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Lars Fiil
He released his first album as a leader in 2011, when the album Lars Fiil Quartet “Reconsideration” came out. It received great reviews and was nominated for a Danish Music Award. Lars Fiil Quartet also won the prestigious competition Young Jazz in 2010.
Since then he has released 4 albums in his own name. The latest, Under Overfladen (2020), features his septet Fiil Free, a group that gathers some of the most prolific improvisers on the european jazz scene. He has also released two widely acclaimed albums with his trio Frit Fald.
Besides his own projects, Lars Fiil is active on the Danish music scene in a number of different groups. Among others in the very popular indiejazz-outfit I Think You're Awesome.
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Michael Dalgas Trio: Death of a Tree
by Phillip Woolever
Danish drummer Michael Dalgas' second release was composed while he overcame some considerable challenges, including a bout of depression and an extensive physical rehabilitation process which lasted over ten years. The result is a very good album, with a discernably powerful emotional foundation and varying selection of solid songs. In 2010 I fell while having a friendly fight with a friend and broke both bones in the left forearm," Delgas told All About Jazz. I had to go ...
read moreLars Fiil: Frit Fald (Free Fall)
by Vincenzo Roggero
Lars Fiil è un pianista danese non ancora trentenne che ha all'attivo un album di debutto con i fiocchi -Reconsideration è stato nominato per il Danish Music Award -con un quartetto vincitore dell'altrettanto prestigioso Young Danish Jazz Comets. Ma Fiil è anche e soprattutto un pianista/compositore di sorprendente maturità e originalità. Lo dimostra ampiamente con questo Frit Fald (Free Fall) album (in senso letterale, in quanto pubblicato solo in formato long playing e in download) nel quale si avvale dell'apporto ...
read moreLars Fiil: Frit Fald
by Jakob Baekgaard
All musicians work with sound, but their approaches are different. To some, it starts with a melody, to others it begins with a groove and then there are those who are simply interested in sound. Danish pianist Lars Fiil, who has previously based his compositions around melodies and grooves, is starting to move in a direction where he has become more of a sound explorer. Fortunately, he has not shunned the idea of rhythm and melody completely. ...
read moreLars Fiil Quartet: Reconsideration
by Jakob Baekgaard
Hailing from Aarhus, Lars Fiil is one of the latest discoveries on the Danish jazz scene. The young Danish pianist's quartet won the prestigious Young Jazz Comets Denmark in 2010, and is now ready to launch its debut, Reconsideration. The album, consisting entirely of compositions penned by the leader, shows a band whose understanding of the complexities of musical form belies its young age. While each of the members is certainly a highly skilled musician, instrumental prowess ...
read moreDanish Jazz Comets Release Debut Album
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Michael Ricci
Lars Fiil Quartet plays modern and competent jazz featuring amazing solo performances, great unity of execution and solid compositions. They just touched us, and we were captivated by their sound and their intensity." These words marked the announcement of the Danish-based Lars Fiil Quartet as winners of the prestigious competition Young Jazz in April 2010. This triumph led to long domestic as well as foreign tours, and the quartet's success continued when they participated in the pan-Scandinavian competition Young Nordic ...
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Music
Church Song
From: Death of a TreeBy Lars Fiil
Motian
From: Death of a TreeBy Lars Fiil
12-6
From: Under OverfladenBy Lars Fiil
Progress In The Name Of
From: Everything Is A TranslationBy Lars Fiil
Individuelt Parløb For Tre
From: Frit Fald (Freefall)By Lars Fiil
The Opener
From: ReconsiderationBy Lars Fiil