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Simon Forchhammer

Simon Forchhammer is a Danish drummer and composer renowned for his dynamic contributions to the European jazz and experimental music scenes. Based in Copenhagen, he is an integral member of several innovative ensembles, including Alawari, the Mia Dyberg Trio, the Red Gazelle Trio, and the Hein Westgaard Trio.

With Alawari, Forchhammer contributed to the debut album *Leviathan* (2024), which garnered critical acclaim for its intricate arrangements and emotional depth. The ensemble's compelling synthesis of jazz, classical, and folk idioms earned them the Danish Music Award Jazz for 'Newcomer of the Year' in 2022

Hein Westgaard

Born: March 4, 1996

Hein Westgaard is a guitarist, improviser and composer from Oslo, currently based in Copenhagen.  He can be heard in the post-minimalistic quartet Ototoi, his own genre bending project Hein Westgaard Trio, in ad-hoc free improvised constellations, or in the solo acoustic guitar format where he focuses on his own instrumental songs in the fingerpicking tradition.

The members of Hein Westgaard Trio met in Copenhagen in 2017, and since then they have deepened and matured their unique form of interplay, preparing themselves for the international stage. 

Playing their very own kind of experimental music, Hein Westgaard Trio is clearly inspired by free improvisation and jazz, but also by country, rock, folk and classical music