Founded in 2004, the Witte/Kjær duo features Julie Kjær on alto saxophone and flute and Olga Witte on church organ. Right from the start, the two experimented with sounds in church settings and the exciting relationship between composition and improvisation. After a break, during which Julie Kjær lived and became acquainted with the improvisation scene in London, the two are reunited again. For this special music service, Olga Witte has composed pieces to go with the lyrics, which they will improvise around.Julie Kjær's (www.juliekjaer.com) raw, edgy, and thoughtful playing and “dark, otherworldly imagery” (Jazzwise) have been noticed in the European jazz and new music scene, moving between composition and improvised music. Experimenting with extended techniques, sound, and rhythm, she pushes her instruments to the limit.Olga Witte (www.olgawitte.dk) is the organist of the Langenæ Church, but she is much more. She combines her different positions as a composer, ethnomusicologist, jazz pianist, and church organist and has "created her very own and deeply original musical language" (Jazznyt) and her sound can be heard on her critically acclaimed album Olga Witte Organ Trio No 1 + 2....
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Founded in 2004, the Witte/Kjær duo features Julie Kjær on alto saxophone and flute and Olga Witte on church organ. Right from the start, the two experimented with sounds in church settings and the exciting relationship between composition and improvisation. After a break, during which Julie Kjær lived and became acquainted with the improvisation scene in London, the two are reunited again. For this special music service, Olga Witte has composed pieces to go with the lyrics, which they will improvise around.Julie Kjær's (www.juliekjaer.com) raw, edgy, and thoughtful playing and “dark, otherworldly imagery” (Jazzwise) have been noticed in the European jazz and new music scene, moving between composition and improvised music. Experimenting with extended techniques, sound, and rhythm, she pushes her instruments to the limit.Olga Witte (www.olgawitte.dk) is the organist of the Langenæ Church, but she is much more. She combines her different positions as a composer, ethnomusicologist, jazz pianist, and church organist and has "created her very own and deeply original musical language" (Jazznyt) and her sound can be heard on her critically acclaimed album Olga Witte Organ Trio No 1 + 2.
Witte/Kjær duo med Julie Kjær på altsaxofon og fløjte og Olga Witte på kirkeorgel, blev dannet i 2004. Allerede fra starten eksperimenterede de to med lyde i kirkerummet, og det spændende rum mellem komposition og improvisation. Eter en pause, hvor Julie Kjær bl.a. har boet i og gjort sig opmærksom på improvisationsscenen i London, spiller de to sammen igen. Til denne særlige musikgudstjeneste, vil Olga Witte have komponeret stykker, der passer til de tekster, der læses, som de to improviserer over. Julie Kjærs (www.juliekjaer.com) rå, kantede og eftertænksomme spil og ‘dark, otherworldly imagery’ (Jazzwise) er i stigende grad blevet bemærket på den europæiske jazz og ny musik scene, bevægende sig mellem komposition og improviseret musik. Igennem eksperimenter med udvidede teknikker, klang og rytme presser hun sine instrumenter til det yderste. Olga Witte (www.olgawitte.dk) er organist i Langenæskirken, men hun er meget mere. Hun forener sine forskellige positioner som komponist, musiketnolog, jazzpianist og kirkeorganist og har ’skabt sit helt eget og dybt originale musikalske sprog’ (Jazznyt) sin helt egen lyd, som bl.a. kan høres på hendes anmelderroste album Olga Witte Organ Trio No 1 + 2.
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