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Genre: Jazz / Nu-Jazz
Location Please select your region., Ne
Profile Views: 6479
Last Login: 3/18/2011
Member Since 6/18/2008
Website www.traeben.com
Record Label O.A.P. Records
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.. ..NORDIC PROJECT.... ..“Scandinavian music is about melody, Jazz is about rhythm, Træben is where the two connect”...... With their first album “Nordic Project”, Traeben has brought together the rhythmic wealth of modern Jazz with the melodies of Scandinavian folk songs. Some of the songs on the album are written by Cornelis Vreeswijk. Born in the Netherlands, Vreeswijk emigrated to Sweden at the age of twelve and grew up to be a celebrated national poet and composer..... Scandinavian music was first introduced into Jazz when Stan Getz recorded “Dear old Stockholm” in the early ‘50s of the last century. Since this first recording, Nordic music has been an inspiration to a lot of jazz musicians and has even become one of the major ingredients of the “European Jazz”. In the past decades, not only Scandinavian music had it’s influence on jazz. Grooves from all over the world have found their way into the genre and rhythms from e.g. African- , South American- and Pop music are now part of its common language. .. By fusing these new rhythmic achievements with the beauty and simplicity of the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian folk music, Traeben has created a distinct new and personal interpretation of this repertoire..... ..TRÆBEN.... The group first came together in various constellations at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague in the late 90’s. Jazz being the common dominator, they have explored most musical territories together, both etnically and temporally speaking, leaving few stones unturned in the process. As both guitarist Jens Larsen and saxophone player Søren Ballegaard are Danish by birth, the Nordic sound has played its part in these sessions..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
Søren Ballegaard - Saxophones.... Jens Larsen - Guitar.... Olaf Meijer - Double Bass.... Klaas Van Donkersgoed - Drums....
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Kurt Rosenwinkel; Dave Holland; John Scofield; Pat Metheny; Mark Turner; Chris Cheek; Lenny Pickett; Michael Brecker; Jeff Ballard, Manke Nelis.
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.. NORDIC PROJECT
“Scandinavian music is about melody, Jazz is about rhythm, Træben is where the two connect”

With their first album “Nordic Project”, Traeben has brought together the rhythmic wealth of modern Jazz with the melodies of Scandinavian folk songs. Some of the songs on the album are written by Cornelis Vreeswijk. Born in the Netherlands, Vreeswijk emigrated to Sweden at the age of twelve and grew up to be a celebrated national poet and composer.

Scandinavian music was first introduced into Jazz when Stan Getz recorded “Dear old Stockholm” in the early ‘50s of the last century. Since this first recording, Nordic music has been an inspiration to a lot of jazz musicians and has even become one of the major ingredients of the “European Jazz”. In the past decades, not only Scandinavian music had it’s influence on jazz. Grooves from all over the world have found their way into the genre and rhythms from e.g. African- , South American- and Pop music are now part of its common language.
By fusing these new rhythmic achievements with the beauty and simplicity of the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian folk music, Traeben has created a distinct new and personal interpretation of this repertoire.

TRÆBEN
The group first came together in various constellations at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague in the late 90’s. Jazz being the common dominator, they have explored most musical territories together, both etnically and temporally speaking, leaving few stones unturned in the process. As both guitarist Jens Larsen and saxophone player Søren Ballegaard are Danish by birth, the Nordic sound has played its part in these sessions.