Amalie Dahl's Dafnie EXTENDED

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Amalie Dahl's Dafnie EXTENDED: Live at Moldejazz

by Hrayr Attarian
June 17, 2026

Over the course of a mere five years, Danish saxophonist Amalie Dahl has garnered well-deserved praise as a bandleader, improviser, and composer. A year after releasing the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Står Op Med Solen (Sonic Transmissions, 2024), Dahl expanded her quintet Dafnie to a 12- member combo.  They appeared live at the Norwegian Moldejazz Festival.  The resulting recording is at once earthy and sophisticated, with a sublime balance of stimulating dissonance and captivating mellifluence. The seven tracks are ...