Norway's most well dressed band is back! After taking a break in 2004, The Real Thing is reunited, with three old and one new member. The Real Thing started in 1992 and quickly became a dominant factor in Scandinavian jazz, with its hard-swinging, organ-based soul jazz. In twelve years the band played more than 1000 concerts and sold over 50.000 CDs. The music was inspired by American greats like Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, George Benson and Wes Montgomery. The result was an extrovert blend of swing, blues, soul, latin and funk. The band built up a solid fan base. Organist Paul Wagnberg, guitarist Staffan William-Olsson, drummer Torstein Ellingsen (member 1995-98) and saxophonist Dave Edge (originally from England), are looking forward to lift 200 kg Hammond organ, and play both old and new repertoire!...
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Norway's most well dressed band is back! After taking a break in 2004, The Real Thing is reunited, with three old and one new member. The Real Thing started in 1992 and quickly became a dominant factor in Scandinavian jazz, with its hard-swinging, organ-based soul jazz. In twelve years the band played more than 1000 concerts and sold over 50.000 CDs. The music was inspired by American greats like Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, George Benson and Wes Montgomery. The result was an extrovert blend of swing, blues, soul, latin and funk. The band built up a solid fan base. Organist Paul Wagnberg, guitarist Staffan William-Olsson, drummer Torstein Ellingsen (member 1995-98) and saxophonist Dave Edge (originally from England), are looking forward to lift 200 kg Hammond organ, and play both old and new repertoire!
Denne velkendte norske kvartet betragtes og betegnes som nordmændenes fineste jazzorkester. Ikke kun på grund af musikken, men fordi orkestermedlemmerne altid iklæder sig smoking, når de går på scenen for at servere deres iørefaldende, alsidige og spændende musik – som de har gjort det med næsten samme besætning siden 1992.
The Real Thing spiller populær jazz og soul med en Hammond B3-baseret bund – og ja, det er en rigtig B3, som efterhånden er en sjældenhed. Det er Paul Wagnberg, der spiller orgel, og han står også for vokalerne i bandet. Staffan William-Olsson spiller guitar. Dave Edge betjener saxofon og fløjte, og så tager Hermund Nygård sig af trommerne.
Dave Edge er i øvrigt britisk og tidligere musiklærer på Paul McCartney’s musikskole i Liverpool. Nu underviser han i Norge. Staffan William-Olsson er oprindelig fra Sverige, så reelt er der kun to nordmænd i Norges fineste jazzband.
Musikken er både med swing og soul, og den er amerikansk inspireret med melodier fra og inspireret af bl.a. Jimmy Smith, George Benson, Jack McDuff og Wes Montgomery. Det bliver til swing, soul, blues, latin og funk i The Real Things versioner, og kvartetten er kendt for altid at præsentere et højt internationalt niveau, der har givet dem en fanskare, som rækker langt ud over ”jazzmenigheden”.
Der bliver mulighed for at bestille billetter på hjemmesiden www.jazzens-venner.com
Event organized by Jazzens Venner Randers
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