Our october artist in residence is none other than the great composer and improviser bassist Niels Præstholm, He will celebrate his 60th anniversary in October with a program of outstanding music showing multiple aspects of his arts.
Niels Præstholm is a visionary composer, adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the Danish jazz scene. As a leader and composer for Embla, The Gyroscope String Trio, Art Ensemble Syd, The MGJ Clarity Quartet a.m.o. He has toured extensively throughout Scandinavia, Europe, USA and the Caribbean.Niels joined the RMC conservatory in Copenhagen in 1987 and studied bass with the late Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen. He has studied composition with a.o. Jon Balke, Django Bates and Butch Lacy. After he graduated in 1991 he moved to New York city for a period and studied bass and composition with bassists Dave Holland and Ron McClure....
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Our october artist in residence is none other than the great composer and improviser bassist Niels Præstholm, He will celebrate his 60th anniversary in October with a program of outstanding music showing multiple aspects of his arts.
Niels Præstholm is a visionary composer, adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the Danish jazz scene. As a leader and composer for Embla, The Gyroscope String Trio, Art Ensemble Syd, The MGJ Clarity Quartet a.m.o. He has toured extensively throughout Scandinavia, Europe, USA and the Caribbean.Niels joined the RMC conservatory in Copenhagen in 1987 and studied bass with the late Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen. He has studied composition with a.o. Jon Balke, Django Bates and Butch Lacy. After he graduated in 1991 he moved to New York city for a period and studied bass and composition with bassists Dave Holland and Ron McClure.
In 1988 At the age of thirty, he formed the group Embla together with saxophonist Thomas Agergaard and pianist Carsten Dahl. The band released the highly acclaimed CD “Embla” in 1991. Since 1995 Niels has led various Embla ensembles as a composer and bandleader.
Niels has performed, composed and recorded with jazz greats as Kenny Drew, Horace Parlan, Michael Gregory Jackson, Teddy Wilson, Richard Boone, Clark Terry, John Tchicai, Ernie Wilkins, Django Bates and Lee Konitz,. He has also performed with rock and pop stars as Sebastian, Povl Dissing, Søs Fenger and Tue West.monday the 1st pf
Monday the 1st of october
kl 19 Joel Ring Bluescreen Trio
Joel Ring - Cello
Anton Jonsson - Drums
Karl Hjalmar Nyberg - Saxophones
we begin the month of october with a trio lead by the great swedish cellist Joel Ring. We know him from Wendra Hill and his collaboration with Andreas Røysum: Målbrott and he has been at the club several times before. Karl Nyberg works with Karl Bjorå and Dag Erik Knedal Andersen, to name a few and Anton Jonsson works with Linda Kallerdahl and many others. a strong swedish trio indeed!
kl 20 Randi Pontoppidan / Tom Buckner duo !
Randi Pontoppidan - vox
Tom Buckner - vox
we are vey lucky that one of the worlds greatest baritone voices in contemporary classical music and improvised music: Tom Buckner is visiting the club for the second year in a row. Mr Buckner has worked with everybody from Jerome Cooper and Roscoe Mitchell to Phil Niblock and Christian Wolff. He has made a connection with the great Randi Pontoppidan and this will be their second duo. they are also working min a duo record.
kl 21 Spirit
Bo Jacobsen - sax, voice
Bebe Riesenfors - everything
Niels Præstholm - bass
Kresten Osgood - drums
This quartet has been together for 10 years now and released two albums with Bo Jacobsen as a leader. Mr Jacobsen was the original drummer in the legendary band Blue Sun ( which opened for Jimi Hendrix and was a major sound of the late 60´s / early 70´s in scandinavia. He now plays the alto sax beautifully and recites poetry...and at the age of 70 something still play amazing drums. (you should really be there for this). Bebe Riesenfors is a master musician who knows no boundaries..he can literally play all instruments. he has worked with tom waits and elvis costello and hugo rasmussen and pretty much everybody. Niels Præstholm is our beautiful artist in residence this month. a great composer and inspired bassist. osgood is as always ready to play and this is a strong band thats been together for a long time!
kl 22 Lars Skinnebach/Kresten Osgood duo
Lars Skinnebach - poetry
Kresten Osgood _ music
the relationship of Osgood/Skinnebach goes back a long time. They love each other. Osgood has repeatedly stated that he considers Lars Skinnebach the most important living danish poet. this year Skinnebach released his first collection of poetry for some years: TEOTWAWKI. - commented and edited by Goodiepal.
Osgood and Skinnebach will perform parts of the work including "Den Artificielle Have" which is a text Skinnebach wrote for a puppet theater Kresten Osgood was involved in some years back and has now been released as part of TEOTWAWKI. BE THERE!
Michal Biel - Jedzrej Lagodzinski the duo
Michal Biel - baritone sax
Jedzrej Lagodzinski - tenor sax
Two great saxophonists from Poland both currently residing in copenhagen play duo. Only at mandagsklubben.- this will be very exiting indeed. both are regular performers at the club
kl 24 Doomsday Preppers
Richard Köster - trumpet
Johannes Fosse Solvang - trombone
Håkon Norby Bjørgo - bass
Knut Kvifte Nesheim - drums
The Norwegian/German quartet Doomday Preppers plays music dedicated to everyone prepping for life after the apocalypse. Original music from all members, joyful interplay and lots of free jazz energy is combined to support the cause that even after the end of days, there is a place for jazz
Our october artist in residence is none other than the great composer and improviser bassist Niels Præstholm, He will celebrate his 60th anniversary in October with a program of outstanding music showing multiple aspects of his arts.
Niels Præstholm is a visionary composer, adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the Danish jazz scene. As a leader and composer for Embla, The Gyroscope String Trio, Art Ensemble Syd, The MGJ Clarity Quartet a.m.o. He has toured extensively throughout Scandinavia, Europe, USA and the Caribbean.Niels joined the RMC conservatory in Copenhagen in 1987 and studied bass with the late Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen. He has studied composition with a.o. Jon Balke, Django Bates and Butch Lacy. After he graduated in 1991 he moved to New York city for a period and studied bass and composition with bassists Dave Holland and Ron McClure.
In 1988 At the age of thirty, he formed the group Embla together with saxophonist Thomas Agergaard and pianist Carsten Dahl. The band released the highly acclaimed CD “Embla” in 1991. Since 1995 Niels has led various Embla ensembles as a composer and bandleader.
Niels has performed, composed and recorded with jazz greats as Kenny Drew, Horace Parlan, Michael Gregory Jackson, Teddy Wilson, Richard Boone, Clark Terry, John Tchicai, Ernie Wilkins, Django Bates and Lee Konitz,. He has also performed with rock and pop stars as Sebastian, Povl Dissing, Søs Fenger and Tue West.monday the 1st pf
Monday the 1st of october
kl 19 Joel Ring Bluescreen Trio
Joel Ring - Cello
Anton Jonsson - Drums
Karl Hjalmar Nyberg - Saxophones
we begin the month of october with a trio lead by the great swedish cellist Joel Ring. We know him from Wendra Hill and his collaboration with Andreas Røysum: Målbrott and he has been at the club several times before. Karl Nyberg works with Karl Bjorå and Dag Erik Knedal Andersen, to name a few and Anton Jonsson works with Linda Kallerdahl and many others. a strong swedish trio indeed!
kl 20 Randi Pontoppidan / Tom Buckner duo !
Randi Pontoppidan - vox
Tom Buckner - vox
we are vey lucky that one of the worlds greatest baritone voices in contemporary classical music and improvised music: Tom Buckner is visiting the club for the second year in a row. Mr Buckner has worked with everybody from Jerome Cooper and Roscoe Mitchell to Phil Niblock and Christian Wolff. He has made a connection with the great Randi Pontoppidan and this will be their second duo. they are also working min a duo record.
kl 21 Spirit
Bo Jacobsen - sax, voice
Bebe Riesenfors - everything
Niels Præstholm - bass
Kresten Osgood - drums
This quartet has been together for 10 years now and released two albums with Bo Jacobsen as a leader. Mr Jacobsen was the original drummer in the legendary band Blue Sun ( which opened for Jimi Hendrix and was a major sound of the late 60´s / early 70´s in scandinavia. He now plays the alto sax beautifully and recites poetry...and at the age of 70 something still play amazing drums. (you should really be there for this). Bebe Riesenfors is a master musician who knows no boundaries..he can literally play all instruments. he has worked with tom waits and elvis costello and hugo rasmussen and pretty much everybody. Niels Præstholm is our beautiful artist in residence this month. a great composer and inspired bassist. osgood is as always ready to play and this is a strong band thats been together for a long time!
kl 22 Lars Skinnebach/Kresten Osgood duo
Lars Skinnebach - poetry
Kresten Osgood _ music
the relationship of Osgood/Skinnebach goes back a long time. They love each other. Osgood has repeatedly stated that he considers Lars Skinnebach the most important living danish poet. this year Skinnebach released his first collection of poetry for some years: TEOTWAWKI. - commented and edited by Goodiepal.
Osgood and Skinnebach will perform parts of the work including "Den Artificielle Have" which is a text Skinnebach wrote for a puppet theater Kresten Osgood was involved in some years back and has now been released as part of TEOTWAWKI. BE THERE!
Michal Biel - Jedzrej Lagodzinski the duo
Michal Biel - baritone sax
Jedzrej Lagodzinski - tenor sax
Two great saxophonists from Poland both currently residing in copenhagen play duo. Only at mandagsklubben.- this will be very exiting indeed. both are regular performers at the club
kl 24 Doomsday Preppers
Richard Köster - trumpet
Johannes Fosse Solvang - trombone
Håkon Norby Bjørgo - bass
Knut Kvifte Nesheim - drums
The Norwegian/German quartet Doomday Preppers plays music dedicated to everyone prepping for life after the apocalypse. Original music from all members, joyful interplay and lots of free jazz energy is combined to support the cause that even after the end of days, there is a place for jazz
Event organized by Mandagsklubben
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