In the fall of 2022, the Morten Schantz Trio released their latest album, "Passenger", a deeply original album where the group's unique interplay, having played and toured together for 18 years, really shines through. "Passenger", like their previous releases, has received great acclaim from critics and has just been awarded two Danish Music Award nominations, including in the main category "Jazz Release of the Year".

Since his breakthrough with JazzKamikaze in 2005, Morten Schantz has garnered great international recognition with his solo projects such as RKDIA, Godspeed and Unicorn, with which he has toured most of the world. Here in the trio with Morten Ankarfeldt on bass and Janus Templeton on drums, two of Denmark's finest musicians, Schantz has been able to develop a very distinctive sound that has captivated audiences far beyond the country's borders. The new release exudes Schantz's compositional ability to merge different genres, where a strong melodic vein alwa...

In the fall of 2022, the Morten Schantz Trio released their latest album, "Passenger", a deeply original album where the group's unique interplay, having played and toured together for 18 years, really shines through. "Passenger", like their previous releases, has received great acclaim from critics and has just been awarded two Danish Music Award nominations, including in the main category "Jazz Release of the Year".

Since his breakthrough with JazzKamikaze in 2005, Morten Schantz has garnered great international recognition with his solo projects such as RKDIA, Godspeed and Unicorn, with which he has toured most of the world. Here in the trio with Morten Ankarfeldt on bass and Janus Templeton on drums, two of Denmark's finest musicians, Schantz has been able to develop a very distinctive sound that has captivated audiences far beyond the country's borders. The new release exudes Schantz's compositional ability to merge different genres, where a strong melodic vein always runs through.

It is music that has many layers to dive into, but with an immediacy that invites the listener along on first encounter. The concert experience with the trio is like being a passenger around fairy-tale landscapes. The trio takes you through the peaks of the Himalayas with songs like "Pokhara" and "Mountaineering", over distant southern Pacific skies with songs like "Apia" and "Hidden Island" to Middle Eastern and North African sensations with the songs from their previous record, "Unicorn". , which was also honored with a DMA nomination.

Since the record release, the trio has also released a cover of Radiohead's "True Love Waits" as well as Schantz's own "C U", which has been nominated for a DMA for "Jazz Single of the Year". Both songs have been massively played by DR's P8 and the latter soon reached one million plays on Amazon....

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