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Jensen / Liebowitz / Blancarte / Wagner: Ephemeris
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist and flutist Louise Dam Eckardt Jensen is, above all, an explorer of sound. Jensen, who splits her time between her native Denmark and New York City, thrives in cooperative settings with other improvisers. On her twelfth release, the haunting Ephemeris, she joins forces with both old and new colleagues in crafting an absorbing and ethereal suite inspired by ancient cosmic mysteries. “Almagest of Ptolemy" opens with a riotous interplay among the quartet members. Jensen's warm reverberating saxophone ...
Continue ReadingLouise Dam Eckardt Jensen: Farvefisen Blomstrer
by Mark Corroto
The band Sweet Banditry asks the musical question, “if a post-punk jazz band sings in Danish, does the sound still scare you?" The answer is definitely, yes! Saxophonist Louise Dam Eckardt Jensen of The Slow Food Cook Book, Louie's Spaced-Out Ensemble, and the duos Herbert Eckardt with percussionist Luca Marin and Seiki with drummer Andreas Pichler, composed and organizes Sweet Banditry with her New York partners.The music, dedicated to controversial Danish filmmaker Jens Jørgen Thorsen, stacks a punk ...
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