Musikgudstjeneste med Witte/Madsen/Eiler at Aarhus Jazz Festival

Olga Witte, the permanent organist at Langenæs Church, is also a jazz pianist and composer. For this music service, she has invited two raw and creative musicians, Jens Mikkel Madsen on bass and Thomas Eiler on drums. The three musicians are well-known names on the Danish jazz scene and will play both hymns and Olga Witte's modern-sounding compositions for this service.Olga Witte is a church organist, jazz pianist, ethnomusicologist, and trained composer from the Royal Academy of Music in Jutland. She has been awarded Denmark's oldest jazz award, Gaffelprisen 2023, with the reasoning: 'Olga's commitment, drive, and curiosity have taken both her and jazz far and wide. She is one of today's musicians and arrangers who move jazz forward.' Jens Mikkel Madsen is a bassist trained as a soloist at the Royal Academy of Music in Jutland. He plays double and electric bass in many groups covering different genres. He is especially known for his band I Think You're Awesome.Thomas Eiler is a soloist-trained drummer from the Royal Academy of Music. He is a key musician on the avant-garde and jazz scene and plays in the bands SVIN, Slowburn, and Dancer. The former is part of the Danish Arts Foundation's 'The Young Artistic Elite'. ...

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Olga Witte, the permanent organist at Langenæs Church, is also a jazz pianist and composer. For this music service, she has invited two raw and creative musicians, Jens Mikkel Madsen on bass and Thomas Eiler on drums. The three musicians are well-known names on the Danish jazz scene and will play both hymns and Olga Witte's modern-sounding compositions for this service.Olga Witte is a church organist, jazz pianist, ethnomusicologist, and trained composer from the Royal Academy of Music in Jutland. She has been awarded Denmark's oldest jazz award, Gaffelprisen 2023, with the reasoning: 'Olga's commitment, drive, and curiosity have taken both her and jazz far and wide. She is one of today's musicians and arrangers who move jazz forward.' Jens Mikkel Madsen is a bassist trained as a soloist at the Royal Academy of Music in Jutland. He plays double and electric bass in many groups covering different genres. He is especially known for his band I Think You're Awesome.Thomas Eiler is a soloist-trained drummer from the Royal Academy of Music. He is a key musician on the avant-garde and jazz scene and plays in the bands SVIN, Slowburn, and Dancer. The former is part of the Danish Arts Foundation's 'The Young Artistic Elite'.

Langenæskirkens faste organist, Olga Witte, der også er jazzpianist og -komponist og har til denne musikgudstjeneste inviteret to råswingende og kreative musikere med, Jens Mikkel Madsen på bas og Thomas Eiler på trommer. De tre musikere er velkendte navne på den danske jazzscene, og vil til denne musikgudstjenste spille både salmer og Olga Wittes moderne lydende kompositioner. Olga Witte er kirkeorganist, jazzpianist, musiketnolog og solistuddannet komponist fra Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium. Hun har modtaget Danmarks ældste jazzpris, Gaffelprisen 2023, med motivationen: 'Olgas engagement, virketrang og nysgerrighed har ført både hende og jazzen vidt omkring. Hun er en af nutidens musikere og arrangører, der bringer jazzen videre.' Jens Mikkel Madsen er solistuddannet bassist fra Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium. Han spiller kontra- og elbas i mange grupper, der dækker over forskellige genrer. Han er særligt kendt for sit orkester I Think You're Awesome. Thomas Eiler er solistuddannet trommeslager fra Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium. Han er en central musiker på avantgarde- og jazzscenen og medvirker bl.a. i bandet SVIN, Slowburn og Dancer. Førstnævnte en del af Statens Kunstfonds 'Den Unge Kunstneriske Elite'.

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