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Kirk Lightsey/Gabor Bolla European Quartet at Jazzhus Montmartre

Courtesy of JazzDanmark | Posted on July 31, 2017

Where

Jazzhus Montmartre
Store Regnegade 19a
Copenhagen
Map
3172 3494

When

Sat, August 26, 2017
23:00

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Musicians

About

Kirk Lightsey is an American jazz pianist who developed his own sound long ago within the hard bop tradition. He has has played with numerous prominent jazz stars such as Bobby Hutcherson, Chet Baker and Betty Carter just to name a few. He became quite visible on the American jazz scene when he started touring with Dexter Gordon from 1979 until 1983 and became part of The Leaders in the late ‘80s. With him on stage will be the Hungarian saxophonist Gabor Bolla who is one of Europe’s most important emerging jazz artists. His style is deeply influenced by the giants of be-bop and hard-bop, although he is combining his influences from straight-ahead modern jazz and classical music, creating a fresh jazz sound. Danish musicians in the shape of bass player Daniel Franck and drummer Jeppe Gram will round off the line-up....

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