Line Kruse at Bal Blomet

Sometimes it only takes a little to travel, to immerse yourself for a moment in some memory. And it is on the Danish ratings of his childhood that Line Kruse found the source of his new album bånd. Line Kruse has always invited us on her travels, and her five previous albums draw a precise map of her encounters and discoveries in the territories of Afro-Latin jazz.The brilliant Invitation, with the Trio Lopez Nussa and Dayme Arocena, revisited Prokofiev and the best of Cuban jazz. With Hidden Stone, she crossed the bow with a full big band, under a heavy fire of Afro-Peruvian percussion.More limited in her transport (pandemic obliges) but not in her inspiration, Line Kruse has summoned her longtime friends, the septet which accompanies her on her tours in Scandinavia. They are not unknown on the Danish scene, and the line-up of this sixth album is almost all-star.But it wasn't so much for their respective CVs as for their friendships that the seven came together."We've known each other for a long time, and I think that shows in the way we play together. There is great joy in being together, it's always very relaxed, and I think that's even more important in the period we're going through. I called this record bånd, which means "link" in Danish, in homage to everything that binds us, to others, to our countries of origin and of adoption, to our cultures which are enriched by our met. » It is also a very dense selection of musical images and very personal memories for the violinist.“We even shot a clip in the house of my childhood, by the sea. I had the memory of this horizon and the light which underlines all the reliefs. This is perhaps what gave me a taste for contrasts and for music that is always moving and full of sensations, like facing the sea” With as tutelary figure, the composer and violinist Carl Nielsen, very popular in Denmark, of which Line Kruse made two adaptations. “These are two very beautiful melodies that I have always wanted to cover. We feel in Nielsen a taste for nature, simple things, despite the sophistication of his approach. »Music at the crossroads of musical genres, kaleidoscope music that invites you to travel, Line Kruse's new album will soon reveal all its richness on tour in France and Scandinavia....

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Sometimes it only takes a little to travel, to immerse yourself for a moment in some memory. And it is on the Danish ratings of his childhood that Line Kruse found the source of his new album bånd. Line Kruse has always invited us on her travels, and her five previous albums draw a precise map of her encounters and discoveries in the territories of Afro-Latin jazz.The brilliant Invitation, with the Trio Lopez Nussa and Dayme Arocena, revisited Prokofiev and the best of Cuban jazz. With Hidden Stone, she crossed the bow with a full big band, under a heavy fire of Afro-Peruvian percussion.More limited in her transport (pandemic obliges) but not in her inspiration, Line Kruse has summoned her longtime friends, the septet which accompanies her on her tours in Scandinavia. They are not unknown on the Danish scene, and the line-up of this sixth album is almost all-star.But it wasn't so much for their respective CVs as for their friendships that the seven came together."We've known each other for a long time, and I think that shows in the way we play together. There is great joy in being together, it's always very relaxed, and I think that's even more important in the period we're going through. I called this record bånd, which means "link" in Danish, in homage to everything that binds us, to others, to our countries of origin and of adoption, to our cultures which are enriched by our met. » It is also a very dense selection of musical images and very personal memories for the violinist.“We even shot a clip in the house of my childhood, by the sea. I had the memory of this horizon and the light which underlines all the reliefs. This is perhaps what gave me a taste for contrasts and for music that is always moving and full of sensations, like facing the sea” With as tutelary figure, the composer and violinist Carl Nielsen, very popular in Denmark, of which Line Kruse made two adaptations. “These are two very beautiful melodies that I have always wanted to cover. We feel in Nielsen a taste for nature, simple things, despite the sophistication of his approach. »Music at the crossroads of musical genres, kaleidoscope music that invites you to travel, Line Kruse's new album will soon reveal all its richness on tour in France and Scandinavia.

Il suffit parfois d’un rien pour voyager, se plonger un instant dans quelque souvenir. Et c’est sur les cotes danoises de son enfance que Line Kruse a trouvé la source de son nouvel album bånd.Line Kruse nous a toujours conviés dans ses voyages, et ses cinq albums précédents dessinent une carte précise de ses rencontres et de ses découvertes dans les territoires du jazz afro-latin.Le brillant Invitation, avec le Trio Lopez Nussa et Dayme Arocena, revisitait Prokofiev et le meilleur du jazz cubain. Avec Hidden Stone, elle croisait l’archet avec un big band au grand complet, sous un feu nourri de percussions afro-péruviennes.Plus limitée dans ses transports (pandémie oblige) mais pas dans son inspiration, Line Kruse a convoqué ses amis de longue date, le septet qui l’accompagne dans ses tournées en scandinavie. Ce ne sont pas des inconnus sur la scène danoise, et le line-up de ce sixième album fait presque figure de all-stars. Mais ce n’est pas tant pour leurs CVs respectifs que pour leurs liens amicaux que les sept se sont réunis. « Nous nous connaissons depuis longtemps, et je crois que cela s’entend dans la façon dont nous jouons ensemble. Il y a une grande joie à se retrouver, c’est toujours très détendu, et je crois que c’est encore plus important dans la période que nous traversons. J’ai appelé ce disque bånd, ce qui veut dire « lien » en danois, en hommage à tout ce qui nous lie, aux autres, à nos pays d’origine et d’adoption, à nos cultures qui s’enrichissent de nos rencontres. »C’est aussi une sélection très dense d’images musicales et de souvenirs très personnels pour la violoniste. « Nous avons même tourné un clip dans la maison de mon enfance, au bord de mer. J’avais le souvenir de cet horizon et de la lumière qui souligne tous les reliefs. C’est peut-être ce qui m’a donné le goût des contrastes et d’une musique toujours mouvante et pleine de sensations, comme face à la mer »Avec comme figure tutélaire, le compositeur et violoniste Carl Nielsen, très populaire au Danemark, dont Line Kruse a fait deux adaptations. « Ce sont deux très belles mélodies que j’ai toujours eu envie de reprendre. On sent chez Nielsen un goût de la nature, des choses simples, malgré la sophistication de son approche. »Musiques à la croisée des genres musicaux, musique kaléidoscope qui invite au voyage, le nouvel album de Line Kruse révèlera bientôt toute sa richesse en tournée en France et en scandinavie. 

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