Listen Again

Kevin Le Gendre’s preview of this year’s Sounds Of Denmark, an annual jazz festival showcasing Danish musicians in the UK. Kevin gives us a snapshot of the rich and loaded history of Danish jazz as well as select music from those performing this year on 25th and 26th September 2025.

Jasper Høiby 3Elements – Like Water
Kathrine Windfeld Big Band – Aircraft
Jacob Anderskov – Resonance
Stefan Pasborg – Moppin’ & Boppin’
Miles Davis – Orange
Marilyn Mazur – Aina’s Travels
John Tchicai – This Is Heaven
Morten Schantz – Escape Velocity
Cecilie Strange – Written In Runes

Bnnyhunna – Calm Waters [Echoes Of Prayer]
QUANZA – Shaquille Sama [ORCHIDEA]
Van Crusen – Você Quer Voltar [The First Light]
NAUSYQA – PARTNER [PUNQ]
Petter Eldh, Koma Saxo, Sofia Jernberg – Koma Kaprifol [Koma West]
Brintex Collective, Fanni Zahár – Makes Sense [Metropolarity]
Mieke Miami – Mahady O’Mahony [Birdland]
New Coll Collective – Charltana [Everything Is OK]
Bnnyhunna – Lacuna [Lacuna]
Reinier Baas – Wahid Jive [Relief Party]
Paddy Fitzgerald – Green Machine [Book of Boobook]
Ella Zirina, Otis Sandsjo – Count To One [Boundless Blue, Sunset Hue]
DJ Git Hyper – Just Face It [Zimmerman]
Benjamin Herman, Peter Schlamb – Mon histoire [Project S]
Alistair Payne, Tongo Eisen-Martin – Discord [This Thread Walks]

Yoko Yates – Aster [Eternal Moments]
Dayna Stephens – Monk’D [Monk’D]
McCoy Tyner – Groove Waltz [Nights Of Ballads And Blues]
Michael Mayo – Giant Steps [Fly (Deluxe Edition)]
SF JAZZ Collective – Te Quiero Inti [Collective Imagery]
Jerry Bergonzi/Carl Winther Trio – Ricky And The Ridicules [Blue DNA]
Joe Henderson – Gazelle [Black Miracle]
Nicholas Payton, Esperanza Spalding, Karriem Riggins – #bamisforthechildren (feat. Ivan Neville, Erica Falls & Otis McDonald) [TRIUNE]
Lisa Marie Simmons, Marco Cremaschini – Intent [NoteSpeak (In A Word)]
Patricia Brennan – Antlia [Of The Near And Far]
Kahil El’Zabar / David Murray – 在我家中 In My House [神游：黄金海二重奏在深圳 Spirit Groove: Golden Sea Duo in Shenzhen]
Steph Richards – Brooklyn Machine [Take the Neon Lights]
Roger Glenn – Angola [My Latin Heart]
Ramses Araya / José Alberto “El Canario” / Carlos Cascante – Pa’Curubandé Yo Voy
Brad Mehldau – Colorbars (feat. Chris Thile) [Ride into the Sun]
The Breakfast Band – L.A.14 [Back Street Brit Funk Vol.1]
Leon Foster Thomas – Dubplate Swing [Metamorphosis]
La Tanya Hall – Pretty Eyes [If Not Now, When…]
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – Somnambulista [That Wasn’t A Dream]
Gretchen Parlato – Weak [In A Dream]

Hanging Heads – Fight Song [Where’s Your Head At?]
BEATrio – Whispers of Resilience [BEATrio]
Horace Tapscott, The Pan-Afrikan People’s Arkestra – Macrame (Live) [Live at I.U.C.C]
Horace Bray – Ventura [Single]
Pino Palladino, Blake Mills – Taka [Single]
Joni Mitchell – Jericho (Live at the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA, 8/14-17, 1974) [Miles of Isles]
Bahia Black – The Seventh Powers [Ritual Beating System]
Tomas Fujiwara – Mobilize [Single]
Dwight Trible – Celestial Blues [Living Water]
GoGo Penguin – Forgive the Damages [Necessary Fictions]
Ches Smith – Ready Beat [Clone Row]

Marike van Dijk Nonet – Landed (M. van Dijk)
Karel Boehlee – Mister T. (K. Boehlee)
Karel Boehlee – Amazing You (K. Boehlee)
Karel Boehlee – Gentle Brain (K. Boehlee)
Karel Boehlee -The Winner (R. Madna)
Karel Boehlee – Poggibonzi (K. Boehlee)
Harmen Fraanje – Aion (H. Fraanje)
Harmen Fraanje – HTTW (H. Fraanje)
Harmen Fraanje/Arve Henriksen – What All This Is (H. Fraanje)
Mats Eilersen Trio – Albatros (H. Fraanje)
Aino Peltomaa/Harmen Fraanje/Mikko Perkola – O Virtus Sapientie (anon.)
Reijseger/Fraanje/Sylla – Kolute (M. Sylla)
Reijseger/Fraanje/Sylla – Biruta (E. Reijseger)

Mal Waldron/Marion Brown – Soul Mates [Much More!]
Lori Freedman – Snaggle [Solor}
Charles Brackeen Quartet – Attainment [Attainment]
Horace Tapscott – Akirfa [In New York]
Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus – Exacto [Spirit Of Nuff…Nuff]
Raphe Malik – Ray (thine own) [The Short Form]
Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch [Out to Lunch]
Mal Waldron – Soul Eyes [Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert]
Bennie Maupin Quartet – Escondido [Early Reflections]
Sabir Mateen’s Shapes, Textures and Sound Ensemble – Children Of The CREATOR [Prophecies Come To Pass]
Hank Roberts – Evidence [Congeries Of Ethereal Phenomena]
The Great Harry Hillman – Strengen denkt an [Tilt]
Andrew Cyrille – Circumfusion/The Magnificent Bimbo – [The Navigator]
George Adams/Don Pullen – Double Arc Jake [Don’t Lose Control]
Kimmig/Studer/Zimmerlin/and George Lewis – Very Nice [Kimmig – Studer – Zimmerlin and George Lewis]
Larry Stabbins & Mark Sanders – Cup No. 4 [Cup & Ring]
Tomeka Reid Quartet – Turning Inward/Sometimes You Just Have To Run With It [3+3]

Ray Pérez y Su Orquesta- Pa’ El 23 {Pa’ El 23}
Justifica- Las Frutas Del País {Salsa Con Nostalgia}
Los Kenya- Record en TV {Siempre Afro-latino}
Black Sugar- La Camita- 78 {La Camita}
Clandenskina Orquesta- La Salsa La Traigo Yo {Salsa World Series Vol.6}
The Brooklyn Sounds- Miráme San Miguel {Brooklyn Sounds}
Willie Colón- Mi Sueno {Fantasmas}
C. Tangana- Te Venero {El Madrileño}
Grupo Mango- Para Mi Gente {Para Mi Gente}
Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound- Marejada Feliz {Apollo Sound 9}
Lazara Cachao Lopez & Gerardo Rosales- A Gozar Con Mi Combo {Cachao Sounds}
Tabaco- La Libertad {Tabaco}
Joe Bataan- Mujer Mia {Salsoul}

Karim Ziad – Amaliya [Ifrikya]
Anmol Mohara – A Rhythmic Guy [Across The Sea]
Anmol Mohara – Sakhiye Ho [Across The Sea]
Trilok Gurtu – Dea [Arkeology]
Oumou Sangare – Fadjamou [Mogoya]
Anmol Mohara – Scene 4 [Across The Sea]
Anmol Mohara – Migrant [Across The Sea]
Anmol Mohara – Five Elements [Across The Sea]
Anmol Mohara – Mo:Mo In My Mind [Across The Sea]
Anmol Mohara – Conversation [Across The Sea]

Ria Moran – Leo
Close Counters – Jinga pt 1
Yoni Mayraz – Ghosttown
Tanhai Collective – Something Blues
Nubiyan Twist – All The Same
Kokoroko – Just Can’t Wait
Jazzbois – Song of Hope
MckNasty – Kemet
Telemakus – City Dreams
Alexander Flood – Vibracao
Paprika Soul – Standing Right Here

Eddie Palmieri – Palmas [Palmas]
Zoe Rahman – Dance Of Time [Colour Of Sound]
Wayne Shorter – Ponta de Areia [Native Dancer]
Flora Purim – Vera Cruz [Chris Bangs Presents : The Playbox[
Tania Maria – Yatra-Ta [Chris Bangs Presents : The Playbox]
Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader – Guajira Candela [Bamboleate]
Lophae – What We Were Waiting For [Imagine More]
Nils Petter Molvær – Song of Sand [KHMER Live in Bergen]
Eddie Palmieri – Chica Ni Lambo [Mi Luz Mayor]
Miguel Zenon – Bendición [Vanguardia Subterránea]