Lao Dan老丹 meets Maria Bertel (CN/DK) + Køs (DK)

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Final Descent X Copenhagen Jazz Festival

Join us for three days of adventurous sounds and a myirad of different expressions when we dive deep into the world of improvisation at the iconic venue Mayhem during Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2024.

Here you will witness folk jazz free-improvisation electronic ambient harsh noise and neo-classical music merge in new exciting ways from a diverse range of performers with different geographical and artistic backgrounds.

100 dkr pr day or 200 dkr for all 3 days. 

Lineup:

7. juli: Lao Dan老丹 meets Maria Bertel (cn/dk) + Køs (dk)

8. juli: Jooklo Duo (it) + Lao Dan老丹 (cn) + Hey Nana I'm Halym (dk)

9. juli: TBA

Doors: 19.30

First show: 20.00

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Lao Dan老丹 (cn)

Lao Dan a pioneering force in Chinese experimental jazz marries the ancient melodies of his homeland with the daring improvisation of jazz. Mastering the suona a traditional Chinese wind instrument he embarked on a journey to blend two worlds. His music is a mesmerizing fusion weaving together centuries-old Chinese traditions with the bold experimentation of jazz. Lao Dan's compositions are a cultural bridge inviting audiences worldwide to experience the harmonious dialogue between tradition and modernity. As a global ambassador of Chinese heritage his performances transcend borders captivating with intricate rhythms and soulful melodies. Lao Dan stands as a symbol of cultural exchange and artistic innovation leaving an indelible mark on the world of jazz.

Lao Dan is the Final Descent Artist in Residence for the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2024 supported by the SC Van Foundation and Old Heaven Books. Thanks!

Maria Bertel (dk)

Maria Bertel Is a danish trombone player improviser and composer. The acoustic sound of her instrument amplified creates an output that draws inspiration from drone and noise music. What is normally not hearable is presenting itself movements metal and breath becomes a swirling part of her compositions. Changing organic patterns are emerging tiny sounds become brutally clear as well as the range of overtones of the instrument.

She is one of five co-founders of the Copenhagen based art collective eget værelse founded in 2010.

Apart from her work as a solo artist she performs and composes in groups like the notorious four piece noise rock band Selvhenter and Nina Garcia & Maria Bertel duo improvised noise outfit

She has presented her music in various festivals like LUFF (CH) Summer Bummer (BE) Flow Festival (FL) Supersonic Festival (UK) Raw Power festival (UK) Sonic Protest (FR) Gong Tomorrow (DK) Borealis (NO) OFF festival B-sides festival (CH) Meteo festival (FR)

Køs (dk)

Three musical siblings from Copenhagen underground unites as Køs to show their common love for big expressive emotions and smaller almost naked sounds. Acoustic instruments meets digital sampling and analog proccessing live on stage. 

Since 2014 they've joined forces to showcase their forward looking mixture of free improvisation jazz hip hop classical music ambient and noise. Soundscapes constructed in the now with long form development blissful(almost religious) melodies repetive rhytmic structures huge walls of sound and ever-changing dynamic fluctuations.

In may 2017 the debut EP ’KØS’ came out as free download/stream via: bandkoes.bandcamp.com featuring strictly acoustic instruments in a non-strict environment. Since then they have made waves in the danish experimental music scene with their full length An Uncaught Bird from 2020 elegantly merging free improvisation and electronic ambient music as well as the collaborative effort Ud af en Mund with danish poet Pia Tafdrup released on Barefoot Records in 2021.

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