This summer, the trio released their second album A Language and are performing concerts to mark the occasion. The ‘Bøje Friis Nielsen Rønn Trio’ plays improvised music that arises in the moment, calling for concentration and self-forgetfulness.
Lars Movin writes::
“In short, there is plenty of drama packed into the new album, and for anyone with a taste for free jazz—or simply a curious ear—this is the very embodiment of the spontaneous creativity of freely improvised music. It is the culmination of a lifelong search for the innermost nature of music, unleashed in full force—without a safety net, guided only by razor-sharp intuition and the alignment of the players’ temperaments as the sole score.”
Since the late 1960s, Peter Friis-Nielsen and Claus Bøje have been a constant and influential primal force on the Danish improvised music scene, and in their collaboration with Christian Rønn they have found a pianist who brings fresh perspectives. ...
This summer, the trio released their second album A Language and are performing concerts to mark the occasion. The ‘Bøje Friis Nielsen Rønn Trio’ plays improvised music that arises in the moment, calling for concentration and self-forgetfulness.
Lars Movin writes::
“In short, there is plenty of drama packed into the new album, and for anyone with a taste for free jazz—or simply a curious ear—this is the very embodiment of the spontaneous creativity of freely improvised music. It is the culmination of a lifelong search for the innermost nature of music, unleashed in full force—without a safety net, guided only by razor-sharp intuition and the alignment of the players’ temperaments as the sole score.”
Since the late 1960s, Peter Friis-Nielsen and Claus Bøje have been a constant and influential primal force on the Danish improvised music scene, and in their collaboration with Christian Rønn they have found a pianist who brings fresh perspectives. The trio’s language is ultimate improvisation in the tradition of avant-garde jazz—with tentacles reaching toward sources of inspiration in contemporary classical music. In the truest sense, the trio delivers "the spontaneous combustion of the moment".
Their references and collaborators are countless and naturally span several decades—over 55 years in the case of Claus and Peter. Among Danish musicians, notable names include T.S. Høeg, PO Jørgens, Kenneth Knudsen, John Tchicai, Lotte Anker, Marilyn Mazur, Jan Kaspersen, PeterPeter, Torben Ulrich, Lars Greve, Pierre Dørge, Jesper Zeuthen, and Christian Kyhl. And among groups: Coronarias Dans, Blind Mans Band, Avantis, Clinch, Jungle Money, Bleeder, Kosmik Klok, and Wild Mans Band....
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