Tilføj til favoritterThe Flying Jazzman Quartet
Efter at have været sidemand for amerikanske og danske jazzikoner igennem flere år,
valgte pianisten og crooneren Jan Nielsen i 2016 at sammensætte sit eget band,
under navnet Flying Jazzman. Bandet spiller gedigent swingende jazz inspireret af
pianisterne Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Errol Garner og Gene Harris. Jan
Nielsen, Flying Jazzman, der i en længere årrække boede i USA, har spillet gigs i
New Orleans samt været fast musiker i en gospelkirke i det sydlige Alabama.
Håndplukkede musikere der elsker at spille...
Repertoiret er en god blanding af de velkendte jazzstandards, der blev udødeliggjort
af den amerikanske pianist og crooner Nat King Cole. Her fremført med stor
kærlighed og ydmyghed overfor det klassiske trioformat piano, kontrabas og
trommer.
Line up:
Jan Nielsen, piano & vokal
Rosa Salamon, kontrabas & vokal
Haim Peskoff, trommer
Flying Ja...
Line up:
- After spending several years as a sideman for both American and Danish jazz icons, pianist and
- crooner Jan Nielsen in 2016 decided to form his own band under the name Flying Jazzman.
- The band delivers solid, swinging jazz inspired by pianists such as Nat King Cole, Oscar
- Peterson, Erroll Garner, and Gene Harris.
- Jan Nielsen, the Flying Jazzman, lived in the U.S. for many years, playing gigs in New
- Orleans and serving as a regular musician in a gospel church in southern Alabama.
- Handpicked Musicians Who Love to Play...
- The repertoire is a good blend of the well known jazz standards made famous by the american
- pianist and crooner Nat King Cole. The classical piano trio format gets a lovely revival with
- this great line up. What sets these musicians apart is their deep love for swing music and
- classic jazz standards.
- Line-up:
- Jan Nielsen – Piano & vocal
- Rosa Salamon – Double Bass & vocal
- Haim Peskoff – Drums
- Since 2017, Flying Jazzman has successfully entertained audiences at Copenhagen Jazz
- Festival, Riverboat Jazz Festival Silkeborg, Aarhus Jazz Festival, Maribo Jazz Festival,
- Stauning Jazz Festival, Odder Jazzy Days, as well as at private events, international swing
- dance festivals, and Copenhagen Vinter Jazz Festival.
