CPH JAZZ FESTIVAL @ KONCERTKIRKEN 2023

Lucia Cadotsch – voice
Otis Sandsjö – tenor saxophone
Petter Eldh – double bass
Kit Downes – organ
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Berlin-based Swiss vocalist Lucia Cadotsch is working with several bands of the progressive European music scene. With her trio “Speak Low” feat. Petter Eldh and Otis Sandsjö she announced her presence on the international scene with one of DownBeat’s Best Albums of 2017 and by winning the Echo Jazz Award – the German equivalent of a Grammy Award – for Vocalist of the Year. The reactions of the press are euphoric > maximum score in the English Guardian, maximum score in the prestigious DownBeat Magazine (US) and the invitation to play at the NYC Winter Jazzfest in 2018. With a sharp-eared love of the past but a sensibility resolutely of the present, „Speak Low“ reanimates songs long seemingly set in amber, their “retro-futurist” sound as informed by remix culture and free jazz as by their appreciation for classic vocal records. The group picks apart their hand-picked material, exposing the very essence of the compositions, treating the songs in a way which is at the same time lovingly respectful and naturally fresh while assembling them anew. Three music lovers connecting with songs found at various sources, readily throwing away any ideas that don’t seem natural to them, and hanging on tight to the ones that do.
Through a rare display of musical telepathy and a clockwork of ensemble work Speak Low is demonstrating how the strength of the original concept is providing a platform for further explorations. This time they’re touching a repertoire from such different musical minds as Brian Eno, Rickie Lee Jones, Luciano Berio and Tony Williams and yet again their unmistakable sonic trio treatment makes these originals vividly alive for a new generation of listeners, as well as for veteran music lovers in search of fresh takes on these beautiful songs. While Cadotsch challenges all common vocal Jazz traditions, Sandsjö creates skeins of feathery-toned notes and Eldh deploys the combination of strength and mobility that makes him one of the most compelling of all current bassists.
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Entré: 120 DKK / Studerende: 60 DKK
2 koncerter samme aften: 180 DKK / Studerende: 90 DKK
3 koncerter samme aften: 240 DKK / Studerende: 120 DKK
Døren åbner 30 min før hver koncert.
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Copenhagen Jazz Festival @ KoncertKirken støttes af Statens Kunstfond, Københavns Kommune, William Demant Fonden, Augustinus Fonden, Koda Kultur m.fl.