Simon Spang-Hanssen & Café Central at Jazzhus Montmartre

Danish Saxophone player Simon Spang-Hanssen has been recognized on both the domestic and international front. He was settled for large part of the 90s in Paris where he got to know flutist Mariane Bitran who would end up as one of his most important music partners. Bitran is also an important component on Spang-Hanssen’s latest project “Back to Earth”, which was released last year together with the collective called Café Central. The Project takes jazz music as its point of departure and mixing it with influences from Brazil, West Africa and the Caribbean. The album has been lauded for Spang-Hanssen’s ability to make the rhythm-section, vocals and horns melt together into an organic whole and to incorporate...

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Danish Saxophone player Simon Spang-Hanssen has been recognized on both the domestic and international front. He was settled for large part of the 90s in Paris where he got to know flutist Mariane Bitran who would end up as one of his most important music partners. Bitran is also an important component on Spang-Hanssen’s latest project “Back to Earth”, which was released last year together with the collective called Café Central. The Project takes jazz music as its point of departure and mixing it with influences from Brazil, West Africa and the Caribbean. The album has been lauded for Spang-Hanssen’s ability to make the rhythm-section, vocals and horns melt together into an organic whole and to incorporate
lyrics and vocals into his colourful musical universe. Aside from Bitran on the flute, Spang-Hanssen will be accompanied by Claudia Campagnol on vocals and piano, Aske Drasbæk on the baritone sax, Jacob Artved on the guitar, Yasser Morejon Pino on the bass and Niclas Campagnol on the drums.

Den danske saxofonist Simon Spang-Hanssen er velbevandret og anerkendt på såvel den danske som den internationale scene. Han var bosat en lang række år i 90’erne i Paris, hvor han mødte fløjtenisten Mariane Bitran, som skulle blive en af hans vigtigste musikalske partnere. Netop Bitran er at finde på Spang-Hanssens seneste projekt ”Back to Earth, der blev udgivet sidste år i samarbejde med kollektivet Café Central. Projektet tager jazzen som udgangspunkt og blander det med indflydelser fra Brasilien, Vestafrika og Caribien. Albummet er blevet hyldet for Spang-Hanssens evne til at få rytmegruppe, vokal og blæsegruppe til at smelte sammen i et organisk hele og til at inkorporere tekst og sang i sit farvestrålende musikunivers. Spang-Hanssen vil foruden Bitran på fløjte blive akkompagneret på scenen af Claudia Campagnol på vokal og piano, Aske Drasbæk på barytonsaxofon, Jacob Artved på guitar, Yasser Morejon Pino på bas og Niclas Campagnol på trommer.

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