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!
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:
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:
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.
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.
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.