KRESTEN OSGOOD QUINTET 100 ÅR MED DANSK JAZZ // ODENSE JAZZ FESTIVAL

When Kresten Osgood and his quintet step onto the stage, it’s not just a concert – it’s a journey into the open landscape of music.

Kresten Osgood, one of Denmark’s most esteemed jazz musicians, is renowned for his ability to create magical interplay among the musicians on stage. From the drums, he leads an allstar quintet which shares an intuitive understanding of jazz’s complexity, the tradition and the future possibilities. Norwegian trumpet ace Erik Kimestad brings a bright and piercing tone that illuminates the compositions. Danish cult saxophonist Mads Egetoft adds depth and improvisational freedom, constantly pushing the boundaries of expectation, and the brilliant Jeppe Zeeberg’s piano contributions deliver both harmonic richness and, as always, daring sublime experiments. Matthias Petri is Denmark’s first call bassist and grounds the music with a solid, deeply resonant sound and constantly challenges the rhythmic and harmonic framework of the music.

Kresten Osgood is one of these people who at the same time defy and totally own categories. An extraordinary drummer and improviser who with the fullest respect to tradition, challenges it at any given moment of his creative endeavors. He has about a 100 albums to his credit, toured practically everywhere, has been performing and recording with legends like Roscoe Mitchell, Paul Bley, William Parker, Joe Lovano, Derek Bailey, Wadada Leo Smith, Jason Moran, Kenny Barron, Chris Potter, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Marc Dresser, Peter Brötzman, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Mats Gustafsson, Joe McPhee, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sam Rivers, Henry Grimes, Yusef Lateef, Marshall Allen, and many many others. But even that does’t really cover the full spectrum of what he has been up to in his career. A successful rapper, composer, pianist, vocalist, saxophonist and trumpeter, a true multi-instrumentalist, a powerful organizer being an extremely important driving force in lifting and pushing the music life in Copenhagen forward, entertainer with his own shows in TV and radio, receiver of countless awards and honors, and if that’s not enough he even has a chapter dedicated to him in one of the most prominent Danish cook Jakob Mielcke’s cookbook. Oh, and he played rock’n’roll at the Danish King Frederik’s wedding. A very sharp kaleidoscope man, regardless of the context always realizing his fullest potential.