TRAEBEN - CD NORDIC PROJECT

Popis - NORDIC PROJECT:
Scandinavian music is about melody, Jazz is about groove and rhythm, Tr?ben is where the two connect. This single fact is what sets this CD apart from earlier jazz interpretations of such material: Rhythm! Over the last 50 years latin- and pop grooves have found their way into Jazz. By fusing these grooves with nordic songs, Tr?ben has created a distinct new interpretation of this material. The compositions on the CD are partially the work of Cornelis Vreeswijk, a dutchman who emigrated to Sweden to become a famous singer/songwriter in both countries. The other pieces are traditional songs from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The members of Tr?ben met eachother during their study at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands. Some of them have been playing together for over 10 years, but it was not until the spring of 2007 that they started playing together as a quartet. Inspired by the idea of playing a project on scandinavian folk songs, they started collecting and arranging material, which resulted in their debut cd “Nordic Project”. S?ren Ballegaard - Tenor & Soprano Saxophone Jens Larsen - Guitar Olaf Meijer - Double Bass Thorsten Grau - Drums Produced by O.A.P. Records Producer & Engineer: Barry Olthof Graphic Design: Wim Wepster Photography: Marcel Kentin Recordings made by Olthof Audio Productions at The Fieldwork Studio, Schoten, Belgium. Mixed and mastered at O.A.P. Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands. Catalog Number: OAPR804 www.oaprecords.com