OTOOTO + CLAPPER @CPH Jazzfestival 2023

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On this special one-off night you can experience a double concert with two of the most prolific names within Danish jazz today as the kvintet OTOOTO hosts one of two nights at H15 during Copenhagen Jazz Festival. The kvintet OTOOTO and the quartet Clapper each have their own approach to a groove based foundation from where their imagination can operate and take the listener on a bodily and spiritual journey.

Presented by Ohwell & H15scene

ENG:
OTOOTO is the newest addition to Danish jazz in international class. Since the band was formed in 2019, they have garnered recognition from radio stations and reviewers and already in November 2020 they could look back on a year with countless concerts and three single releases.
The sound of OTOOTO is defined by Wallace and Due's lyrical and light melodies paired with a distinctive sound of the legendary vintage synthesizer Juno 60. Add a strong Neo-Soul/R&B groove and the framework is formed. The songs fill the listener with a feeling of hope and joy while the music unfolds in a harmonious and playful way.

The group is currently making new music to follow up on their 2nd album "Dosage" from June 2022 and the critically acclaimed debut record "This Love Is For You" From 2021. OTOOTO is a unique composition that presents five great personalities in Danish jazz in a way that has not been seen before.

Jonas Due (Trumpet)
Oily Wallace (Saxophone)
Calle Brickman (Keys)
Matthias Petri (Bass)
Andreas Svendsen (Drums)
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Clapper mixes the sound of beat music from the American West Coast with modern fusion jazz. A brand new shot at the tribe of unique Aarhusian bands with a zeal for renewal within Danish jazz. The four musicians are not exactly new to the domestic jazz scene. The band's members include musicians from the bands Abekejser, Hvalfugl, Karmen Rõivassepp Quartet, Bangin' Bülow's Nice Jazz Quartet, Casper Hejlesen Quartet, etc.

"Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny", so said Frank Zappa in 1973. A time when jazz sought mixtures with other genres in the hope of further development. Here, almost 50 years later, the DK jazz scene is more diverse than ever before. Today's jazz smells of everything from rock, hip-hop, folk music, techno, pop, and a mixture of it all.
Is it even jazz anymore?

For the four good friends in Clapper, it doesn't matter so much what you call it. All that matters is that it sounds cool!
"For us it is not important to live up to any genre ideal", says guitarist Jeppe Lavsen and continues; "We meet and play and improvise over some musical ideas we think sound great. We have played together for so many years that we quickly find our way into a common universe when we play. And then it's just a matter of sorting and selecting the coolest ideas".

Frederik Emil Bülow: Trommer
Adrian Christensen: Bas
Jeppe Lavsen: Guitar
Malthe Jepsen: Keys

DK:
OTOOTO er det nyeste skud på stammen i Dansk Jazz i international klasse. Siden bandet blev dannet i 2019 har de høstet anderkendelse fra radiostationer og anmeldere og allerede i November 2020 kunne de se tilbage på et år med et utal af koncerter og tre single udgivelser.
Lyden af OTOOTO er defineret af Wallace og Dues lyriske og lette melodier parret med en karakteristisk lyd af den legendariske vintage synthesizer Juno 60. Tilføj et stærkt Neo-Soul/R&B groove og rammerne er dannet. Sangene fylder lytteren med en følelse af håb og glæde imens musikken udfolder sig på en harmonisk og legende måde.

Gruppen er igang med at lave ny musik som skal følge på på deres 2. Album “Dosage” fra juni 2022 og den anmelderoste debutplade “This Love Is For You” Fra 2021.

OTOOTO er en unik sammensætning som præsentere fem store personligheder i dansk jazz på en måde som ikke er set før.

Jonas Due (Trompet)
Oilly Wallace (Saxofon)
Calle Brickman (Keys)
Matthias Petri (Bass)
Andreas Svendsen (Trommer)

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Clapper blander lyden af beatmusik fra den amerikanske vestkyst med moderne fusionsjazz. Et splinternyt skud på stammen af unikke Aarhusianske bands med iver for fornyelse inden for jazz genren. De fire musikere er ikke just nye på den danske jazzscene. Bandets medlemmer tæller bl.a. musikere fra bandsene Abekejser, Hvalfugl, Karmen Rõivassepp Quartet, Bangin’ Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet, Casper Hejlesen Kvartet, m.fl.

”Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny”, sådan sagde Frank Zappa i 1973. En tid hvor jazzen søgte blandinger med andre genrer i håb om at videreudvikling sig. Her, næsten 50 år senere, er jazzscenen herhjemme mere divers end nogensinde før. Jazzen lugter i dag af alt fra rock, hip-hop, folkemusik, techno, pop, og en blanding af det hele. Er det overhovedet jazz længere?

For de fire gode kammerater i Clapper betyder det ikke så meget hvad man kalder det. Det eneste, der betyder noget er, at det lyder fedt! ”For os er det ikke vigtigt at leve op til noget genre ideal”, siger guitarist Jeppe Lavsen og fortsætter; ”Vi mødes og leger og improviserer over nogle musikalske idéer vi synes lyder fedt. Vi har spillet sammen i så mange år, at vi lynhurtigt finder ind i et fælles univers når vi spiller. Og så handler det bare om at sortere og vælge de fedeste idéer ud”.

Frederik Emil Bülow: Drums
Adrian Christensen: Bas
Jeppe Lavsen: Guitar
Malthe Jepsen: Keys