Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 14:21 PM
Morten Lund on Tour with Jazz Piano Giant Stefano Bollani
The Art of the Piano Trio
The name "Piano Trio" usually refers to a group comprising a pianist, a double bass player and a drummer. The pianist is usually considered the leader of these trios and they are usually named after him. I love piano trios because there is room for air and musically improvised art. It holds an undieniable fascination.
Our Danish artist Morten Lund is currently on tour with jazz piano giant Stefano Bollani. Morten is a phenomenal drummer who signed with us last year. And because there is so much air, the sound of the cymbals play a significant role in the overall sound of a jazz trio.
Over the last year, we have made some nice custom cymbals for Morten which he is using on tour with the Stefano Bollani Trio (all Byzance series):
- 14" Sand Hat top and a 14" Dark top used as bottom
- 20" Vintage Crash with a 8" Traditional Splash
- our new 22" Extra Dry Thin Ride
- a sandblasted (!) 22" Jazz Big Apple Ride - custom made
- a 18" Vintage Trash Crash
I have started to dig Morten's playing more and more, especially how he uses his cymbals in a musical setting like a jazz trio. Just look up "Stefano Bollani Trio" on youtube and you'll find many great concert videos.
Here are the tourdates in case you are interested to see one of their shows:
Stefano Bollani (piano), Jesper Bodilsen (bass), Morten Lund (drums)
6/3: Pistoia, Teatro Manzoni
7/3: Bologna, Teatro Manzoni
8/3: Pavia, Teatro Fraschini
9/3: Messina, Palacultura Antonello
11/3: Gorizia, Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi
12/3: Milano, Hangar Bicocca
13/3: Torino, Teatro Colosseo
14/3: Nantes, France -Nantes Metropole
5/4: Hobro, Musikcafeen
6/4: Thisted, Jazz i Thy, Plantagehuset
7/4: Århus, Musikhuset, Rytmisk sal
10/4: Espergærde, Cafe´ Divino
11/4: Copenhagen, Jazzhus Montmartre
12/4: Copenhagen, Jazzhus Montmartre
13/4: Copenhagen, Jazzhus Montmartre
6/6: New York, Birdland
7/6: New York, Birdland
12/6: San Francisco, Yoshi´s
- norbert
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2 responses to "Morten Lund on Tour with Jazz Piano Giant Stefano Bollani"
Henrik Krüger posted on Mar 14, 2013 - 15:14 PM
Morten is a fabulous drummer with a rare musicality.
I am not really a fan of contemporary jazz, but I have completely surrendered to the music of Stefano Bollani and his Scandinavian trio.
Jhett posted on Mar 30, 2013 - 21:15 PM
Superb information here, ol'e chap; keep burnnig the midnight oil.