Bäckbrothers JazzTivoli Feat. Malene Mortensen at Café Blå Time

Malene Mortensen is a danish jazz singer who has recorded 11 albums with some of the biggest names in modern jazz like Chris Potter, Mike Stern, Christian Sands, George Whitty og Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen. The album ”Paradise” from 2003 is Malenes first solo album recorded and produced with the world renowned bassist Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
She has played more than a thousand concerts all around the world during the last 15 years. She has toured all over Scandinavia, Europe, the States, Australia and Asia.
Her album “Date With A Dream” from 2005 was released in 20 countries and has sold more than 30.000 units. This album became Malene’s international breakthrough after having represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002....

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Malene Mortensen is a danish jazz singer who has recorded 11 albums with some of the biggest names in modern jazz like Chris Potter, Mike Stern, Christian Sands, George Whitty og Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen. The album ”Paradise” from 2003 is Malenes first solo album recorded and produced with the world renowned bassist Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
She has played more than a thousand concerts all around the world during the last 15 years. She has toured all over Scandinavia, Europe, the States, Australia and Asia.
Her album “Date With A Dream” from 2005 was released in 20 countries and has sold more than 30.000 units. This album became Malene’s international breakthrough after having represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002.
The 2014 album ”Can't Help It” is Malene's 10th album and the first to be recorded outside Scandinavia. It was recorded in New York in march of 2014 with a renowned american jazz trio.
The album grew out of a jamsession at the famous danish jazz club Montmartre in Copenhagen where Malene played with the young american pianist Christian Sands. The two of them had a special connection combining his virtuous playing and her great musicality and ability to improvise. Later the same year Malene visited New York to work on new material with Christian Sands playing with Christian McBride’s famous trio. The work with music and lyrics progressed and they continued the work on both sides of the Atlantic for choosing the right material and arrangements for the recording sessions Malene is the embodiment of jazz and the the nordic sound. She strives for musical freedom, excels in improvising and refines the music with excellent taste and emotional depth. Bäckbrothers and Malene have collaborated for many years and the meeting in Blå Time during the Jazzfestival is one of the highlights of the year. Don`t miss that....

Malene Mortensen er en dansk jazzsanger, der har indspillet 11 album med nogle af de største navne i moderne jazz som Chris Potter, Mike Stern, Christian Sands, George Whitty og Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Karriere Albummet ”Paradise” fra 2003 er Malenes første soloalbum indspillet og produceret med den verdenskendte bassist Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Hun har spillet mere end tusind koncerter overalt i verden i løbet af de sidste 15 år. Hun har turneret over hele Skandinavien, Europa, Staterne, Australien og Asien. Hendes album “Date With A Dream” fra 2005 blev udgivet i 20 lande og har solgt mere end 30.000 enheder. Dette album blev Malene's internationale gennembrud efter at have repræsenteret Danmark i Eurovision Song Contest i 2002. Til stede 2014-albummet ”Can't Help It” er Malene's 10. album og det første, der er indspillet uden for Skandinavien. Det blev indspillet i New York i marts 2014 med en berømt amerikansk jazztrio. Albummet voksede ud af en jamsession på den berømte danske jazzklub Montmartre i København, hvor Malene spillede med den unge amerikanske pianist Christian Sands. De to havde en særlig forbindelse, der kombinerede hans dydige spil og hendes store musikalitet og improvisationsevne. Senere samme år besøgte Malene New York for at arbejde på nyt materiale med Christian Sands, der spillede med Christian McBrides berømte trio. Arbejdet med musik og sangtekster skred frem, og de fortsatte arbejdet på begge sider af Atlanten for at vælge det rigtige materiale og arrangementer til optagesessionerne. Jazz Malene er legemliggørelsen af jazz og den nordiske lyd. Hun stræber efter musikalsk frihed, udmærker sig ved at improvisere og forfiner musikken med fremragende smag og følelsesmæssig dybde. Bäckbrothers og Malene har samarbejdet i mange år, og mødet på Blå Time er et af årets højdepunkter......

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