focusing on improvisation, connection and exchange between sound and movement.
Radim has been invited to join the duo of Jonathan and Peter Ole Jørgens for a small tour in Denmark during Vinterjazz and saw this as an opportunity to expand their practice in a double duo with dancers.

There’s not many Norwegian saxophone players who’s been more dedicated to the art of improvised music the past forty years as Frode Gjerstad. This evening you’ll get to experience a first time meeting between Frode and two strong voices of the Copenhagen improv scene, Margaux Oswald and Ivar Myrset Asheim.
Frode Gjerstad has for many years declared his enthusiasm towards...

Bass clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Radim Hanousek from Brno, Czech, and local double bassist Jonathan Aardestrup who had an immediate connection in their playing when they first met in Brno in late spring 2023 are joined by the 2 dancers Dorte Bjerre Jensen and Maxime Kroot for a special performance focusing on improvisation, connection and exchange between sound and movement.
Radim has been invited to join the duo of Jonathan and Peter Ole Jørgens for a small tour in Denmark during Vinterjazz and saw this as an opportunity to expand their practice in a double duo with dancers.

There’s not many Norwegian saxophone players who’s been more dedicated to the art of improvised music the past forty years as Frode Gjerstad. This evening you’ll get to experience a first time meeting between Frode and two strong voices of the Copenhagen improv scene, Margaux Oswald and Ivar Myrset Asheim.
Frode Gjerstad has for many years declared his enthusiasm towards small line-ups, and especially trio. The trio line up gives space for the musicians, but is at the same time very depending on the musician's physics and musicality. Recently he has worked in the duo format with amongst others Peter Brötzmann and Matthew Shipp. With over 20 recordings as a leader he has established himself as a major saxophonist on the international scene. His trios have included Johnny Dyani, Kent Carter and John Stevens, William Parker and Rashied Bakr, and William Parker and Hamid Drake, whom he toured the US with in 2000.
Margaux Oswald is a pianist of French-Filipina origin, born in Geneva, and currently based in Copenhagen. Margaux has played the piano since age 5 and is now committed to the art of free improvisation. Her album Dysphotic Zone released on Clean Feed Records was chosen as one of the best solo albums of 2022 by the New York City Jazz Record and was chosen as the top 10 international albums of the year by Jazz.pt.
Ivar Myrset Asheim is a drummer from Norway. After being an active voice in the jazz scene around Oslo for several years, he moved to Copenhagen in 2020. Ivar has been releasing three albums with his own project Billy Meier, and is regularly on tour with the large free jazz ensemble Andreas Røysum Ensemble. His musical collaborations includes names like Lotte Anker, Sten Sandell, Simon Toldam and Andreas Røysum.
This concert is a part of Frode Gjerstad’s weeklong residency in Copenhagen, where he will play in total 5 concerts with different members of Copenhagens creative and improvised music scene.

Sunday Sessions is a new initiative presented at Koncertkirken for creative and improvised music, aimed at inter-generational and cross-collaborative artistic exchange among various artistic circles. Its working group has come together to facilitate concerts and workshops primarily targeting the youth, focusing on creative and improvised music with the aim of strengthening the creative process in music. 
Sunday Sessions is preparing a diverse programme of collaborative workshops and engaging music every Sunday during Vinterjazz 2024, with different content, facilitators and concert lineup for each occasion....

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