Jan Harbeck is today one of Denmark’s most in-demand saxophonists, with several awards to his name, including Jazz Album of the Year and the prestigious Ben Webster Prize. He performs with a wide range of orchestras, including Niels Jørgen Steen's Monday Night Big Band, Tivoli Big Band, and Copenhagen Jazz Orchestra.
Bassist Eske Nørrelykke is one of the most distinctive voices on his instrument in Denmark. He has a unique and minimalist playing style that strongly shapes the overall sound of the trio.
Drummer Espen Laub von Lillienskjold combines raw swing and groove with finesse and subtlety. His playing is always nuanced and tailored to the overall sound, and his virtuoso drumming is in a class of its own.
Music editor Thomas Michelsen gave five hearts in Politiken to a concert with Jan Harbeck at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival: “Bandleader Harbeck himself demonstrated that there is simply no one who can infuse a jazz ballad with soul like he can,” and earlier in the same newspaper one could read that… “the tenor saxophone is the very sound of jazz. The soul of the genre. Once we had Ben Webster in Copenhagen to bring that soul to life. Today we have Jan Harbeck.”
LINE UP
Jan Harbeck: tenor saxophone
Eske Nørrelykke: bass
Espen Laub von Lillienskjold: drums
Program
18:00: Communal long-table dinner (available for purchase / optional add-on)
20.00: Concert
Jan Harbeck is today one of Denmark’s most in-demand saxophonists, with several awards to his name, including Jazz Album of the Year and the prestigious Ben Webster Prize. He performs with a wide range of orchestras, including Niels Jørgen Steen's Monday Night Big Band, Tivoli Big Band, and Copenhagen Jazz Orchestra.
Bassist Eske Nørrelykke is one of the most distinctive voices on his instrument in Denmark. He has a unique and minimalist playing style that strongly shapes the overall sound of the trio.
Drummer Espen Laub von Lillienskjold combines raw swing and groove with finesse and subtlety. His playing is always nuanced and tailored to the overall sound, and his virtuoso drumming is in a class of its own.
Music editor Thomas Michelsen gave five hearts in Politiken to a concert with Jan Harbeck at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival: “Bandleader Harbeck himself demonstrated that there is simply no one who can infuse a jazz ballad with soul like he can,” and earlier in the same newspaper one could read that… “the tenor saxophone is the very sound of jazz. The soul of the genre. Once we had Ben Webster in Copenhagen to bring that soul to life. Today we have Jan Harbeck.”