There is little doubt that Denmark has a proud tradition of fostering exceptional bassists -just think of names like Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Jesper Lundgaard, Bo Stief, Jesper Bodilsen and, more recently, Anders Christensen, Jonas Westergaard and Richard Andersson. Add Morten Haxholm to this ever growing list. Haxholm has been ambitious from the start. ...

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Morten Kargaard Septet: Origin

by Budd Kopman
April 2, 2015

The Danish jazz scene is very alive and eclectic as shown by Origin, composer and guitarist Morten Kargaard's beautiful album that defies all attempts at attaching a label. The question, “What is jazz?" is not answered within the album's musical universe and for that matter, neither is the even wider notion of “creative improvised ...

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Martin Fabricius Trio: Out of the White

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by Budd Kopman
January 12, 2015

The opening sounds of the title track of Out of the White herald that this is going to be something different. Electronic sounds begin the track, but closer listening reveals that these are being made ingeniously by Martin Fabricius' vibes. Bassist Christian Hougaard enters, stating the theme supported by the quasi-electronic vibe sounds. Fabricius takes over ...

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Present

By Thomas Maintz

Label: Gateway Music
Released: 2014

Album

Close

By Christian Frank

Label: Gateway Music
Released: 2014

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Jam Me Up

By Jens Jefsen

Label: Gateway Music
Released: 2014
Track listing: Take Someone's Hand; Input One; Makin' Loopee; Waltzing Bits; Climb and Fall; Played Privately; Califast; Jam Me Up; Wiretapping; A Scent of Spring; Et Smukt Liv.

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Present

Label: Gateway Music
Released: 2014
Track listing: life in the Key of C; Miller's Watermark; East Village Waltz; For All the Presents I Never Bought You; (Picasso) Nude in Red Armchair; New York Butterfly; Riddles Dressed in White; Very Early; Nocturnal Worm in the Big Apple; If I Should Lose You; Secret Hallway; Sofie's Spring Song.