Kirk Lightsey/Gabor Bolla European Quartet at Jazzhus Montmartre

Kirk Lightsey is an American jazz pianist who developed his own sound long ago within the hard bop tradition. He has has played with numerous prominent jazz stars such as Bobby Hutcherson, Chet Baker and Betty Carter just to name a few. He became quite visible on the American jazz scene when he started touring with Dexter Gordon from 1979 until 1983 and became part of The Leaders in the late ‘80s. With him on stage will be the Hungarian saxophonist Gabor Bolla who is one of Europe’s most important emerging jazz artists. His style is deeply influenced by the giants of be-bop and hard-bop, although he is combining his influences from straight-ahead modern jazz and classical music, creating a fresh jazz sound. Danish musicians in the shape of bass player Daniel Franck and drummer Jeppe Gram will round off the line-up....

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Kirk Lightsey is an American jazz pianist who developed his own sound long ago within the hard bop tradition. He has has played with numerous prominent jazz stars such as Bobby Hutcherson, Chet Baker and Betty Carter just to name a few. He became quite visible on the American jazz scene when he started touring with Dexter Gordon from 1979 until 1983 and became part of The Leaders in the late ‘80s. With him on stage will be the Hungarian saxophonist Gabor Bolla who is one of Europe’s most important emerging jazz artists. His style is deeply influenced by the giants of be-bop and hard-bop, although he is combining his influences from straight-ahead modern jazz and classical music, creating a fresh jazz sound. Danish musicians in the shape of bass player Daniel Franck and drummer Jeppe Gram will round off the line-up.

Kirk Lightsey er en amerikansk jazzpianist, der udviklede sin egen lyd for snart et halvt århundrede siden inden for hard bop. Han har spillet med en lang række af de største stjerner inden for jazzens verden som Bobby Hutcherson, Chet Baker og Betty Carter. Han kom for alvor i rampelyset på den amerikanske jazzscene, da han begyndte at turnere med Dexter Gordon fra 1979 indtil 1983 og som medlem af The Leaders i slut 80erne. Med ham på scenen vil han blive komplimenteret af det unge ungarske stjerneskud Gabor Bolla på saxofonen, som er en af de mest lovende jazz talenter i Europa. Gabor Bollas stil henter indflydelse fra be-bop og hard-bop og kombinerer det med moderne jazz og klassisk musik, hvilket skaber en frisk original lyd. Udover Kirk Lighsey og Gabor Bolla får vi fornøjelsen af at høre Daniel Franck på bas og Jeppe Gram på trommer.

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