Episodes

  • DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 7 - Flora Danica

    DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 7 - Flora Danica
    Apr 29 2022
    In this episode, we present a view of some of the main voices on the contemporary jazz scene. Among the artists covered are pianist Jeppe Zeeberg who tries to break the structure, and composer Jacob Anderskov who dreams of new structures. Whereas neo-traditionalists Nana Pi, Oilly Wallace and Johannes Wamberg work inside the structure.
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    46 mins
  • DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 8 - Slaughterhouse, Pusher Street And Free Sounds

    DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 8 - Slaughterhouse, Pusher Street And Free Sounds
    Apr 29 2022
    When the African-American improviser Luther Thomas arrived in Copenhagen, nobody knew who he was or cared. Thomas became a fixture of the alternative jazz scene and changed the music in Denmark. In an old slaughterhouse, Danish drummer Kresten Osgood opened "The Monday Club", which presented 6 concerts each Monday all year round for 7 years.
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    56 mins
  • DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 6 - The Brotherhood

    DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 6 - The Brotherhood
    Apr 22 2022
    Many of the young musicians in the early 90’s go to Boston to study. George Garzone is a teacher, Kurt Rosenwinkel a fellow student. They return to Denmark with new energy and fresh sounds. We hear about the two groundbreaking bands "When Granny Sleeps" and "Once Around the Park". We also tell the story of the OAP bassist Anders "AC" Christensen.
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    54 mins
  • DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 5 - The Two Phone Calls

    DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 5 - The Two Phone Calls
    Apr 15 2022
    We dig deeper into the life of John Tchicai and tell the story about his time in New York (the first phone call being from John Coltrane). This episode also tells the story of the collaboration between Palle Mikkelborg and Miles Davis in 1985 (the second phone call being Miles calling Mikkelborg to tell him about the plans to make an album).
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    55 mins
  • DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 4 - Winds of Change

    DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 4 - Winds of Change
    Apr 8 2022
    The world explodes in freedom, love and understanding. The jazz scene is forever changed as a band of hippies by the name of Blue Sun, toured Denmark opening for Jimi Hendrix. This episode also tells the story of saxophonist Lotte Anker, one of Denmark’s most internationally respected and visionary artists.
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    42 mins
  • DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 3 - Sidemen from Heaven

    DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 3 - Sidemen from Heaven
    Apr 1 2022
    Portrait of the greatest drummer in Danish music: Jørn Elniff. He made history with Bud Powell, Oscar Pettiford, Eric Dolphy and Brew Moore. We tell the story of some of the legendary appearances by such artists as Earl Hines, Jimmy Smith, Clark Terry and many more. This episode contains explicit language.
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    42 mins
  • DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 2 - Two Kings and a Queen

    DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 2 - Two Kings and a Queen
    Mar 25 2022
    This episode profiles three of the biggest personalities in the golden age of Danish jazz. Pianist, composer and vocalist Karen Jønsson struggles to be accepted, Leo Matthisen battles the Nazis during World War II, while Sven Asmussen is taken away by Gestapo to the central prison in Berlin for the crime of playing the violin.
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    47 mins
  • DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 1 - Beginnings

    DANGEROUS SOUNDS: Episode 1 - Beginnings
    Mar 20 2022
    The first saxophone in Danish music history arrives on a boat from America. The young Valdemar Eiberg tries with enthusiasm to play music he has hardly heard. Early visits from Sam Wooding and later Josephine Baker and Louis Armstrong divide the public but inspire the first generation of Danish jazz musicians to break new ground.
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    45 mins