Jazz Articles about Penumbra Ensemble

Penumbra Ensemble: Penumbra Ensemble

by Jakob Baekgaard
March 28, 2014

Penumbra Ensemble is the project of Swedish guitarist Henrik Olsson, who is based in Copenhagen. The ensemble's self-titled debut enlists noteworthy young Danish jazz musicians, including drummer Mads Forsby and saxophonist Lars Greve from Girls In Airports. The project is carried by Olsson's original concept where musical voices are twisted and turned. There is a clear influence from abstract painting, as evidenced by the composition “Klee," a reference to the Swiss painter Paul Klee. Olsson works with ...