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Anders Koppel: The Hammond's Danish Master
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On legendary Danish organist Anders Koppel. Today's story starts decades ago when Anders played Newport Jazz Festival with his band Savage Rose. Fast forward to now, and Anders is back at the Hammond B3, making magic with son Benjamin Koppel on alto sax and the incredible Brian Blade on drums. This trio came together naturally. Benjamin and Brian have been close friends and collaborators since 2011. Something special clicked when they invited ...
Continue ReadingKoppel, Blade, Koppel: Time Again
by Glenn Astarita
This multi-generational trio featuring the Danish father/son team of Benjamin Koppel (alto sax) and Anders Koppel (organ), alongside ace drummer Brian Blade, is a decidedly forward-looking affair. But it also pays homage to classic jazz's boundless joy and irreverent spirit with a sly wink and more than a few joyous surprises. Blade's often explosive, polyrhythmic cyclone meshes seamlessly with Anders' bubbling organ articulations. Benjamin's alto sax work deftly rides the grooves while jabbing in unexpected angular asides, creating ...
Continue ReadingAnders Koppel: Mulberry Street Symphony
by Doug Collette
A father-son collaboration at its most sublime, Mulberry Street Symphony is a natural and logical extension of saxophonist/composer Benjamin Koppel's eclectic sets of funk and free improvisation The Ultimate Soul & Jazz Revue (Cowbell Music, 2020) and The Art of the Quartet (Cowbell Music, 2020). The prolific Dane wisely aligns himself here with redoubtable counterparts in the persons of bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade to form the core of a larger musical aggregation including the Odense Symphony Orchestra ...
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