AARHUS JAZZ FESTIVAL
July 13 - 20 2024

MARTIN RUSSELL TRIO (DK) - Photo: Café Smagløs

Photo: Café Smagløs

MARTIN RUSSELL TRIO (DK)

13:00

Martin Rüssell Kaufmann (Keys) John Riddell (Trommer) Kristoffer Gori Verdoner (Guitar)

Trio inspired by the American Jazz Scene

Martin Rüssell Trio is a Hammond trio with Martin Rüssell Kaufmann on organ, John Riddell (Aarhus Jazz Orchestra) on drums, and Kristoffer Verdoner (Kristoffer Gori Verdoner Quartet) on guitar

Martin Rüssell Kaufmann is originally from Switzerland but has lived in Aarhus since 1992. Martin, who has played the Hammond B-3 organ as his main instrument for over 30 years, has played and toured as a sideman with numerous bands in different genres, from singer-songwriter to blues, funk, fusion-jazz, gospel, reggae, and rock. He has also participated in various recordings as an organist and pianist. Martin started playing classical piano when he was six, which in his teens was replaced by a passion for American music and electric keyboards. 

John Riddell is a drummer, composer, arranger, and conductor and one of Denmark's most sought-after young drummers. Despite his young age, Riddell has already established himself on the Danish jazz scene with many different soloists and bands. He is a drummer in Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, a professional state-supported big band that plays more than 80 concerts annually - he also occasionally conducts and arranges for the band. In his work with various big bands and orchestras, Riddell has played with many Danish and international soloists

...such as Randy Brecker, Oh Land, Andrea Motis, Seamus Blake, Adam Rapa, Teitur, Caro Emerald, Kira Skov, Maria Lucia, ANOHNI, Pede B, Wycliffe Gordon, Caroline Henderson, Sinne Eeg, Cæcilie Norby, and many more.

Kristoffer Gori Verdoner is an active performing guitarist and composer. Kristoffer has performed hundreds of times, both as a frontman and sideman, with everything from jazz, blues, pop, rock, RnB, hip hop, and various big band projects and musicals. Besides being based and performing in Denmark, Kristoffer has also played and toured in the USA, Canada, Germany, England, Poland, Spain, and Egypt. Kristoffer completed his master's degree as a musician from the Royal Academy of Music in 2015 and has since released a debut solo album.


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