Nissen / Stefansson / Tom (DK)

Personal, Energetic, and Curious Jazz

Since he arrived in Berlin in late 2017, Danish alto saxophonist Asger Nissen has built a solid name as a sought-after musician on the German jazz scene.

His personal sound and energetic and inquisitive style have led to collaborations with a wide range of musicians from the European jazz scene, such as Jim Black, Jeff Ballard, Chris Dell, Phil Donkin, Pablo Held, Jonas Westergaard, Otis Sandsjö and Phil Donkin.

Asger Nissen has toured Europe and played at numerous clubs and festivals such as A-Trane Berlin, Donau115 Berlin, Montmartre KBH, Loft Köln, Jazz Baltica, North Sea Jazz, and Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Before his time in Berlin, Asger Nissen was an active part of the Copenhagen jazz scene, including with the award-winning band ALAWARI.

Asger Nissen received the 2021 JIB Jazzpreis der Karl Hofer Gesellschaft for outstanding soloist and won the main prize at the 2021 Avignon Jazz Festival with his band STRUCTUCTURE.

Bassist Thorbjørn Stefansson grew up in Aarhus but has lived and studied in Berlin since 2019. After high school and MGK in Aarhus, Thorbjørn studied jazz at Skurups Folkhögskola in Sweden. He then moved to Germany to study at Jazz Institut Berlin, where he quickly became an integral part of the local jazz scene. Thorbjørn has since played with several German and international names such as Moritz Baumgärtner, Jacky Terrasson, Peter Weniger, and Uli Kempendorff, and in 2021 he received the JIB-Jazzpreis for outstanding soloist.

For the past 15 years, drummer Kasper Tom has made a name for himself on the European improv / avant-garde scene, not least as leader of the groups FUSK and Kasper Tom 5, but also as a sideman in various ad hoc projects with musicians such as Rudi Mahall, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Axel Dörner, and Johannes Bauer. He is part of the critically acclaimed collective Barefoot Records and has 20 releases to his name.

The trio will play their favorite standards at this concert!