BAREFOOT RECORDS PRESENTS 11 CONCERTS DURING THE VINTERJAZZ FESTIVAL 2012
During the VinterJazz Festival 2012 Barefoot Records presents 11 concerts on an intimate stage in the heart of Copenhagen. The program is a pure rollercoaster ride through modern jazz and improvised music and includes performances from both Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Lithuanian and Italian musicians.
The concerts will be presented at “FISK” - DanChurchAid’s sustainable shop and coffee shop in the heart of Copenhagen. In FISK’s cozy and intimate café you can buy organic coffee/tea, juice, soft drinks and beer, in addtion to homemade cakes and buns. The FISH shop exclusively sells fair trade, second hand, redesign and organic products. The profit goes to DanChurchAid’s work in the world’s poorest countries.
BAREFOOT RECORDS PROGRAM @ FISK, VINTERJAZZ 2012:
Feb. 9th 20:00 The Mighty Mouse 21:00 Two Eggs and a Chicken
Feb. 10th 20:00 Bagpipes for Pluto (Bigoni/Pesonen/Melbye/Berre) 21:00 JapGaf (Pedersen/Andersson)
Feb. 11th 20:00 Synnjadrag
Feb. 16th 20:00 Maria Faust/Liudas Mockunas duo 21:00 Her Majesty’s Ship (Ericson/Pesonen/Berre)
Feb. 17th 20:00 Lars Greve/Peter Friis Nielsen/Håkon Berre 21:00 Pistol nr. 9
Feb. 18th 20:00 Sture Ericson/Anders Lindsjö/Adam Pultz Melbye 21:00 My Wedding Band
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Venue: FISK - Skt. Peders Stræde 1, 1453 Copenhagen K
The Danish/Norwegian piano trio The Mighty Mouse has constituted the backbone of several musical settings for years, and toured in Europe with artists such as Maria Faust, Peter Brötzmann, Petter Wettre, Jesper Zeuthen, John Tchicai, Lisbeth Diers and Peter Friis-Nielsen.
Lately, the trio has settled to explore their own repertoire of original compositions based on a highly developed interplay that is not afraid of taking the trio format to the extreme.
The character of the music is transparent and builds on melodic and rhythmical sketches as a basis for open improvisation. The great freedom and the responsibility that follows with this form of music is evident for the musicians as well as the audience and results in an honest art form that does not seduce the listener with cheap tricks but instead focusses on the immediate process of creation.
Morten Pedersen: Piano Adam Pultz Melbye: Double bass Håkon Berre: Drums
The Norwegian/Danish band Synnjadrag presents a highly personal sound based on the songs of Susanne Arnesen, where old Norwegian folk music melts with everything from jazz to reggae, cabaret and blues.
Since her childhood, the singer and songwriter Susanne Arnesen (who later has become a classically trained concert pianist) written songs that both textual and musically reflects life’s many ups and downs. Along with the jazztrio Trio Barefoot from Copenhagen she has created Synnjadrag, which in general presents a fresh breath of modern folk music.
The music ranges from evocative, introspective ballads to joyous uptempo songs, and the Norwegian lyrics shows us both pensive melancholy and biting irony and humor.
Synnjadrag has released three critically acclaimed albums: “Himmelen er fortsatt blå” from 2006, “En påtatt vår” from 2007 and “Alltid en ny oktober” from 2010. All three are released on the record company and musicians collective Barefoot Records. The band has, in addition to extensive touring in Norway and Denmark, performed on radio and TV and won the prestigious competition “Songs by the canal” in Lunde, Norway. This recognition has made the band a sought-after name on both the Norwegian and Danish festivals.
Susanne Arnesen: Vocals Ole Jonas Storli: Piano Håkon Berre: Drums, percussion Jesper Dyhre Nielsen: Bass
JapGaf is the name of pianist Morten Pedersen’s critically acclaimed double duo album from 2010.
In collaboration with bassist Tommy Andersson and percussionist Lisbeth he explores the duo format in free improvisations. A musical universe that is sometimes fragile, bare and lyrical and sometimes groovy with a fierceful drive.
A tale of three cities” is a result of five intensive days of touring in may 2007, when bassplayer Adam Melbye and drummer Håkon Berre invited german saxophone player and freeimpro legend Peter Brötzmann to join in for their diploma exam at the Academy of Music in Esbjerg.
The exam was the first totally improvised in Denmark and resulted in the making of the MBB Trio – a hardhitting and and hardworking trio that delivers no-nonsense free jazz.
The music is uncompromising and raw, with a wide dynamic range and builds on a high level of communication between the three musicians. The CD contains 3 improvised tracks from live shows in Hamburg, Esbjerg and Copenhagen.
Line-up: Adam Pultz Melbye - Double Bass Håkon Berre - Drums Peter Brötzmann - Saxophones, Taragot
Trained in both the classical and jazz tradition, Estonian saxophone player and composer Maria Faust unites both worlds and throws in a healthy dose of vibrant folk music.
The music juxtaposes tightly composed and arranged parts with open improvisation, creating a many-layered and spell binding music. Each part has been written specifically for the individual musician and makes MFG sound immediately recognizable.
EstherOrkester makes intriguing singer/songwriter-pop, sprinkling it with playful influences of cabaret and jazz.
The EstherOrkester sound is bold, hopeful and melancholic, and is said to “make you reconnect with your ability to love, with big-city-refinement and a touch of 1920’s Montmartre.
Born 1976 in Esbjerg, Denmark Instrument: Bass Based in Esbjerg, DK
Education: Studited at MGK, Esbjerg 2000-2002 Master degree from the Conservatory of Music, Esbjerg 2008
Bio: Danish bass player. Former student of Kaspar Vadsholt, Thommy Anderson, Hugo Rasmussen, Anders Christensen and Lonnie Plaxico. Equally talented on both electric and acoustic bass, Jesper plays in a lot of different settings and genres: Rare, F-works, Jordans Drive and Synnjadrag to mention a few.
His bass playing is characterised by a great groove and time as well as a dark tone.
Jesper Dyhre Nielsen is one of the co-founders of Barefoot Records.
Born 1980 in Trondheim, Norway. Instrument: Vocal, Acoustic guitar Based in Oslo, Norway
Education: The Kaospilots, Århus/Denmark Bachelor degree in Media Science, NTNU Trondheim/Norway
Bio: Esther is an autodidact singer/songwriter and guitarist. She has been composing songs ever since that day she got the flu in 8th grade and picked up the house guitar and started playing out of sheer boredom.
Esther got her musical background from the music- and theatre scene in Trondheim, collaborating with all kinds of musicians and contributing to professional shows. Esther was later educated as a Kaospilot in Århus, an education focusing on project management and process leadership. Her final project was teaching kids how to
remember difficult facts, using catchy songs.
EstherOrkester is Esther’s musical baby and has been in her back pocket on her journeys. After years on the road, and filling up her suitcase with songs, the EstherOrkester debut album “Why we woo” was recorded with the help of some of the talented musicians of Barefoot Records.
Esther’s song writing has been acclaimed for its curious melodies, creative lyrics and highly personal style.
The Danish/Norwegian piano trio The Mighty Mouse has constituted the backbone of several musical settings for years, and toured in Europe with artists such as Maria Faust, Peter Brötzmann, Petter Wettre, Jesper Zeuthen, John Tchicai, Lisbeth Diers and Peter Friis-Nielsen.
The Norwegian/Danish band Synnjadrag presents a highly personal sound based on the songs of Susanne Arnesen, where old Norwegian folk music melts with everything from jazz to reggae, cabaret and blues.
Morten Pedersen, Tommy Andersson, Lisbeth Diers
A tale of three cities” is a result of five intensive days of touring in may 2007, when bassplayer Adam Melbye and drummer Håkon Berre invited german saxophone player and freeimpro legend Peter Brötzmann to join in for their diploma exam at the Academy of Music in Esbjerg. 
Trained in both the classical and jazz tradition, Estonian saxophone player and composer Maria Faust unites both worlds and throws in a healthy dose of vibrant folk music.
Born 1976 in Esbjerg, Denmark 
Born 1980 in Trondheim, Norway.
