'Canopus', JazzNord Ensemble feat. Dick Oatts
I 2010 havde ensemblet fornøjelsen, at arbejde med den anerkendte amerikanske saxofonist Dick Oatts. Ud over en række fine koncerter og workshops i løbet af året blev musikken også indspillet og resultatet kan høres på Cd'en 'Canopus'. Med et sikkert udgangspunkt i den moderne jazz er målet, at skabe en unik klang og lyd med en spændende besætning, hvor både klassiske og rytmiske musikere medvirker. Et par numre fra Cd'en kan høres her.
Excerpt from album notes:
The concept behind the JazzNord Ensemble is a simple one: to allow musicians from the northern part of Jutland to collaborate with professional musicians in the region. By giving local musicians a chance to interact not only with one another but with accomplished musicians affiliated with the Ensemble, the level of musicianship in the area will by necessity be enriched.
In 2010, the JazzNord Ensemble had the opportunity to work with the internationally recognized, American saxophonist Dick Oatts, on the project Canopus. This project, for the first time in the history of the ensemble, involved several classical musicians from the region.
The Canopus project, as represented on this CD, focuses on jazz in Northern Jutland as it existed during the spring of 2010, but it also celebrates the power—and the time and energy—invested by all who have been involved with the JazzNord Ensemble since 2008.
Line up:
Dick Oatts, saxophones
Hans Christian Erbs, trumpet
Peter Brem, tenor saxophone & bass clarinet
Søren Møller, piano
Joachim Jørgensen, bass
Thomas A. Jakobsen, drums
Ide Bundgaard, flute
Niels Bjerre, violin
Johanne Andersson, cello
All songs composed and arranged by Peter Brem, Søren Møller and Thomas Albæk Jakobsen
Recorded live at ALFA Vesthimmerlands Musikhus on March 5th, 2010
Nordjysk Jazz 2008
Tilbage i 2008 var Jazzformidling.dk executive producer og udgiver af Cd'en "Nordjysk Jazz 2008", der profilerede otte nordjyske jazzorkestre. Numre fra Cd'en er flittigt blevet spillet på DR's DAB-kanal og har været medvirkende til, at nordjysk musik er blevet eksponeret over det ganske land.
Den nordjyske jazz er i fremgang....
Jazzen og den kreative musik stortrives i øjeblikket i det nordjyske, hvor det sidste år har budt på tre spændende udgivelser fra Kenneth Dahl Knudsen - Strings Attached, Søren Raaschou - The way Forward og JazzNord Ensemble - Canopus.
Sammen med Frank Helenius fra Aalborg Bibliotekerne satte de tre orkesterledere hinanden stævne til en snak om jazz. Hør podcasten her.
JazzNord Ensemble CD - Canopus
Modern jazz rich in expression and marked by originality, innovation and freshness with a line up of both jazz and classical players. Featuring Danish renowned piano player Soren Moller and the internationally recognized, American saxophonist Dick Oatts
