Expansions Fest: Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz
- Sexta-feira, junho 25, 2027
- 19:00-22:00
- 229 London 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN, Reino Unido
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Expansions Festival presents Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz.
When some collaborations occur, it feels like fate has been paying close attention, planning something. On one hand: Bugge Wesseltoft, pianist, composer and pioneer of electronic jazz; on the other: Henrik Schwarz, a producer of electronic music who has remixed stars from Michael Jackson to Ane Brun.
Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz are a Norwegian-German musical duo known for their fusion of contemporary jazz, deep house, ambient electronica and experimental improvisation. Norwegian pianist and composer Bugge Wesseltoft, a pioneer of the European nu-jazz movement and founder of Jazzland Recordings, joined forces with German electronic producer and DJ Henrik Schwarz, known for his blend of house, techno and soulful electronic music.
Their creative partnership brings together Wesseltoft's expressive piano playing and jazz improvisation with Schwarz's electronic rhythms, atmospheric textures and production techniques. Their collaborative album Duo (2011), released on Jazzland Recordings, showcased their musical chemistry, combining acoustic piano with electronic soundscapes and intricate dance rhythms.
The pair subsequently expanded their collaboration with bassist Dan Berglund to form the trio Wesseltoft Schwarz Berglund, releasing the album Trialogue (2014), followed by Duo II (2016), which continued their exploration of the boundaries between jazz and electronic music.
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229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN, Reino Unido