Oplev den dansk-norsk-svenske sangerinde, Cathrine Legardh, puste liv i en håndfuld nøje udvalgte nordiske numre. Med sig har hun sine faste musikklipper, pianist Jacob Christoffersen og bassist Jesper Thorn - foruden violinist og mundharpenist Alexander Kraglund.

Der vil være ældre nordisk musik (Wresviijk, Taube, Riedel, Bo Kaspers m.fl.) såvel som nye sange fra Legardhs egen hånd - inkl. tonesatte digterier af de to Tover (hhv. Jansson og Ditlevsen). Herudover vil en lille håndfuld helt nye vintersange se dagens lys, når vokalensemblet og naturkoret Kvindeklang vejen forbi.

LINEUP

Cathrine Legardh (vokal)
Jacob Christoffersen (piano)
Jesper Thorn (bas)
Kraglund (violin + mundharpe

+ Kvindeklang under ledelse af Legardh

CATHRINE LEGARDH (f. 1973) dansk jazzvokalist og komponist med svensk/norsk familiebaggrund. Uddannet musiklærer men forlod lærergerningen i 2006. Har udgivet syv albums på det hæderkronede jazz-label Storyville Records, har turneret flittigt i ind og udland. Hun dyrker særligt den nordiske tone, både, når hun hylder det svenske jazzikon, Monica Zetterlund, såvel som den danske digter, Tove Ditlevsen. Herudover optræder hun i børnejazzorkestret NullerNix og har i den henseende udgivet to albums og en bog samt udarbejdet undervisningsmaterialer for musikforlaget Wilhelm Hansen. Legardh har været nomineret til Music Awards tre gange - både her til lands og i Island - ifm. sit samarbejde med komponist / saxofonist Sigurður Flosason. Senest blev det dansksprogede album ‘Stilhed & Storm’ (Storyville, juni 2023) nomineret til ’Jazz Album of the Year’ ved Icelandic Music Awards i marts 2024. www.legardh.dk

JACOB CHRISTOFFERSEN (f. 1967)
dansk jazzmusiker; pianist og komponist. Han optræder som solist med eget orkester; JC Trio, såvel som 'sideman' i et utal af bandkonstellationer samt på over 100 indspilninger. Han blev i 2013 tildelt Ben Webster Prisen. Han har gennem tiden optrådt med bl.a.: Majbritte Ulrikkenholm, Hanne Boel, Søs Fenger, Sanne Salomonsen, Anne Dorte Michelsen og sidst men ikke mindst Shu-bi-dua – for hvilken han spillede keyboard fra 2001-2011. I jazz-sammenhæng har han spillet med bl.a. Curtis Stigers, James Moody, Kenny Washington, Gregory Hutchinson, Jeff ’Tain’ Watts, Joey Baron, Billy Hart, Jimmy Cobb, John Abercrombie, Scott Colley, Till Brönner, DR Big Band, Alex Riel, Chris Minh Doky, Lars Møller, Kristian Jørgensen, Lennart Ginman, Cathrine Legardh, Hans Ulrik, Tomas Franck, Jesper Thilo, Bo Stief, Jesper Lundgaard, Jens Winther, Anders Bergcrantz, Peter Asplund samt som trofast pianist gennem mange år for jazzsangerinden, Sinne Eeg. www.jacobchristoffersen.com

JESPER THORN (f. 1979)
dansk kontrabassist og komponist. Han dimitterede fra Rytmekonservatoriet i København i 2011 og har desuden studeret i New York med bl.a. Ralph Alessi, Marc Helias, John Hébert og Eric McPherson. Han har fungeret som ’sideman’ for bl.a. Palle Mikkelborg, Lars Jansson, Alex Riel, Jørgen Leth og digteren, Søren Ulrik Thomsen. Han har modtaget flere legater og priser - vandt en DMA i kategorien Årets Jazzkomponist i 2022 og blev tillige nomineret ved DMA til Årets Jazzudgivelse i 2024. www.jesperthorn.com

ALEXANDER KRAGLUND (f. 1985) dimitterede fra Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium i 2011 med violin som hovedfag. Med en sjælden musikalitet og et medrivende spil har han begejstret publikum i både ind- og udland. Hans dybe kendskab til den brasilianske musik er blevet omdrejningspunktet i et musikerskab, som i det hele taget favner bredt. Udover at have spillet med en lang række af Brasiliens ypperste instrumentalister, heriblandt Rogerio Souza, Celso de Almeida og Mauricio Carrilho har Alexander medvirket på over 50 udgivelser med navne som Lee Ritenour, Christian McBride, Jonas Johansen. Herudover har han samarbejdet med bl.a. Jakob Venndt, Jeppe Holst og med den brasilianske bassist Romulo Duarte, foruden guitaristen Jacob Fischer, med hvilken han i 2023 hyldede de to mestre Svend Asmussen og Toots Thielemans. Udover violin mestrer Alexander kromatisk mundharpe, bratsch, klaver…

KVINDEKLANG - MED NATUREN I HJERTET
Vi skal ligeledes lægge ører til et helt nyt kor – nemlig Vokalensemblet KVINDEKLANG, som består af 20 dedikerede sangere, som arbejder auditivt og intuitivt - uden noder og nedskrevne stemmer. Under trækronerne arrangeres al musikken – og nye sange bliver til - i samspil med omgivelserne, vejret og årstiden. Repertoiret består af nordiske viser, hymner, folkemusik, jazz og ikke mindst originalmusik. En håndfuld af sangene er helt nye – skrevet og arrangeret særligt til koret - af Cathrine Legardh, som har stiftet og er leder af koret.

ENGLISH:

Experience the Danish-Norwegian-Swedish singer Cathrine Legardh breathe life into a handful of carefully selected Nordic songs. She is joined by her two steadfast musical companions: pianist Jacob Christoffersen and bassist Jesper Thorn _ plus violinist and chromatic harmonica player Alexander Kraglund. The repertoire spans both older and newer music (Wresviijk, Taube, Riedel, Zetterlund, Bo Kaspers, among others), as well as Legardh’s own settings of poems by the two Toves (Jansson and Ditlevsen). In addition, a small collection of brand-new winter songs will see the light of day when Legardh's vocal ensemble Kvindeklang drops by. Kvindeklang is a smaller ensemble led by Legardh – one might call it “Nordic female power and harmony – with nature at heart.” www.legardh.dk

LINEUP

Cathrine Legardh (voice)
Jacob Christoffersen (piano)
Jesper Thorn (bass)
Alexander Kraglund (violin + mouthaccordeon)
+ Guests

“Legardh sings with style, authority and credibility..” *****BERLINGSKE, Kjeld Frandsen

“In ringing Swedish and with a sensually warm voice, she makes the songs her own.” ****Ivan Rod

REVIEWS:
‘Extremely charming and extremely characteristic…’ ♥♥♥♥♥ POLITIKEN (DK)

‘Personal and versatile, absolutely enchanting. There is something wonderfully captivating about Legardh’s voice” JAZZSPECIAL (DK)

‘She sings with intonation like a bell, faultless judgment of timing and speech-rhythms, and
diction like spring water… Legardh has an unforced, unpushy way…’ LONDONJAZZ (UK)

‘Från första lyssning är jag såld!’ **** ORKESTERJOURNALEN (SE)

‘Legardh’s frasing and interpretation is very distinct and very captivating’ INFORMATION (DK)

‘Quite authentic – lyrical, romantic and clever, especially the Danish songs have their roots in the old Nordic tradition’ *****BERLINGSKE (DK)

CATHRINE LEGARDH (b. 1973)
Danish jazz vocalist and composer with Swedish/Norwegian family roots. Trained as a music teacher but left the profession in 2006. She has released seven albums on the renowned jazz label Storyville Records and has toured extensively in Denmark and abroad. Legardh cultivates the Nordic tone, whether paying tribute to the Swedish jazz icon Monica Zetterlund or the Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen. She also performs with the children’s jazz ensemble NullerNix, with which she has released two albums and a book, as well as developed teaching materials for the music publisher Wilhelm Hansen. Legardh has been nominated for Music Awards three times – both in Denmark and Iceland – in connection with her collaboration with composer/saxophonist Sigurður Flosason. Most recently, her Danish-language album Stilhed & Storm (Storyville, June 2023) was nominated for Jazz Album of the Year at the Icelandic Music Awards in March 2024. www.legardh.dk

JACOB CHRISTOFFERSEN (b. 1967)
Danish jazz musician; pianist and composer. He performs as a soloist with his own band, JC Trio, as well as a sideman in countless ensembles and on more than 100 recordings. In 2013, he was awarded the Ben Webster Prize. Over the years, he has performed with Majbritte Ulrikkenholm, Hanne Boel, Søs Fenger, Sanne Salomonsen, Anne Dorte Michelsen, and most notably Shu-bi-dua, for whom he played keyboards from 2001–2011. In the jazz world, he has played with Curtis Stigers, James Moody, Kenny Washington, Gregory Hutchinson, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Joey Baron, Billy Hart, Jimmy Cobb, John Abercrombie, Scott Colley, Till Brönner, DR Big Band, Alex Riel, Chris Minh Doky, Lars Møller, Kristian Jørgensen, Lennart Ginman, Cathrine Legardh, Hans Ulrik, Tomas Franck, Jesper Thilo, Bo Stief, Jesper Lundgaard, Jens Winther, Anders Bergcrantz, Peter Asplund – and has been the loyal pianist for jazz singer Sinne Eeg for many years. www.jacobchristoffersen.com


JESPER THORN (b. 1979)
Danish double bassist and composer. He graduated from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen in 2011 and has also studied in New York with Ralph Alessi, Marc Helias, John Hébert, and Eric McPherson. He has worked as a sideman for Palle Mikkelborg, Lars Jansson, Alex Riel, Jørgen Leth, and poet Søren Ulrik Thomsen. Thorn has received several grants and awards – winning a Danish Music Award (DMA) in the category Jazz Composer of the Year in 2022, and was also nominated at the DMA for Jazz Release of the Year in 2024. www.jesperthorn.com

ALEXANDER KRAGLUND (b. 1985)
Graduated from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in 2011 with violin as his main instrument. With rare musicality and captivating playing, he has delighted audiences both in Denmark and abroad. His deep knowledge of Brazilian music has become a cornerstone of his artistry, which embraces a wide range. He has performed with many of Brazil’s finest instrumentalists, including Rogerio Souza, Celso de Almeida, and Mauricio Carrilho, and has contributed to over 50 releases with names such as Lee Ritenour, Christian McBride, and Jonas Johansen. He has also collaborated with Jakob Venndt, Jeppe Holst, and Brazilian bassist Romulo Duarte, as well as guitarist Jacob Fischer, with whom he in 2023 paid tribute to the masters Svend Asmussen and Toots Thielemans. In addition to violin, Alexander masters the chromatic harmonica, viola, and piano.

KVINDEKLANG – WITH NATURE AT HEART
We will also be introduced to an entirely new choir – the vocal ensemble KVINDEKLANG, consisting of 20 dedicated singers who work aurally and intuitively, without sheet music or written parts. Beneath the treetops, all the music is arranged – and new songs come into being – in dialogue with the surroundings, the weather, and the season.

The repertoire spans Nordic folk songs, hymns, traditional music, jazz, and, not least, original compositions. A handful of the pieces are brand new – written and arranged especially for the ensemble by Cathrine Legardh, who founded and leads the choir.