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Down Beat review
Nice review in Down Beat, April ’14 issue, of Jacob Anderskov:Strings, Percussion & Piano:
“Danish pianist-composer Jacob Anderskov has done the aesthetics-challenged world of so-called chamber jazz a huge favor with his latest album. A beautifully conceived set of music for an ensemble for three string players and piano and drums… Known commodities and concepts are reconsidered here. … at once earthy and cerebral. Throughout, the pianist’s own technical and expressive powers come through in measured, restrained doses. On this project, the leader surrenders to a dialogue of parts and a conceptualized whole, rather than seizing the solo spotlight. His role as composer and ensemble architect is paramount here. The results are impressive and gently groundbreaking.” **** (4 stars) —Josef Woodard, Down Beat, April 2014.
For full review, see:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4353067/DB_Strings_review_1404_66.pdf
Management announcement
Danish Music Awards Jazz 2013 – and the winner is…
DMA JAZZ: “Årets Danske Jazzkomponist 2013” (JAZZ COMPOSER OF THE YEAR 2013): Jacob Anderskov.
Thanks to everyone – especially all those that I forgot to mention in the speech…
Danish Music Awards Jazz 2013 – Nominees announced: 2 nominations for yours truly
Danish Music Awards Jazz 2013: 2 nominations for 2 different releases:
“Årets Danske Jazzkomponist” (Jazz composer of the year): Jacob Anderskov: “Granular Alchemy” (w. Agnostic Revelations: Chris Speed, Michael Formanek, Gerald Cleaver, J.A. – ILK), &
“Årets Danske Særudgivelse” (Special release of the year): Jacob Anderskov: ”Strings, Percussion & Piano” (Christine Pryn, Anette Slaatto, Ida Nørholm, Peter Bruun, J.A. – ILK)
Winners will be announced november 24th.
For videos of the 2 nominated ensembles, see the (new) video site…
Strings TV broadcast @ DRK 19/10
(TV-broadcast – in Danish:) TV udsendelse med uddrag af koncerten med Jacob Anderskov’s Strings, Percussion & Piano, live @ Betty Nansen Teatret, Juli 2013, samt interview med yours truly sendes på DR K 19. okt 2013, kl. 22.40… (med genudsendelser 22. okt kl. 14.35, 24. okt kl. 16.35, 29. okt kl. 13.55.) Video link offentliggøres her på siden derefter.
5 hearts in Politiken for “Strings..”
(review in Danish:) “… en fremragende indspilning … Nok er der tale om en klangligt fascinerende musik, skrevet og arrangeret af Anderskov med sans for æstetisk skønhed og melodisk følelse. Men den har i tilgift en grublende og knugende stemning, som vil mere end blot at behage. .. Pryn, Slaatto og Nørholm er som tørstige dyr, der drikker dybt af materialet og går i dialog med Anderskovs fabulerende klaverspil, mens pulsen kribler og bumler insektagtigt i Peter Bruuns slagtøj. .. Strygerarrangementet i den åndeløst smukke ’Waldhorn (This is a title, not a waldhorn)’ har næsten glimt af en inderlig Haydn. I den dragende ’Hungarian Conditions’ fornemmes Bartok og Bach i musikken. ’Impermanence I’ byder på rastløst virrende drama, og pladen munder ud i den lange, eftertænksomme meditation ’Post Industrial Stone Age’. Det hele opleves som en stærk og sammenhængende suite. Med denne gennemarbejdede musik føjer Jacob Anderskov en ny dimension til sin i forvejen knopskydende karriere, der også følges med interesse i det internationale jazzmiljø.” – 5 hjerter – CHRISTIAN MUNCH-HANSEN, Politiken
, 10.oktober 2013
“Strings, Percussion & Piano” OUT NOW
Finally, the exclusive album from Rainbow Studio is out.
Jacob Anderskov: Strings, Percussion & Piano (with Christine Pryn, violin, Anette Slaatto, viola, Ida Nørholm, cello, J.A., piano, Peter Bruun, drums). ILK 2013. CD, LP & digital. // For details/press, see: UK: JA_SP&P_Pressrelease_UK // DK: JA_SP&P_Pressrelease_DK. // For Audio, see AUDIO
Jacob Anderskov live, July 2013
Jacob Anderskov live activities in July 2013 now updated,
including Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Århus Jazz Festival.
See Calendar.
Strings CDs arrived, LP test press approved
J.A.’s Strings, Percussion & Piano album update: CDs have now arrived, LP test press is approved.
Release dates: DK: June 28th 2013. International: August 19th.
Formats: CD, LP-with-download-code, high resolution download, regular download & streaming. Stay tuned.