OneTwoThreeFour (Breaking Borders #5) (CD)
OneTwoThreeFour is an intriguing meeting between Nordic and North American jazz. Renowned Danish saxophonist Benjamin Koppel teams up with legendary American drummer Peter Erskine to examine the anticipation of the musicians’ one-two-three-four count-off, from which time, groove and pulse evolve. The result is a joyous affair and a beautiful jazz adventure played by four amazing […]
Benjamin Koppel – Jazz Galla (CD)
Benjamin Koppel Jazz Galla er en festlig jazzplade, med nogle af ladets største stemmer. Poprocksangeren Søren Sko, poppigen Maria Montell, crooneren Bobo Moreno og gospeldivaen Marie Carmen Koppel fortolker charmerende evergreens fra ”When I fall in love”, til ”Smile” og ”What a Wonderful World” i gennemswingende og jazzede udgaver, akkompagneret af nogle af landets bedste […]
Heritage (Breaking Borders #4) (CD)
Renowned Danish saxophonist Benjamin Koppel takes a trip back in time for inspiration from his grandfather, composer Herman D, Koppel, as well as Johannes Brahms and Jewish folk songs. Recorded in New York with the outstanding american pianist Uri Caine, the album also features the beautiful sound of Syrian clarinettist Kinan Azmeh and the creativity […]
Ballads (Breaking Borders #3) (CD)
What happens when four of the best Nordic jazz musicians interpret classics by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Michel Legrand and Cat Stevens? Danish Saxophonist Benjamin Koppel and the excellent rhythm section take these well-known songs into their own musical space. The result is as fascinating as it is poetic and represents the […]
The Kyoto Protocol & Other Climate Considerations (Breaking Borders #2) (CD)
The Kyoto Protocol is one of the most important papers on human behaviour in relation to climate change issues – but who has read it? This was the question Benjamin Koppel put to the UN COP15 Climate Summit in Copenhagen in 2009, with Benjamin offering his own unique response. With the help from classical soprano […]
Benjamin Koppel Presents: Anders Koppel & Kenny Werner (Breaking Borders #1) (CD)
A meditative and experimental jazz release with hammond organ conqueror Anders Koppel (formerly Savage Rose and Bazaar) and the American Grammy-nominated super pianist Kenny Werner. The music is improvised and meditative and offers room for contemplation and reflection. This is an exceptional combination of hammond organ and piano played by these two musical giants and […]
Benjamin Koppel & Miroslav Vitous – The Poetic Principle (CD)
On the album The Poetic Principle, Benjamin Koppel embraces and challenges the American and European Jazz tradition together with the bass giant Miroslav Vitous. The album title The Poetic Principle stems from the Edgar Allen Poe essay by the same title. Here Poe describes what is essential for the poem: it must be precise, focused and intense. With Poe […]
Benjamin Koppel & Kenny Werner – Walden (CD)
After listening to the Benjamin Koppel/Miroslav Vitous recording, The Poetic Principle, the American jazz pianist Kenny Werner contacted Benjamin Koppel to let him know that the CD was one of “the best jazz recordings I have heard in a decade or two.” What followed was a collaboration between the American jazz icon and the young Danish sax player […]
Koppel Colley Blade – Collective (CD)
Benjamin Koppel (DK), Scott Colley (US) and Brian Blade (US) met in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2012 when playing two sold-out shows together at the Summer Jazz festival (a subsidiary of the annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival). Koppel and Colley had worked together before, but when Blade joined the two, magic happened. Shortly after the festival, they […]
The Mezzo Sax Encounter (CD)
Peter Jessen of I.K. Gottfried invented the unique mezzo saxophone tuned in G for Benjamin Koppel back in 2007. It didn’t take long before Joe Lovano heard the instrument and ordered one for himself. This became the base for the Mezzo Sax Encounter. Together Joe and Benjamin have explored new territories with this wonderful and […]