AARHUS JAZZ FESTIVAL
July 13 - 20 2024
Hess / Skou / Vuust (DK) - Photo: Tir Na Nóg

Photo: Tir Na Nóg

Hess / Skou / Vuust (DK)

20:00

100
Nikolaj Hess (p), Jens Skou Olsen (b), Mikkel Vuust (drm)

First-class jazz trio

Nikolaj Hess
 is one of the most frequently used pianists in both Danish and international contexts. He has released Nikolaj Hess Micro Chapters and Nikolaj Hess Rhapsody, won the 2014 DMA Award for Jazz Release of the Year for Music for Mum and Dad with 3xHess, and played his music in Lars Von Trier's film Melancholia.

He has also been very active recording and playing with Nikolaj Hess Trio, Hessismore, Hess / Skou, and Caroline Henderson, and has played with the likes of Lee Konitz, Benny Golson, and Etta Cameron.

Jens Skou Olsen is a Danish double bass player, composer, and writer. Known for exploring creativity, consciousness, and leadership, he is a professional performer with an extensive international composing and touring record and works as a lecturer in the artistic majors at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He has performed with artists such as Lee Konitz, Chris Cheek, Etta Cameron, Hank Jones, and Marie Bergman, and has appeared on numerous CDs.

Mikkel Vuust
 is one of the country's most talented young drummers. Despite his young age, he has played with the likes of Jakob Fisher, Uffe Steen, Henrik Gunde, and Sinne Eeg. He is currently studying at the Manhattan School of Music in New York and currently releasing the album Further To Fly with the family band 5 x Vuust.

 


Organizer
Tir na NÓg
86 19 19 10
Info/Ticket
Cover charge 100 DKK

Aarhus Jazz Festival

Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3

DK-8000 Aarhus C