Morten Haugshøj Quartet at Templet

Morten Haugshøj Quartet is with its six-year history one of the well established jazz groups in Denmark. Artbreak” is the Quartet’s second release since the album” Clarity” was released in 2010. The music could be called – if one has to label it –‘’modern mainstream” and of the ‘’very cool kind” as it sounds from a Danish reviewer (Jazz Special). Morten Haugshøj Quartet consists of musicians among the very best in Denmark and with the award winning sax player Michael Bladt as an incredible ‘’sideman’’. The musicians are:

- Morten Haugshøj: guitar (studied in New York with lessons from Jonathan Kreisberg, Mike Moreno, Gilad Hekselman, Ari Hoenig, etc., released three albums with his own band)...

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Morten Haugshøj Quartet is with its six-year history one of the well established jazz groups in Denmark. Artbreak” is the Quartet’s second release since the album” Clarity” was released in 2010. The music could be called – if one has to label it –‘’modern mainstream” and of the ‘’very cool kind” as it sounds from a Danish reviewer (Jazz Special). Morten Haugshøj Quartet consists of musicians among the very best in Denmark and with the award winning sax player Michael Bladt as an incredible ‘’sideman’’. The musicians are:

- Morten Haugshøj: guitar (studied in New York with lessons from Jonathan Kreisberg, Mike Moreno, Gilad Hekselman, Ari Hoenig, etc., released three albums with his own band)
- Michael Bladt, tenor saxophone: (recipient of the prestigious ‘’Gaffelprisen’’ 2014, and undoubtedly one of the best in Denmark on the saxophone)
- Thomas Sejthen, double bass: One of the best Danish bass players. Recording artist with Blue Note (yes, you read correctly) with the band ‘’Indra’’, plays with Uffe Steen trio among many.
- Jesper Bo Knudsen, drums: plays with great colorfullness, dynamics and enthusiasm allowing the music to flow and fuse together. He is the solid drummer in Uffe Steen Trio and longtime teacher at Aarhus Music Conservatory”.

Morten Haugshøj Quartet har eksisteret i seks år og hører dermed til en af de veletablerede jazz-konstellationer i Danmark. Denne unge kvartet spiller udadvendt, energisk og med moderne swing-sound med stor inspiration fra New York, hvor kapelmesteren har opholdt sig i længere tid, og studeret hos flere af de store guitarister. Kvartetten er et godt bud på hvordan moderne swingmusik kan lyde anno 2014. Musikken er, hvad man kunne kalde moderne mainstream
’’og af den fede slags’’, som det lyder fra en anmelder.

Morten har udgivet flere albums i eget navn. De seneste er ”Artbreak” & ”Clarity”

Event organized by Lyngby-Taarbæk Jazzklub

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