Meet a new International Jazz Talent 

Over the past year, the Aarhus jazz scene has been the launching pad for many new international talents.

One of these artists is Elza Ozolina – an Aarhus-based Latvian jazz pianist, composer, and producer. She started playing music at the age of four, but Elza's interest in jazz was sparked in her teenage years and continued through international studies – with Aarhus as her final destination.

In 2020, she made her debut as a jazz pianist and composer on a full-length album Lick Attack under the name B.H.A.D. COMPANY. followed by a Jazz Album Of The Year nomination in Latvia and sold-out concerts in Denmark, Latvia, Estonia, and Sweden.

Last year, Elza made her trio debut with a tribute to the late jazz pianist Chick Corea - accompanied by two local musicians, Frederik Sakham on bass and Frederik Bülow on drums.

This year, Elza and the trio will release a full-length album of music inspired by Latvian folk music. We can expect a tasty mix of modern jazz and emotional improvisations, dominated by a unique trio dynamic.

Elza has been making a lot of noise with her compositions. One of them was already recorded in 2019 on BBC Radio 3's top 10 jazz recordings in Kevine Le Gendre's program Jazz A -Z.

The concert will offer an exclusive preview of the upcoming album.