Dato/tid
02.02.2025
20:00 – 22:00
Sted
KoncertKirken
VINTERJAZZ: Sunday Sessions #16 Unfolk (Jēkabs Rēders & Sebastians Macats) + Ballads (Sture Ericsson / Mikkel Wilstrup / Halfdan Magnus Stefansson)
DANISH
20:00 Unfolk (Jēkabs Rēders & Sebastians Macats)
21:00 Ballads (Sture Ericsson / Mikkel Wilstrup / Halfdan Magnus Stefansson)
21:00 Ballads (Sture Ericsson / Mikkel Wilstrup / Halfdan Magnus Stefansson)
Sunday Sessions er et nyt initiativ præsenteret i KoncertKirken for kreativ og improviseret musik, der søger at skabe forbindelser og udveksling på tværs af generationer og kunstneriske kredser. Initiativet er startet for at facilitere koncerter med fokus på kreativ og improviseret musik med henblik på at styrke den kreative proces i musikken. Sunday Sessions præsenteres i samarbejde med KoncertKirken.
Unfolk
Unfolk er en lettisk klaver- og trommeduo. Den består af to musikere og venner, Jēkabs Rēders og Sebastians Macats. Projektet begyndte som en trommeduo i Letland. Men mødet mellem de to musikalske instanser fik en ny form og et nyt formål i København under deres studier på Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium. Begge musikere er lige interesserede i forskellige musikalske stilarter som nordisk minimalisme, baltisk romantik, popmusik og improviseret musik. Musikken bruger improvisation som et redskab til at søge en indre vej, der fører dem til et rum af accept og ærlighed. Derved etableres et miljø, hvor ingen behøver at bekymre sig om livets materialistiske værdier.
Unfolk er en lettisk klaver- og trommeduo. Den består af to musikere og venner, Jēkabs Rēders og Sebastians Macats. Projektet begyndte som en trommeduo i Letland. Men mødet mellem de to musikalske instanser fik en ny form og et nyt formål i København under deres studier på Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium. Begge musikere er lige interesserede i forskellige musikalske stilarter som nordisk minimalisme, baltisk romantik, popmusik og improviseret musik. Musikken bruger improvisation som et redskab til at søge en indre vej, der fører dem til et rum af accept og ærlighed. Derved etableres et miljø, hvor ingen behøver at bekymre sig om livets materialistiske værdier.
Jēkabs Rēders – Klaver
Sebastians Macats – Trommer
Sebastians Macats – Trommer
Ballads
Ballads er mødet mellem Sture Ericson, Mikkel Wilstrup og Halfdan Magnus Stefansson.
Det er en fascination af den gamle skole. Rockende freejazz og abstrakt fri improvisation.
At ville være zen, men at være for rodet til at være det.
De dekonstruerer deres instrumenter, både kulturelt og bogstaveligt – dykker ned i meget abstrakte lyde, indtil de bliver meget konkrete.
Ballads er mødet mellem Sture Ericson, Mikkel Wilstrup og Halfdan Magnus Stefansson.
Det er en fascination af den gamle skole. Rockende freejazz og abstrakt fri improvisation.
At ville være zen, men at være for rodet til at være det.
De dekonstruerer deres instrumenter, både kulturelt og bogstaveligt – dykker ned i meget abstrakte lyde, indtil de bliver meget konkrete.
Sture Ericsson – saxofoner
Mikkel Wilstrup – trommer
Halfdan Magnus Stefansson – guitar
Mikkel Wilstrup – trommer
Halfdan Magnus Stefansson – guitar
ENGLISH
Sunday Sessions is a new initiative presented in KoncertKirken for creative and improvised music, aimed at inter-generational and cross-collaborative connection. Through concerts in partnership with other individuals and artists in residence, we aim to inspire an artistic exchange among musical circles. Sunday Sessions is presented in collaboration with KoncertKirken.
Unfolk
Unfolk is a Latvian piano and drum duo. It consists of two musicians and friends, Jēkabs Rēders and Sebastians Macats. The project began as a drum duet in Latvia. Still, the meeting of the two musical beings took on a new form and purpose in Copenhagen, during their studies at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory. Both musicians are equally interested in various musical styles such as Nordic minimalism, Baltic romanticism, pop music, and improvised music. The music uses improvisation as a tool, to seek an inner path, leading them to a space of acceptance and honesty. Thereby establishing an environment in which no one has to worry about the materialistic values of life.
Unfolk is a Latvian piano and drum duo. It consists of two musicians and friends, Jēkabs Rēders and Sebastians Macats. The project began as a drum duet in Latvia. Still, the meeting of the two musical beings took on a new form and purpose in Copenhagen, during their studies at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory. Both musicians are equally interested in various musical styles such as Nordic minimalism, Baltic romanticism, pop music, and improvised music. The music uses improvisation as a tool, to seek an inner path, leading them to a space of acceptance and honesty. Thereby establishing an environment in which no one has to worry about the materialistic values of life.
Jēkabs Rēders – Piano
Sebastians Macats – Drums
Sebastians Macats – Drums
Ballads
Ballads is the meeting of Sture Ericson, Mikkel Wilstrup and Halfdan Magnus Stefansson.
It’s a fascination of the old school. Rockin’ freejazz and abstract free improvisation.
Wanting to be zen but being too messy to make it for that.
Deconstructing their instruments, both culturally and literally – delving into very abstract sounds until they turn very concrete.
Ballads is the meeting of Sture Ericson, Mikkel Wilstrup and Halfdan Magnus Stefansson.
It’s a fascination of the old school. Rockin’ freejazz and abstract free improvisation.
Wanting to be zen but being too messy to make it for that.
Deconstructing their instruments, both culturally and literally – delving into very abstract sounds until they turn very concrete.
Sture Ericsson – Reeds
Mikkel Wilstrup – Drums
Halfdan Magnus Stefansson – Guitar
Mikkel Wilstrup – Drums
Halfdan Magnus Stefansson – Guitar