THE FIREBIRDS: ALADDIN’S DREAM
THE FIREBIRDS PLAY CARL NIELSEN
The critically acclaimed trio, The Firebirds, released their second album on the 28th of April: Aladdin’s Dream – The Firebirds play Carl Nielsen. The album is a tribute to the Danish composer Carl Nielsen, and the trio hereby continues their work transforming orchestral-pieces into their own unique sound.
Working with Carl Nielsen’s music unfolded a much more versatile and complex musical universe than the trio had anticipated. As a result the encounter turned out to be more detailed and rich with passages that through The Firebirds’ sound describes their interpretation of Nielsen’s images. The record is also a more collective piece, where all three musicians have contributed to creating the sound and arrangements on the album....
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THE FIREBIRDS: ALADDIN’S DREAM
THE FIREBIRDS PLAY CARL NIELSEN
The critically acclaimed trio, The Firebirds, released their second album on the 28th of April: Aladdin’s Dream – The Firebirds play Carl Nielsen. The album is a tribute to the Danish composer Carl Nielsen, and the trio hereby continues their work transforming orchestral-pieces into their own unique sound.
Working with Carl Nielsen’s music unfolded a much more versatile and complex musical universe than the trio had anticipated. As a result the encounter turned out to be more detailed and rich with passages that through The Firebirds’ sound describes their interpretation of Nielsen’s images. The record is also a more collective piece, where all three musicians have contributed to creating the sound and arrangements on the album.
Since their debut 2 years ago the trio has toured over much of Europe, which has had an enormous impact on their sound. It has therefore been extremely important in the process of creating the album, that it encapsulates the wildness, which is a big part of the sound at their live concerts – an experience described this summer by Danish magazine Gaffa:
”Armed with drums, saxophone and keyboards Stefan Pasborg and his compadres zooms in on the work of Stravinsky and Carl Nielsen and gives them an entirely new sound and justification…Can a jazz trio really play classical pieces? For the three gentlemen in The Firebirds no challenge seems great enough.”
The Firebirds consists of the three Danish improvisational musicians Stefan Pasborg, Anders Filipsen and Anders Banke, who in The Firebirds work in a musical universe where the inspirations are many and a.o. include blues, rock, avant-garde jazz and improv. The three musicians have been a part of numerous projects and toured all over the world with groups and musicians such as Ibrahim Electric, New Jungle Orchestra, Travelling Tribes, Tomasz Stanko, Marc Ducret and John Tchicai.
The Firebirds’ debut album was critically acclaimed by both international and Danish press and was selected for the Top-5 list as ’ Best of 2015-tribute-releases’ in the American magazine 'New York City Jazz Record’. The press described the record:
"The Firebirds is captivating, fascinatingly beautiful, and direct music: stories of almost cinematic character; as if it was created for a new epic by David Lynch.” (Gaffa).
"It is an impressive and wonderful bridge, that is built between the classical and rhythmical music.” (Jazznyt DK).
''The three Pasborg-firebirds have in a charming fashion shed new light over some of the strongest euro-classical pieces of music from the past century, without loosing the complexity of the pieces..."Â (Jazznyt Norway).
THE FIREBIRDS: ALADDIN’S DREAM
THE FIREBIRDS PLAY CARL NIELSEN
Den anmelderroste trio The Firebirds udgav den 28. april deres andet album: Aladdin’s Dream – The Firebirds play Carl Nielsen. Albummet er en hyldest til den danske komponist Carl Nielsen, og trioen fortsætter dermed deres arbejde med at omsætte klassiske orkesterværker til deres særegne lyd.
I arbejdet med Carl Nielsen’s musik foldede der sig et meget mere alsidigt og komplekst musikalsk univers ud end trioen først havde antaget. Resultatet er således blevet et mere detaljeret og rigt møde, som rummer store billedrige passager. Pladens lyd er ligeledes blevet et mere kollektivt udspil fra trioen, hvor alle tre musikere har bidraget til skabelsen af lyden og arrangementerne på pladen.
Siden trioens debutalbum for 2 år siden har den turneret over meget af Europa hvilket har samlet bandets lyd. På den baggrund har det været vigtigt i tilblivelsen af pladen, at indfange den vildskab, som er en del af deres livekoncerter, og som i sommers blandt andet fik følgende ord med på vejen af Gaffa:
”Bevæbnet med trommer, saxofon og keyboards zoomer Stefan Pasborg og hans kumpaner ekstremt ind på Stravinskys og Carl Nielsens værker og giver dem en helt ny lyd og berettigelse…. Kan en jazztrio virkelig spille klassiske værker? For de tre herrer i The Firebirds synes ingen udfordring for stor.”
The Firebirds består af de tre danske improvisationsmusikere Stefan Pasborg, Anders Filipsen og Anders Banke, som i The Firebirds arbejder i et univers hvor inspirationerne er mange og bl.a. inkluderer blues, rock, avantgarde jazz og impro. De tre musikere har gjort sig bemærket i et utal af projekter og turneret over hele verden med grupper og musikere såsom Ibrahim Electric, New Jungle Orchestra, Travelling Tribes, Tomasz Stanko, Marc Ducret og John Tchicai.
The Firebirds’ debutplade blev rost af både international og dansk presse og blev udvalgt til Top-5-listen ’Best of 2015-tribute-releases’ i det amerikanske magasin 'New York City Jazz Record’. Pladen blev af pressen bl.a. beskrevet som:
"The Firebirds er fængende, fascinerende flot, pågående musik; drama; fortællinger af næsten filmisk karakter; som skabt til et nyt epos af David Lynch." (Gaffa).
"Det er en imponerende og flot bro, der bygges mellem den klassiske og den rytmiske musik."Â (Jazznyt DK).
''De tre Pasborg-ildfugle har på charmerende vis kastet nyt lys over nogen af den stærkeste euro-klassiske musik fra det forrige århundrede uden at tabe værkernes kompleksitet..." (Jazznyt Norge)
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