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The Gori Project II

Torben Westergaard

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Duration: 00:37:29
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Tracks

And This Is So; You Then Who; Bruised Blue; Democrazy; Meskel; Flute Me Up; Now Then When; Another Day Within; Det Var En Lørdag Aften; Daily News.

Personnel

Album Description

With The Gori Project II, musician and composer Torben Westergaard wanted to create a cultural exchange and a musical example of how a democratic conversation between people and cultures can unfold. It is music that fuses jazz and traditional Korean music in terms of genre and creates space for immersion, improvisation, and surprises. Because that is exactly what music can do: Create space for new realizations and stronger connections artistically, sensually, and humanly. As a child, Torben Westergaard discovered that music could open doors, take him to new places and create encounters with others. This way of approaching music has shaped his long-standing career; whereas a recognized jazz musician, bassist, and composer, he has sought out different cultures and created new musical encounters throughout his professional career. In 2019, he was the initiator and the driving force behind ‘The Gori Project,‘ which showed him the way into traditional Korean music. That project was so fruitful and inspiring that Westergaard chose to explore that world further; he says: “It made sense both for me personally and from an artistic perspective to say that with the first Gori Project, we got started on something exciting and significant – and instead of saying ‘that’s it’ and putting it behind say, I thought it called for some contemplation. Both were out of respect for what we had done and because I take artistic ambitions seriously.“