Jazz Night: Ulf Bandgren & Jens Christian Kwella

Jazz evening with the guitarists Ulf Bandgren (Sweden) and Jens Christian Kwella (Denmark). In collaboration with Center for Dansk Jazzhistorie. The two jazz guitarists Ulf Bandgren and Jens Christian Kwella meet here in a unique collaboration. As lecturers at the conservatoires in Gothenburg and Aalborg/Aarhus respectively, they have had an ongoing collaboration since 2009, including in 2018, when Ulf Bandgren appeared on Kwella/Bjørnskov’s critically acclaimed album Slowing Down The Tune. Ulf Bandgren has for several decades made his mark as a distinctive voice on the Nordic jazz scene. As a professional musician since the mid-1990s he has worked with acclaimed jazz musicians such as Anders Jormin, Chuck Israels and John Stowell. He is known for his lyrical guitar playing, his melodic compositions and his ability to unite Nordic soundscapes with modern jazz. On the critically acclaimed album Nordic Sketches he presents his own compositions in an atmospheric universe marked by both acoustic and electric guitar. Bandgren has collaborated with a number of prominent international and Nordic musicians and has performed at clubs, festivals and concert stages in both Europe and the USA. As a composer he creates music that balances between the reflective and the dynamic, often inspired by Nordic landscapes and moods. Kwella has worked as a professional guitarist since 1986 and has long experience in virtually all of jazz’s genres, from traditional jazz to experimental and electronic jazz. He has played with a long list of Danish and international stars such as Randy Brecker (US), Eliane Elias (BR), Marc Johnson (US), Curtis Steigers (US), Cæcilie Nordby, Nana Rashid and others. In total Kwella plays around 100-130 concerts every year, both in Denmark and abroad. He has also recorded and released seven critically acclaimed albums under his own name. Admission: 150 kr. + fee. Members of Center for Dansk Jazzhistorie: 75 kr. + fee.

• Ulf Bandgren
• Jens Christian Kwella