An Aarhus jazz legend opens Aarhus Jazz Festival as part of a new duo Jens Klüver, former bandleader and artistic director of Klüvers Big Band for 35 years, now known as Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, is once again active as a musician and regularly performs with his own bands and as a guest conductor and soloist in big bands all over Denmark. For more than 30 years, Jens Klüver has created jazz experiences at Aarhus Jazz Festival, including by establishing the popular concert series in Ridehuset, 'Ridehuset Swings', which among today's most important events during the festival. Jens Klüver lists three requirements for a festive night: jazz with swing, good food, and good red wine. Additionally, he has a knack for professional, up-and-coming musicians, such as Esben Tjalve, who moved to Aarhus after 16 years in London. Esben Tjalve is a jazz pianist and composer. He earned a bachelor's degree at the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 and later a master's in composition from The Guildhall School of Music. During his London years, he composed music for the BBC, Universal, and EMI, and was active on the English jazz scene with bands such as Henrik Jensen Followed by Thirteen, James Allsopp, Rory Simmons (Jamie Cullum) and singer such as Cecilia Stalin and Kristina Train (singer on Herbie Hancock's Imagine project). In 2017, Esben Tjalve took to the studio with his band Red Kite with musicians from different European countries. the CD was released right before the 2017 jazz festival and received the following praises: “Tjalve’s writing is intelligent and consistently interesting with rich colours and textures but there’s an engaging spikiness about the music too that seems to draw its inspiration from contemporary American jazz developments.” (The Jazz Mann). "Tjalve's accessible but knotty playing pulls in every listener". (Alyn Shipton)....
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An Aarhus jazz legend opens Aarhus Jazz Festival as part of a new duo Jens Klüver, former bandleader and artistic director of Klüvers Big Band for 35 years, now known as Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, is once again active as a musician and regularly performs with his own bands and as a guest conductor and soloist in big bands all over Denmark. For more than 30 years, Jens Klüver has created jazz experiences at Aarhus Jazz Festival, including by establishing the popular concert series in Ridehuset, 'Ridehuset Swings', which among today's most important events during the festival. Jens Klüver lists three requirements for a festive night: jazz with swing, good food, and good red wine. Additionally, he has a knack for professional, up-and-coming musicians, such as Esben Tjalve, who moved to Aarhus after 16 years in London. Esben Tjalve is a jazz pianist and composer. He earned a bachelor's degree at the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 and later a master's in composition from The Guildhall School of Music. During his London years, he composed music for the BBC, Universal, and EMI, and was active on the English jazz scene with bands such as Henrik Jensen Followed by Thirteen, James Allsopp, Rory Simmons (Jamie Cullum) and singer such as Cecilia Stalin and Kristina Train (singer on Herbie Hancock's Imagine project). In 2017, Esben Tjalve took to the studio with his band Red Kite with musicians from different European countries. the CD was released right before the 2017 jazz festival and received the following praises: “Tjalve’s writing is intelligent and consistently interesting with rich colours and textures but there’s an engaging spikiness about the music too that seems to draw its inspiration from contemporary American jazz developments.” (The Jazz Mann). "Tjalve's accessible but knotty playing pulls in every listener". (Alyn Shipton).
Aarhusiansk jazzlegende åbner Aarhus Jazz Festival som del af ny duo Jens Klüver, tidligere kapelmester og kunstnerisk leder af Klüvers Big Band gennem 35 år, i dag Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, er igen aktiv som musiker og optræder jævnligt med egne grupper og som gæstedirigent og solist med bigbands rundt om i Danmark. Jens Klüver har gennem 30 år stået bag jazzoplevelser på Aarhus Jazz Festival, blandt andet med etablering af de populære koncerter i Ridehuset, ”Ridehuset Swinger”, der også i dag er en af de vigtigste begivenheder under festivalen. Jens Klüver har tre krav til en festlig aften: Jazz, der swinger, god mad og god rødvin. Derudover har han et godt øje til professionelle, nytilkomne musikere – som Esben Tjalve, der efter 16 år i London valgte at flytte til Aarhus. Esben Tjalve er jazzpianist og komponist. Han blev bachelor fra Royal Academy of Music i 2004 og tog senere en master i komposition fra the Guildhall School of Music. I London-perioden komponerede han musik for BBC, Universal samt EMI og var aktiv på den engelske jazzscene med bands som Henrik Jensen Followed by Thirteen, James Allsopp, Rory Simmons (Jamie Cullum) og sangere som Cecilia Stalin og Kristina Train (sanger på Herbie Hancocks Imagine-projekt). Esben Tjalve gik i 2017 i studiet med sit band Red Kite med musikere fra forskellige europæiske lande. CD'en blev udgivet op til jazzfestivalen i 2017 og fik følgende ord med på vejen: “Tjalve’s writing is intelligent and consistently interesting with rich colours and textures but there’s an engaging spikiness about the music too that seems to draw its inspiration from contemporary American jazz developments.” (The Jazz Mann). "Tjalve's accessible but knotty playing pulls in every listener". (Alyn Shipton).
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