April Records

If you attend Cecilie Strange's concert at Den Sorte Diamant - Det Kgl. Bibliotek today at 16:00, be the first to catch a copy of the new edition of 'Blue' on blue vinyl!

Other April Rec. artist at Copenhagen Jazz Festival today Friday 11th:

Tigeroak at Halmtorvet 9 -15:00
Jakob Dinesen Trio at Sofies Jazz Klub - 15:00
ALAWARI at Lindevagnsparken -16:00
Emil de Waal+ Ljunggren, Hemmer & Banks at Mojo Blues Bar - 19:00
Dawda Jobarteh / Stefan Pasborg - Duo + Michael Blicher at Enghave Plads 9 -19:00
Morten Schantz Segment at Kayak Bar - 20:00
Jakob Dinesen 4 at Sofies Jazz Klub - 21:00
O T O O T O at DR Koncerthuset Studio 2 - 21:00
A Plane To Catch at Charlie Scotts Bar - 21:00
Anders Malta at Lunden - Spiseri, Bar & Scene - 21:15

April Records artists at Copenhagen Jazz Festival from Thursday July 4th to Sunday July 7th:
4th at 19:00 A Plane To Catch - Kayak Bar
5th at 17:00 Human Being Human - HUSET, Gårdhaven
5th at 17:00 Jeppe Zacho - artist page - Charlie Scotts Bar
5th at 19:00 David Miilmann Group - Byhaven Pumpehuset
5th at 20:00 Nana Rashid - Bremen Teater (Few tickets)
5th at 20:00 The Supreme Court - Søhesten
6th at 15:00 Jakob Dinesen - Sofies Jazz Klub
6th at 15:00 ALAWARI - Balders Plads
6th at 19:00 A Plane To Catch - Studenterhuset
6th at 20:00 Emil de Waal+ - Hotel Cecil (Fire Øjne, album release)
7th at 19:00 Rasmus Sørensen - KLEIN kbh
7th at 21:00 Anders Malta Almost Big Band - Christiania Jazz Club & Børneteater

5th of July the release of Emil de Waal+'s 'Fire Øjne'!
6th of July the release concert and part at Hotel Cecil 20:00!
https://www.facebook.com/share/sB1wX6aC6gWjHP9B/

Fire Øjne features:
Emil de Waal: Drums, Electronics, Programming, Sonic Treatments, Flute, Water and Percussion
Fredrik Lundin: Bass Flute (A1) and Barytone Saxophone (B4)
Rasmus Oppenhagen Krogh: Electric Guitar (A2, B3)
Cecilie Strange : Tenor Saxophone (A3, B2)
Henriette Groth: Prepared Piano (A5) and Clarinet (B1)
Susan Alcorn: Pedal Steel Guitar (B5)

Mixed and Co-produced by August Wanngren at Virkeligheden
Mastered by John Fomsgaard at Karmacrew
Cover photos by genskin creative studio
Cover design by Enrico Andreis
Liner notes by Tim Larsen / Jazz Views

Pre-order digital:
https://orcd.co/emil_de_waal-fire_oejne_album
Preorder vinyl and/or CD:
https://emildewaal.bandcamp.com/album/fire-jne

In Greek mythology, the "Silver Age" was the period when people lived like children, free and happy, for a hundred years!
'Silver Age' is also the title of OTOOTO's new single, which will be released on Friday 5 July! https://orcd.co/otooto-silver_age

Guest star on ‘Silver Age’ and on OTOOTO’s upcoming 3rd album is Sofie Birch who contributes with guitars, synths and soundscapes, and she is also the albums producer
Single artwork is made by Signe Bagger who will also make the artwork for the upcoming singles and album!

O T O O T O will play DR Koncerthuset, Studio 2, Thursday 11th of July as part of Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Be the first to hear the new songs live!

Introducing Anders Malta Almost Big Band, the debut album, is almost ready to fly! But 'Ouverture', the single, lands on Friday 5th of July!
https://orcd.co/anders_malta_almost-big_band-ouverture

During Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2024 Anders Malta Almost Big Band can be experienced at:
Christiania Jazz Club & Børneteater Sunday 7th of July 21:00
Halmtorvet 9 Sunday 14th of July 14.00

The album will be released 23rd of August and can be preordered digitally:
https://orcd.co/anders_malta_almost_big_band-ouverture
And on CD and/or vinyl at Bandcamp:
https://andersmalta.bandcamp.com/album/introducing

5th of July - Jeppe Zacho release his new single 'Rhytopia'!
https://orcd.co/jeppe_zacho-rhytopia
Copenhagen Jazz Festival:
5th of July - Zacho play with his quintet at Charlie Scotts Bar 17:00
11th of July - Jeppe Zacho Quintet at HUSET, Gårdhaven 17:00
12th of July - Jeppe Zacho Quartet at Maven - Restaurant & vinbar 17:30
13th of July - Zacho / Bornø Duo at Restaurant Under Uret 17:00

Introducing Jeppe Zacho on vinyl and CD:
https://jeppezacho.bandcamp.com/album/introducing

5th of July - Nana Rashid open Copenhagen Jazz Festival at Bremen Teater 20:00
21th of July - Nana Rashid play JAZZ IN MARCIAC festival, France 15:00

More festival shows comes up in August and September before the Music for Betty tour continues in October and November!

Music For Betty on vinyl and/or CD:
https://nanarashid.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-betty

The Danish Magazine 'ALT For Damerne' recomends it all 🙏

28th of June - Tigeroak on the frontpage of All That magazine.
3rd of July - Tigeroak live at Roskilde Festival - Eos 14:45
11th of July - Tigeroak live at Copenhagen Jazz Festival - Halmtorvet 9 15:00
19th of July - Tigeroak live at Aarhus Jazz Festival - A-Huset Institut for (X), Godsbanen, Aarhus 21:00

Latest Tigeroak release 'Stay Close' (EP, digital only):
https://orcd.co/tigeroak-stay_close
Latest on CD and vinyl 'Living and Living':
https://tigeroak.bandcamp.com/album/living-and-living

Antonio Dayyani Musik's interpretation of the traditional Swedish/Nordic folk song 'Vem kan segla förutan vind?' (Who can sail without the wind?) is the second single from his upcoming album 'Trop Op', and will be released on Friday 28th of June!
https://orcd.co/antonio_dayyani-vem_kan_segla_forutan_vind

Referring to both the song and the album as such, Dayyani himself says:
"“I’m completely in love with the message of the lyrics in this tune. Nobody’s able to sail without the wind, or as I understand it: we need each other. That’s what we’re trying to communicate without words here, and that’s also why I wanted it to be part of this album, because the album itself is a celebration of/dedication to all our human communities.”

Antonio Dayyani Sextet (Antonio Dayyani (drums), Cahlo Heyman Krill (guitars), Magnus Munk Tækker (pedal steel), Andrea Maagaard (piano), Harald Hagelskjær (double bass), Jon Askjær (trumpet, flugelhorn)) play July 10th at H15 SCENE (Copenhagen Jazz Festival) and July 13th at HeadQuarters (Aarhus Jazz Festival)!

Mr. Well Dressed is A Plane To Catch's homage to legendary trumpet player Roy Hargrove.
Mr. Well Dressed is also the first single from A Plane To Catch' upcoming 2nd album 'Soul Piece' and will be released Friday 28th of June 2024.
https://orcd.co/a_plane_to_catch-mr_well_dressed

A Plane to Catch plays several shows at Copenhagen Jazz Festival:
4th of July - Kayak Bar, 6th of July - Studenterhuset, 11th of July - Charlie Scotts Bar and 13th of July - Roots & Jazz, Den Røde Plads, so there will be many opportunities to check out the new songs as well as the one's from the previous album, 'Moko Jumbie'!
https://aplanetocatch.bandcamp.com/album/moko-jumbie

Ps. 'Soul Piece', the album, is set for release in October 2024.

Congratulations to Gustaf Ljunggren - Musik who turns 50 years today!

In the Danish daily news paper Politiken' birthday portrait they write he doesn't play crumhorn or bagpipes yet, but for those of you who can settle for stringed instruments and other various horns it will be several opportunities to experience Ljunggren in the upcoming jazzfestivals both in Copenhagen and Aarhus. Many of them together with his partner in crime, Emil de Waal, not least at Enghave Plads 9, 10th of July, and Den Sorte Diamant - Det Kgl. Bibliotek on the 12th as part of Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

On April Records we have so far released two of his albums, 'Floreana' together with Skúli Sverrisson and Gustaf Ljunggren/Emil de Waal's 'Stockholm København'.
https://orcd.co/gustaf_ljunggren-with-skuli_sverrisson-floreana
https://orcd.co/ljunggren_waal-stockholm_koebenhavn

Find the vinyl and Cd on Bandcamp!

Rumours says the new Ljunggren/Waal album will be released early 2025!
Expect some singles in the autumn, stay tuned :-)

It's only a few days before Emil de Waal+'s new solo album, 'Fire Øjne', will be released.
The album contains 7 of Emil's own compositions and 3 covers, all played as duets with the guest stars Cecilie Strange (saxophone), Rasmus Oppenhagen Krogh (guitar), Henriette Groth (piano & clarinet), Fredrik Lundin (flute & saxophone), Susan Alcorn Lobato (pedal steel).
July 5th 2024 is the day! Be prepared digitally https://orcd.co/emil_de_waal-fire_oejne_album or physical https://emildewaal.bandcamp.com/album/fire-jne

July 6th the release concert take place at Hotel Cecil as part of Copenhagen Jazz Festival! https://www.facebook.com/share/ddJa1J5dCQh1RBtk/

Hey, Superhero!
First single from the supertrio Daniel Sommer (DK), Arve Henriksen (N) and Johannes Lundberg (SE) will be released when the Thursday 20th becomes Friday 21st of June!
https://orcd.co/sommer_henriksen_lundberg-hey_superhero

Kalaha update:
Tomorrow, Friday 21st of June, the venue, bar and cafe Studenterhuset turns 40 years!
The occasion will be celebrated and Kalaha will kick off the party at 19:15!

Wednesday 3rd of July, Kalaha feat. Hilal Kaya (hilalkayamusic) play an afternoon show at Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg!

Monday 8th of July, Kalaha as part of Copenhagen Jazz Festival play at Roots & Jazz, Den Røde Plads at 16:30! https://www.facebook.com/events/444432991548420

Saturday, 20th of July, Kalaha play at Jazzhouse, Musik i Lejet!

If you (still) wonder how Kalaha sounds like live, check out GAFFA Danmark' review of their concert at SPOT Festival earlier this year:
https://gaffa.dk/anmeldelser/2024/maj/koncerter/kalaha-spot-festival-030524/

And their last album 'Nord Havn' you find in you local record store or at Bandcamp:
https://kalahamusic.bandcamp.com/album/nord-havn

Like All That magazine says in their review: "Faktisk tror jeg ikke Kalaha nogensinde har lydt bedre." 🙏
https://allthat.dk/kalaha-nord-havn/

'Drømmen' (The Dream), Blåly' new single, will hit you at midnight!

Be prepared: https://orcd.co/blaaly-droemmen

Barbara Fiig: piano
Johan Kjær Houver: bass
Timon Matern: drums

April Records Record label founded in 1994

Experience Jesper Thorn and the crew from the recordings of the 'Dragør' album live at Amagerbro Jazz on Friday 21st of June at 19:30!

Same day we also release Jesper Thorn' new single Down Down Up. The song is composed by Marc Méan who comes all the way from Zürich and play the piano and other keys on Friday.
Preorder: https://orcd.co/jesper-thorn-down_down_up

'Dragør' on vinyl and CD can be ordered at Bandcamp:
https://jesperthorn.bandcamp.com/album/drag-r

The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, May 2024
Arild Andersen/Daniel Sommer /Rob Luft - 'As time passes'!
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-jazz/the-best-jazz-on-bandcamp-may-2024

Also thanks to Presto Music for choosing 'As time passes' as album of the week 17th of May!
https://www.prestomusic.com/jazz/articles/5929--recording-of-the-week-arild-andersen-daniel-sommer-rob-luft-as-time-passes

Jazz Views, UK has reviewed Christian Holm-Svendsen's debut album 'Totem' which ends with the words:
"I have tried making comparisons to who Christian Holm-Svendsen sounds like. I hear glimpses of Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, even the quieter moments from Dexter Gordon, but, none of that really matters. He already has his own voice. I think it will be amazing to hear what he gives us in the future." (Thanks Tim Larsen🙏)
https://jazzviews.net/christian-holm-svendsen-with-daniel-sommer-mariusz-prasniewski-totem/

On Friday, June 7th, it's possible to hear for yourself, and make your own opinion when the album hits rest of the world:
Digital: https://orcd.co/christian_holm_svendsen-totem
Physical: https://christianholm-svendsen.bandcamp.com/album/totem

Emilie Lenau Klint created the artwork 🙏

Christian Holm-Svendsen: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone & Clarinet
Mariusz Prásniewski: Double Bass
Daniel Sommer: Drums

“Jobarteh and Pasborg travel like brothers in a jubilant union of extremes and explosive, instant composition... This is conversation, challenge and kinship in music at its best” - David Fricke, USA 🙏

"Now these two contemporary masters of a new millennium, Dawda Jobarteh and Stefan Pasborg, lets North and South meet in a rare sort of alchemy, which was born and blended in Denmark and played out Live at a Finnish festival.
It is bold and fresh and bound to take you on a trip."
Torben Holleufer, DK 🙏

Dawda Jobarteh / Stefan Pasborg - Duo second release show for their album 'Live in Turku' will take place at Erlings Jazz- & Ølbar, Aarhus on Wednesday, June 5th!

Find the album in your local record store or at Bandcamp:
https://dawdajobartehstefanpasborg.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-turku
(CD and vinyl will also be available at the live shows.)

And thanks to Aske Luntang-Banke for the live photos on the cover. They were shot at a live show at Søhesten in Copenhagen.

The countdown for Blåly' debutalbum starts on Friday 31st of may, when their single 'Hoppet' will be released!
https://orcd.co/blaaly-hoppet
'Hoppet' is Swedish and means 'The Hope', but it's also the name of the remote farm in the Swedish woods the pianist Barbara Fiig and her family regularly use as their retreat.
The song reflects the tranquility the place gives!

Album of the week at skjazz.sk 'As Time Passes'!!!
https://skjazz.sk/news/showNew/cd-arild-andersen-daniel-sommer-rob-luft-as-time-passes?
"I highly recommend this album and its beauty, created by combining experience and fresh new perspectives!" Thanks Patrick Španko!

And thanks to:
Mads Mølgaard Helbæk for the recordings and mix!
John Fomsgaard at Karmacrew for the mastering!
Martin Aalykke Kristensen / Can Family for the artwork!
Hreinn Gudlaugsson for the photos!
Enrico Andreis for the cover design!

And of course:
Rob Luft for the guitar!
Daniel Sommer for the drums!
Arild Andersen for the bass!

CD and/or vinyl:
https://danielsommer.bandcamp.com/album/as-time-passes

It's almost a year since Cecilie Strange' last album 'Beyond' was released. An album which received a Presto Music award as the Jazz recording of the year 2023, and was nominated to a Danish Music Award as the Jazz release of the year. Strange also received a nomination as the Jazz composer of the year 2023!
https://orcd.co/cecilie_strange-beyond

The Danish summer festival season is coming up and the first bigger one is Jelling Musikfestival. It's not a jazz festival, but Jelling is the town where Cecilie grew up, so a very nice way to pay tribute to her.
During Copenhagen Jazz Festival Cecilie will do her own headliner show in front of Den Sorte Diamant - Det Kgl. Bibliotek, but can also be experienced as part of TINGO - Kvartetten fra Verdens Ende and as co-star at Rumpistol and Emil de Waal+ shows!
1st of August Cecilie Strange will perform at Ærø Jazz Festival.

Experience the music from 'Beyond' live on the mentioned festivals or on CD or vinyl:
https://ceciliestrange.bandcamp.com/album/beyond

'Regnvejrssang' (or in English 'Rainy Day Song') is the last single before Emil de Waal+ release his new solo album!
https://orcd.co/emil_de_waal-regnvejrssang

Refering to the title, the timing could have been better, because in Scandinavia we're experience the most wonderful sunny days at the moment. Weather forecast says heavy rain the night before the release though, Friday 24th of May!

Anyway, 'Regnvejrssang' was composed by Hans Henrik Ley to the Danish cartoon Cirkeline in the 1970ies and originally sung by children. But in this version de Waal focus on the melancholy underneath and let Fredrik Lundin play the beautiful melody on his bass flute (not the sax on the picture) accompanied by his whiskers.

Album release will be 5th of July and be prepared for a bigger release event during Copenhagen Jazz Festival!

A few weeks ago, composer and drummer Antonio Dayyani Musik agreed with April Records that they would release his and his sextet' new album!
The first single from the album 'Stjerner over Vercors' (Stars above the Vercors) will be released Friday 24th of May.
https://orcd.co/antonio_dayyani-stjerner_over_vercors

The song is written by Dayyani during a Workaway-stay in the middle of the Vercors mountains in France, and he says: “Every night there was this tremendous number of stars above the rock-formations, and it was such a beautiful view that will never leave my memory. I think we managed to capture some of that scenery in this song.”

The sextet:
Antonio Dayyani: Drums
Cahlo Heyman Krill: Guitars
Magnus Munk Tækker: Pedal Steel
Andrea Maagaard: Piano
Harald Hagelskjær: Double Bass
Jon Askjær: Trumpet, Flugelhorn

The album is set for release September 2024.

Dawda Jobarteh / Stefan Pasborg - Duo' album 'Live in Turku' arrives tomorrow, Friday 17th of May, and on Saturday 18 experience the duo live at ALICE cph in Stairway where the release concert will take place at 20:00 hours!

Release concert: https://www.facebook.com/share/t7k8ccoqH3U3dSXF/

Music: https://orcd.co/dawda_jobarteh_and_stefan_pasborg-live-in_turku

Jazznyt.blogspot.com, DK about the new Lis Wessberg album 'Twain Walking':
"Twain Walking er et album, der ikke minder om noget andet i dansk jazz. Wessbergs originale take på jazz, rock, ambient og elektronik er er fedt bekendtskab." 🙏
(Twain Walking is an album that is unlike anything else in Danish jazz. Wessberg's original take on jazz, rock, ambient and electronica is a cool acquaintance)
https://jazznyt.blogspot.com/2024/05/lis-wessberg-twain-walking-april.html?

CD & vinyl:
https://liswessberg.bandcamp.com/album/twain-walking

Album der Woche bei Jazz-fun.de:
Arild Andersen / Daniel Sommer /Rob Luft 'As Time Passes'!
" jazz-fun`s recap:
Musik, die sowohl die Zuhörer als auch die Musiker, die sie spielen, glücklich macht. Die erzählerischen Improvisationen aller beteiligten Künstler sind ein wahres Feuerwerk. Die Songs sind locker strukturiert, balancieren zwischen reflektierendem Free Jazz und Mainstream-Modalität und ergeben zusammen ein großartiges Album! Wunderbare, emotionale Musik!" 🙏
https://www.jazz-fun.de/arild-andersen-daniel-sommer-rob-luft-as-time-passes.html?

Vinyl and CD: https://danielsommer.bandcamp.com/album/as-time-passes

We are pleased and proud to announce that we have teamed up with Oilly Wallace (saxophone) and Johannes Blöndal Wamberg (guitar)! New material and recordings will be announced shortly😀

Little North

Upcoming Sundays Little North will post and share videos from their live album. First one is "Both Sides".
Follow Little North and keep updated.

https://orcd.co/little_north-little_north

Dear people!

Every Sunday for the next 6 weeks we will be sharing a video from the Live Album.

The first one is 'Both Sides'

Vitality and apathy, firmness and softness, the unnoticeable duality of lived life. 'Both Sides' articulates a quarrel of two opposing sides, a deep melody contrasting a forcefull ostinato in the piano. Soft bass improvisation in 6/8 offers a soothing but firm argument to the energetic thoughtful statements in 7/8 from the piano. In the end, all things must acknowledge compromise to coexist.

Listen: https://orcd.co/little_north-little_north

Watch in full quality: https://youtu.be/wwvbvHyzYuM

Vinyl/CD: https://littlenorth.bandcamp.com

Video & edit by Alexander Mackenzie
Venue: Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen

Little North || April Records