Kwella & Christensen at Aarhus Jazz Festival at Aros Aarhus Kunstmuseum

Hard-swinging standards and groovy original tunesGuitarist Jens Christian Kwella and bassist Adrian Christensen are two well-known acts from the Danish jazz community. The duo's hallmarks are high spirits, good swing, and intense ensemble.The repertoire will be a blend of hard-swinging jazz standards and groovy original tunes. The two musicians are known from a wide range of leading bands and have released several critically acclaimed CDs.Jens Kristian Kwella together with Torben Bjørnskov released his seventh album Slowing Down The Tune in 2018. Regarding the record, JAZZ Special wrote:"There's a common thread of melody and presence that feels good!"“It's simply nice to listen to - well-sounding and interesting to listen to at the same time. One is embraced and transported to an almost transcendental state."Kwella has previously been hailed by reviewers as one of the mainland's leading guitarists and compared to names like John Scofield, Kenny Burrel, and Herb Ellis.Adrian Christensen is a bass player gaining traction both in Denmark and internationally. With bands such as Abekejser and Bangin 'Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet, he helps pull jazz in new directions and is not shy to take on challenges in the form of new genres....

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Hard-swinging standards and groovy original tunesGuitarist Jens Christian Kwella and bassist Adrian Christensen are two well-known acts from the Danish jazz community. The duo's hallmarks are high spirits, good swing, and intense ensemble.The repertoire will be a blend of hard-swinging jazz standards and groovy original tunes. The two musicians are known from a wide range of leading bands and have released several critically acclaimed CDs.Jens Kristian Kwella together with Torben Bjørnskov released his seventh album Slowing Down The Tune in 2018. Regarding the record, JAZZ Special wrote:"There's a common thread of melody and presence that feels good!"“It's simply nice to listen to - well-sounding and interesting to listen to at the same time. One is embraced and transported to an almost transcendental state."Kwella has previously been hailed by reviewers as one of the mainland's leading guitarists and compared to names like John Scofield, Kenny Burrel, and Herb Ellis.Adrian Christensen is a bass player gaining traction both in Denmark and internationally. With bands such as Abekejser and Bangin 'Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet, he helps pull jazz in new directions and is not shy to take on challenges in the form of new genres.

Råswingende standarder og originale groovy numreGuitaristen Jens Christian Kwella og bassisten Adrian Christensen er to kendte profiler fra det danske jazzmiljø. Duoens kendetegn er høj energi, et godt swing og intenst sammenspil.Repertoiret vil være en blanding af råswingende jazzstandarder og egne groovy numre. De to musikere er kendt fra en lang række førende orkestre og har flere anmelderroste cd-udgivelser bag sig.Jens Kristian Kwella udsendte sammen med Torben Bjørnskov i 2018 sit syvende album Slowing Down The Tune. I den forbindelse skrev JAZZ Special:“Der er en rød tråd af melodi og nærvær, der føles godt!” “Det er simpelthen rart at lytte til – vellydende og interessant at høre på samtidig. Man omfavnes og henføres til en noget nær transcendental tilstand.” Kwella er tidligere af anmelderne blevet fremhævet som en af hovedlandets førende guitarister og sammenlignet med navne som John Scofield, Kenny Burrel og Herb Ellis.Adrian Christensen er en bassist på vej frem, nationalt som internationalt. Med bands som Abekejser og Bangin' Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet er han med til at trække jazzen i nye retninger og er ikke bleg for at tage udfordringen op i form af nye genrebekendtskaber.

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