Photo: Mike Højgaard, Ebru Yildiz / Blue Note Records
JAKOB BRO LARGE ENSEMBLE FEAT MELISSA ALDANA, JORGE ROSSY & PETER LAUGESEN
4/2/2025
Doors: 19:00 // Entrance: 150 DKK
Jakob Bro forges new connections as he assembles an international edition of his large ensemble for Vinterjazz 2025 at Turkis. Experience the acclaimed composer and guitarist alongside three to four saxophonists, two drummers, and two bassists, featuring Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, Spanish drummer Jorge Rossy, and Danish poet Peter Laugesen.
“I’m incredibly excited to dive into deep waters in front of an audience with new voices and to discover entirely new places together.” – Jakob Bro.
PROGRAM
➤ Doors open: 19:00
➤ Concert begins: 19:30
JAKOB BRO LARGE ENSEMBLE
Following international tours and acclaimed releases on ECM Records, guitarist Jakob Bro returns with his “big band”:
“It’s my laboratory as a composer, where my simple songs are ‘sung’ in unison, with a strong emphasis on melody. The compositions are interpreted by some of my close musical friends and are elevated by a collective group of outstanding, intriguing musicians who bring edge, wildness, and hopefully moments of beauty to the songs,” – Jakob Bro.
For two decades, this group has evolved around alto saxophonists Jesper Zeuthen and Andrew D’Angelo, the original Jakob Bro trio consisting of bassist Anders Christensen and drummer Jakob Høyer, as well as Kresten Osgood and poet Peter Laugesen. Their latest album Hymnotic/Salmodisk was released ten years ago (2015), alongside Jakob Bro’s international breakthrough, and this past summer, the band returned to the studio to record a new album, set to be released in February 2025.
Jakob Bro has gathered the ensemble for a January-February tour, featuring, in addition to the familiar core, four international guests, including rising Blue Note saxophonist Melissa Aldana, baritone saxophonist Hanne De Backer, double bassist Yannick Peeters, and Spanish drummer Jorge Rossy (b. 1964), who has played with legends like Wayne Shorter, Charlie Haden, Carla Bley, and was a longtime member of the Brad Mehldau Trio.
LINE UP:
Melissa Aldana (tenor sax)
Jesper Zeuthen (alto sax)
Hanne De Backer (baritone sax)
Peter Laugesen (words)
Anders Christensen (double bass)
Yannick Peeters (double bass)
Jorge Rossy (drums)
Jakob Høyer (drums)
Jakob Bro (guitar/composition)
Special guests at select concerts:
Andrew D’Angelo (bass clarinet/alto sax)
Kresten Osgood (drums)