Kristian Borring Quartet plays the music of GRANT GREEN
Schedule
Tue Sep 17 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC+08:00Location
The Ellington Jazz Club - Perth | Perth, WA
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A night of celebrating legendary guitarist Grant Green... Acclaimed Danish expat jazz guitarist and composer and his quartet explores the music of the legendary American guitarist and Blue Note recording artist, Grant Green. The quartet honours Green and his exceptional sense of melody and groove in modern explorations of his hardbop and modal repertoire from the 60s.
Kristian himself has been praised for his sense of tasteful melody and colorful harmony and has like Green become known for his captivating bebop lines. He has numerous albums to his name with his acclaimed quartet, the latest, Out of Nowhere, was album of the week ABC Jazz Australia. Kristian earned his reputation as an outstanding guitarist and improviser on the London scene and has performed worldwide in clubs and at festivals. He has performed with names such as Archie Sheep, Will Vinson, Steve Barry and Fabian Almazan and is bringing a stellar team of some of Australia’s finest players in his quartet.
Kristian Borring ¬ Guitar
Tom O’Halloran - Piano
Karl Florisson – Double Bass
Ben Vanderwal – Drums
PRESS
- “Brilliant Danish Guitarist” ¬– ¬The Australian
- “Borring is a serious post-bop wizard” – Vintage Guitars (USA)
- “Hyper-cool and low-key approach to jazz guitar, but…with warmth, confidence and a rhythmic hipness that's thoroughly contemporary" – The Guardian (England)
- “Hard swing, lively post-bop and mellow Nordic melancholy to edgy jazz-rock fusion is delivered with great force and a controlled ferocity” – Jazz Special (Denmark)
- "a guitarist of enormous technical ability who utilizes his considerable gifts thoughtfully and tastefully, a highly accomplished guitarist and composer.” – The Jazz Mann (England)
- “His guitar work, like the overall feel of the music, is clean, cool, precise and contemporary." – The Scotsman (Scotland)
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Where is it happening?
The Ellington Jazz Club - Perth, 191 Beaufort St, Perth WA 6000, Australia,Perth, Western AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
