Jazz Articles about Soren Bebe

About Soren Bebe

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If, in fact, there is a quiet no one hears, it still needs a translator, and that translator can very well be Danish pianist Soren Bebe and that translation is Gratitude, a rootsy triumph of mettle over turmoil. Silence over the trading of coin. David over Goliath. Cutting to the chase, Gratitude --held together by the emphatic catch and release of bassist Kasper Tagel and drummer Knut Finsrud to Bebe's melodic instigations, be they the waxing moon lustre ...

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Søren Bebe Trio: Here Now

Read "Here Now" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
November 28, 2023

Here Now, pianist Søren Bebe's seventh outing with his long time bassist Kasper Tagel and new-to-the-fold drummer Knut Finsrud, is one of those recordings one wants to keep in the travel bag or glove compartment when the day, like a runaway train, starts to pull away. Calling upon the sage wisdom of classicists like the late Esbjörn Svensson and Bebe's Scandinavian contemporary, Tord Gustavsen, the pianist fashions a sorely needed, encompassing whole quilt. A hushed and lushly melodic resting ...

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Soren Bebe: Echoes

by Chris Mosey
August 28, 2019

Danish pianist Søren Bebe plays a melancholy, minimalistic music almost shorn of rhythm. It is gentle and flowing and easy to get lost in. When one of his pieces ends, it can be like waking from a dream. “But is it jazz?" The jury is still out on that one and will be for some time to come. Bebe's music is certainly in the tradition of Esbjørn Svensson and Tord Gustavsen, who were eventually, albeit perhaps unwillingly, ...

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Soren Bebe: Echoes

by Mike Jurkovic
August 27, 2019

A yearning reticence lies at the heart of Echoes, Norwegian pianist Soren Bebe's sixth trio disc. Stark yet beautiful at all times, Echoes follows in the spacious, introverted soundscapes of fellow Danish pianistsTord Gustavsen and the late Esbjorn Svensson. Neo-classical in structure yet open to the tides, the Bebe written title track leads off Echoes and plants you immediately into the whispery, twilight impressionism that is the pianist's forte. Suggesting images of a swaying, debutante ball, the trio--Bebe ...

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Søren Bebe / Jakob Buchanan / Kasper Tagel: Gone

Read "Gone" reviewed by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton

by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton
November 30, 2014

It would be good if more non-jazzers under the age of 90 could also appreciate how little hardship there is in being totally absorbed by original music from a group like BeBuTa. Gone , from pianist Søren Bebe's trio plus guests is a real swell of reactions and contemplations that makes life feel a little less shallow than the virtual love we're all drowning under with selfie obsession. Gone would also make a surprise score for the next Aldi (or ...

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Soren Bebe Trio: A Song For You

Read "A Song For You" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
September 14, 2012

Danish pianist Søren Bebe has carved a niche for himself with his particular brand of mournful Nordic ballads, which have enchanted not only Europeans, but also a Japanese audience that has embraced the bittersweet nostalgia that imbues many of his compositions. Thus, it is no coincidence that the Japanese label, Spice of Life, picked up the release A Song For You, an album that sees Bebe in the familiar company of his trio with electric bassist Niels Ryde ...

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Soren Bebe Trio: From Out Here

Read "From Out Here" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
February 2, 2010

Like the derelict buildings that are placed in the background on the cover of From Out Here, Danish pianist Søren Bebe's music carries the timely imprint of a melancholy longing that arises from neglect and the sense of a void that can't be filled. But it is also imbued with sweetness and nostalgia, another aspect of historical time. Bebe previously released Searching (Music Mecca, 2008), with bassist Niels Ryde and drummer Anders Mogensen; here the trio refines ...