Please check the News further down the page and pick your favourite concert. See you out there!
Sensational:
PETER DANSTRUP KVARTET CHANGES NAME TO 4HELL’VED
We realized that Peter Danstrup Kvartet was the most boring name ever. Instead we are now known as 4Hell’ved, which is much better, kinda idiomatic.
INSPIRER OF THE YEAR!
I have just received Tivoli Jazzpris as Inspirer of the Year, and I feel very honored and proud. The prize is given as a ‘recognition of a jazz musician, who throughout his career has shown remarkable musical skills and has been a source to inspiration and hope’.
The award show will be at Glassalen in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, September 16. I’ll get the opportunity to perform with Tivoli Salonorkester, directed by Peter Jensen. Looking so much forward to it!
NEWS
Summer 2025
Tuesday July 8, 20:00: 4Hell’ved @5E, Slagtehusgade, Copenhagen
Wednesday July 9 20:00: Latin Vibes @ Svanekegaarden, Skippergade, Bornholm
Thursday July 10 20:00: Toneart: Årets gang – 1 composition by me! @ Koncertkirken, Blågårds Plads
Friday July 11 20:00: Latin Vibes @ Kongens Mave, Nikolaj Plads, Copenhagen
Saturday July 12 21:30: Strange Bros. 5E, Slagtehusgade, Copenhagen
Sunday August 24: Latin Vibes Absalon, Sdr Boulevard 73, Copenhagen
Wednesday August 27 20:00: Mikkel Nordsø Band, Jive, Jazz i Vejle
Summer 2024
June 29@ Mandal Jazz, Norway: VsDooM
July 4 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E, Copenhagen, VsDooM – 23:00
July 5 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E, Copenhagen, VsDooM – 23:00
July 6 @ Møn festival, VsDooM – 17:00
July 9 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E, Copenhagen, Peter Danstrup Kvartet – 23:00
July 11 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E, Copenhagen, Strange Brothers – 17:00
July 12 @ Rest. Kongens Mave, Nikolaj Plads 12, Copenhagen, Latin Vibes – 19:00
July 13 @ Casa Latinoamericana, Høffdingsvej 10, 2500 Valby, Latin Vibes – 18:00
August 8 @ Frigjort Festival, Loppen, Christiania, Copenhagen, VsDooM
Nice reviews
The release of Live at Xenon and the concert at Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen, during the Copenhagen Winther Jazz Festival 2024, has brought about some very nice reviews. To read them (in Danish) https://gaffa.dk/anmeldelser/2024/februar/album/vs-doom-live-at-xenon/ you have to have access to the full version on the Gaffa webside. https://gaffa.dk/anmeldelser/2024/februar/koncerter/vs-doom-hotel-cecil-230224/
Also check this out (also in Danish) https://side33.dk/vs-doom-hotel-cecil-23-02-24/
Here are some excerpts:
… an energetic, captivating monster mix of afro-beat, acid-rock and avantgarde jazz.
… a unique and original unit, an extraordinary overall impression.
… the real scoop of the band is bass player Peter Danstrup
… Peter Danstrup is the pillar of the band
Vinter Jazz 2024
February 21 @ H15, Slagtehusgade 15: Peter Danstrup Kvartet – 23:59
February 23 @ Hotel Cecil, Niels Hemmingsensgade: Vs DooM – 20:00
Vs DooM: Live at Xenon
Release plan:
August 25: 1000 Years – pre-save
September 15: Two Lights. – pre-save
October 20: Full album – pre-save
Promo-video – watch here
Summer Jazz in Copenhagen 2023
June 23 @ Søen, Christianshavns Beboerhus: Vs DooM
June 28 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E: Vs Doom – 23:00
June 29 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E: Vs Doom – 23:00
June 30 @ Høffdingsvej, 2500 Valby: Latin Vibes – 19:30
June 30 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E: Vs Doom – 23:00
July 3 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E: Duo Campanula – 17:00
July 6 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E: Strange Bros.
VS DOOM at Xenon, Huset, Rådhusstræde 13. See you there!
http://peterdanstrup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FACEBOOK-FORMAT-HORN-VS-DOOM.mp4
W12WB
First review of World’s Worst Twelve Books is here – from Norway. Mr. Tor Hammerø from nettavisen writes: He has created a life-affirming, humoristic and exciting musical epic tale you should listen to – often and much. Read the review – in Norwegian – here:
https://www.nettavisen.no/morsom-og-annerledes-avslutning/r/5-95-829601
Copenhagen Jazz festival Winther 2023
February 16 @ Xenon, Huset, Rådhusstræde 13, 1466 K: VS DOOM – 21:00
February 17@ Xenon, Huset, Rådhusstræde 13, 1466 K: VS DOOM – 23:00
February 18 @ Xenon, Huset, Rådhusstræde 13, 1466 K: VS DOOM – 23:00
February 22 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E, 1715 K: PDPDbrothers (Pierre Dørge+PD)
February 23 @ 5E, Slagtehusgade 5E, 1715 K: Klökkeblömst duo (Anders Banke+PD)
World’s Twelve Worst Books is out!
Happy to announce that my latest LP is released to-day, December 16 2022. The cover is beautiful, the sound is excellent and the texture and feel of it all just as I hoped it would be.
3 videos and singles has been released up to this day, and you should not miss any of them:
Loveletters of Mother Assistant
Infants Compendium of the Universe (cosmic)
Expel That Pain (medic)
You can get the LP from ilkmusic.com or bandcamp: https://danstrup.bandcamp.com/album/worlds-twelve-worst-books
EXPEL THAT PAIN (single) is out
Now you can hear and buy the first single from the coming new LP World’s
Twelve Worst Books: Expel That Pain, featuring Nina Baun and Michael Rexen (vocals) Mariane Bitran (flute) Anders Banke (tenor saxophone) Kasper Tranberg (trumpet) Lise Munch (French horn) Marie Louise Nitschky Schmidt (piano) Eliel Lazo (congas) Ole Rømer (drums) Peter Danstrup (bass, ouchs).
Following the links below you can buy track or preorder the vinyl.
Link to single: https://orcd.co/expel-that-pain
Link to Bandcamp, preorder:
https://danstrup.bandcamp.com/album/worlds-twelve-worst-books
Nowherelands/Landene som Forsvandt nominated to DMAjazz 2022
It is now official that the vinyl LP Nowherelands/Landene som Forsvandt (ILK326LP) is nominated in the category ‘vocal jazz recording of 2022’. The result will be announced December 7 at the official award party in Aarhus, Denmark. I am of course very proud and excited about it and I know the artists of GLAS are excited too.
Absolute Danstrup reviewed
Niels Overgård has written a nice review on his blog jazznyt.blogspot.com
The review is in Danish and ends up something like this: listen in and get captivated by the drama, the music and the story.
World’s Twelve Worst Books
I have finished recording 12 new songs for my next album, World’s Twelve Worst Books. This time the project involves 18 musicians and singers, and we had 5 days in the legendary studio in Copenhagen, The Village, with the phenomenal Thomas Vang as engineer. The album will be released in the autumn of 2022 on the ILK label.
Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2022
Thursday June 30th @ Cinemateket, Astasalen, Gothersgade 55; Toneart: Den Stumme Lyd
Saturday July 2nd @5E, Slagtehusgade: PDPD Brothers (Pierre Dørge and Peter Danstrup – 17:00
Saturday July 2nd @5E, Slagtehusgade: VS DOOM – 23:00
Monday July 4th @5E, Slagtehusgade: Duo Campanula (Anders Banke and Peter Danstrup)
Tuesday July 5th: somewhere in Copenhagen… VS DOOM – 19:30
Saturday July 9th @5E, Slagtehusgade: Strange Bros. – 21:30
Another nice review
Also Jan Granlie has reviewed Absolute Danstrup on his site Salt-Peanuts. It is in Norwegian and ends up like this: Brilliant! Great! Exciting! Interesting!
New videos on YouTube
I have uploaded 2 new videos, both of them portraits of musicians: Django Bates and Chico Navarro. You couldn’t find two more incompatible people than these two! Click here for Django. Click here for Chico.
PULS improvisations
I had 2 nice days with a Danish-Norwegian group, December 5th in Copenhagen, Tuesday 7th in Oslo. The concerts are curated by PULS, a joint venture between the ILK label (DK) and Blow Out (N). I had the pleasure of inviting Helga Myhr, a young talented hardanger fele player, and Eivind Lønning, an extraordinary trumpet player and sound creator. Drummer Marilyn Mazur could unfortunately only join us in Copenhagen – she fell ill – and was substituted by Per Oddvar Johansen at the Kafé Hærværk in Oslo – he did a great job.
Absolute Danstrup
The single and the video is out
As forerunners for the album release on November 19, I have released ‘Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed’ featuring vocalist Michael Rexen and guitarist Per Gade
INSPIRER OF THE YEAR!
I have just received Tivoli Jazzpris, the Inspirer of the Year, and I feel deeply honoured.
The award is ‘a recognition of a jazz musician, who throughout his career has shown significant musical skills and been a source to inspiration and hope‘.
There will be an award show at Glassalen in Tivoli September 16. I am looking forward to perform together with Tivoli Salonorkester, directed by Peter Jensen.
INSPIRER OF THE YEAR!