Clapper blander lyden af gospelmusik fra den amerikanske vestkyst med moderne fusionsjazz. Et splinternyt skud på stammen af unikke Aarhusianske med iver for fornyelse inden for jazzgenren. De fire musikere er ikke nye på scenen.
Flere af dem har spillet sammen i mange år, bl.a. i bandet Abekejser og er desuden kendt fra grupper som Hvalfugl, Karmen Rõivassepp Quartet, Bangin’ Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet, m.fl.

”Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny”, sådan sagde Frank Zappa i 1973. En tid hvor jazzen søgte blandinger med andre genrer i håb om videreudvikling. Her, næsten 50 år senere, er jazzscenen mere divers end nogensinde før. Jazzen lugter i dag af alt fra rock, hip-hop, folkemusik, techno, pop, og en blanding af det hele. Er det overhovedet jazz længere? For de fire gode kammerater i Clapper betyder det ikke så meget hvad man kalder det. Det eneste, der betyder noget er, at det lugter godt og lyder fedt!

”For os er det ikke vigtigt at leve op til noget genre ideal”, siger guitarist Jeppe Lavsen.

”Vi mødes og leger og improviserer over nogle musikalske idéer vi synes lyder fedt. Vi har spillet sammen i så mange år, at vi lynhurtigt finder ind i et fælles univers når vi spiller. Og så handler det bare om at sortere og vælge de fedeste idéer ud”.

Et nyfødt projekt i erfarne hænder. Clapper består af fire unge aarhusianske musikere der alle spiller med i andre projekter. De fire musikere er:
Frederik Emil Bülow: Trommer
Adrian Christensen: Bas
Jeppe Lavsen: Guitar
Malthe Jepsen: Piano & Rhodes


ENG:
Clapper mixes the sound of gospel music from the American west coast with modern fusion jazz. A brand new shot at the tribe of unique Aarhusians with a zeal for renewal within the jazz genre. The four musicians are not new to the scene.
Several of them have played together for many years, i.a. in the band Abekejser and are also known from groups such as Hvalfugl, Karmen Rõivassepp Quartet, Bangin' Bülow's Nice Jazz Quartet, etc.

"Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny", so said Frank Zappa in 1973. A time when jazz sought mixtures with other genres in the hope of further development. Here, almost 50 years later, the jazz scene is more diverse than ever before. Today jazz smells like everything from rock, hip-hop, folk music, techno, pop, and a mixture of it all. Is it even jazz anymore? For the four good friends in Clapper, it doesn't matter so much what you call it. All that matters is that it smells good and sounds great!

"For us it is not important to live up to any genre ideal", says guitarist Jeppe Lavsen.

"We meet and play and improvise over some musical ideas we think sound great. We have played together for so many years that we quickly find our way into a common universe when we play. And then it's just a matter of sorting and selecting the coolest ideas".

A newborn project in experienced hands. Clapper consists of four young musicians from Aarhus who all play in other projects. The four musicians are:
Frederik Emil Bülow: Drums
Adrian Christensen: Bass
Jeppe Lavsen: Guitar
Malthe Jepsen: Piano & Rhodes