Jacob Fischer 50th Anniversary: Three Generations at Jazzhus Montmartre

We are hosting four special nights where we celebrate the 50th birthday of the great Danish guitarist, Jacob Fischer. For this edition you can experience a line-up that spans across three different generations. One of the beautiful features of jazz is the way in which the music is interpreted from generation to generation, learned by ear and played on stage. Tenor sax champion, Jesper Thilo, just turned 75 and plays better than ever, especially together with the two younger forces joining him on stage. Jesper is one of the very few soloists of international calibre that Denmark has fostered. Jacob Fischer is a generation younger than Jesper but certainly a famous face on the Danish jazz scene. For many years he has been one of the most diligent musicians in Denmark, and many have heard him in Svend Asmussen’s quartet that he played with for over 15 years as well as the many concerts with Finn Ziegler and Hugo Rasmussen. Today he is in the mist of a successful international career with tours in both the US and Japan with top American musicians such as Scott Hamilton, Warren Vaché and Harry Allen. Jacob and Jesper will perform together with one of the great talents on the Danish jazz scene in the shape of bass player, Anders Fjeldsted. It will be a night of three generations joining together on stage, picking the best music from their repertoire, telling their stories and experiences in the world of music from the perspectives of different generations....

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We are hosting four special nights where we celebrate the 50th birthday of the great Danish guitarist, Jacob Fischer. For this edition you can experience a line-up that spans across three different generations. One of the beautiful features of jazz is the way in which the music is interpreted from generation to generation, learned by ear and played on stage. Tenor sax champion, Jesper Thilo, just turned 75 and plays better than ever, especially together with the two younger forces joining him on stage. Jesper is one of the very few soloists of international calibre that Denmark has fostered. Jacob Fischer is a generation younger than Jesper but certainly a famous face on the Danish jazz scene. For many years he has been one of the most diligent musicians in Denmark, and many have heard him in Svend Asmussen’s quartet that he played with for over 15 years as well as the many concerts with Finn Ziegler and Hugo Rasmussen. Today he is in the mist of a successful international career with tours in both the US and Japan with top American musicians such as Scott Hamilton, Warren Vaché and Harry Allen. Jacob and Jesper will perform together with one of the great talents on the Danish jazz scene in the shape of bass player, Anders Fjeldsted. It will be a night of three generations joining together on stage, picking the best music from their repertoire, telling their stories and experiences in the world of music from the perspectives of different generations.

I anledningen af Jacob Fischers 50 års fødselsdag fejrer vi det med fire forskellige koncerter i huset. Til denne koncert kan man opleve et line-up, der strækker sig over tre generationer. En af jazzens smukkeste egenskaber er den måde den formidles fra generation til generation, lært gennem øret og ved at spille på scenen. Tenorsaxens mester og grand old man Jesper Thilo er fyldt 75 og spiller bedre end nogensinde, ikke mindst i samspil med to yngre kræfter, der i den grad kan spille op til ham. Jesper er en institution i dansk jazz og en af de meget få solister af international topklasse Danmark har fostret. Jacob Fischer er en generation yngre, men bestemt et kendt ansigt på jazzscenen. Han har i mange år været en af de flittigste musikere i Danmark og mange har nok hørt ham med Svend Asmussens kvartet, som han spillede med i over 15 år, eller de mange tusinde koncerter med bl.a. Finn Ziegler og Hugo Rasmussen. I dag har han fuld gang i en international karriere med turneer i både USA og Japan med amerikanske topmusikere som Scott Hamilton, Warren Vaché og Harry Allen. Jacob og Jesper optræder sammen med et af de helt store talenter fra den helt unge generation af danske jazzmusikere i form af kontrabassisten Anders Fjeldsted. Det bliver en aften med tre generationer i samme band, der vil plukke det bedste fra deres enorme fælles repertoire og fortælle historier fra de mange år i musikkens verden og de mennesker, der har betydet noget for dem.

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