I’m very happy that my album BLIK is among the top 10 Danish jazz albums of the year (2020) according to the jury from the Danish jazz magazine Jazzspecial (14 reviewers).
Oct. 2020 I was also nominated for a Danish Music Awards Jazz as composer of the year with this album. This is the list of these top ten selected and excellent jazz albums. You can give them a listen if you like.
There is link to my album BLIK under ‘discography as band leader’.
On July 1st 2020 my septet and I performed live at the Danish Radio (studie 2) as part of “Sommerscenen” – a special initiative where a jazz ensemble and a more ‘classical’ ensemble meet. In this case the duo Mathias Heise/Bjarke Mogensen and my septet.
It’s possible to see part of our performance her:
Blaat i Blaat – live on Danish television 1 st. of July 2020
BLIK – live on Danish television 1st. of july 2020
Det Kanon – live on Danish television 1st. of july 2020
What an amazing review we (I) just recieved (Radio Bévort: BLIK).
It’s Jan Veldman from Jazz In Europe, and this one was really worth waiting for I must say:
“With this recording, Pernille Bévort has surrounded herself with a team of amazing musician and shows herself to not only be a great composer of modern jazz music but also an exceptional saxophonist and bandleader.
Personally, I would say this album is one of the best discoveries of the year, I can’t recommend this album highly enough.”
The album BLIK with my septet Radio Bévort was released on May 11th 2020 and it has already been reviewed several times. Here are small samples from the 3 first reviews:
“Whether she creates melodic ballads or rather complex compositions Bévort is a highly fascinating, comprehensive, focused and mature artists.” – Ivan Rod, Gaffa, May 11th 2020
“Radio Bévort surprises with an intensely clear and refined sample of modern jazz from the highly creative North” – Bernard Lefèvre, Jazzhalo May 8th 2020
”The music is narrative and imaginative. Spend some time with this music. The music deserves it – and so do you.” – Niels Overgård, Jazznyt, May 12th 2020
On the site POV the author Per Vadmand looks back on the year 2019 within jazz and he recommends his readers to listen to different selected Danish ensembles – including my septet Radio Bévort. (January 2020).
He writes that he hopes the jazz clubs will find place for us in their programs in the future.
I share that hope.
You can see the whole article here (In Danish)
I have just made this new Radio Bévort teaser.
Recorded live in studio and live at Montmartre, Copenhagen.
All photos: Anders Bévort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3ifWuYsMzw
Live Jazz, Swedish Radio P2.
For the second time this year I can be heard in a live recording from Sweden. Last time it was as part of Bohuslän Big Band with Maria Schneider.
This time it’s as part of Swedish drummer/bandleader/composer Calle Rasmussons 10 piece ensemble “Roots”. I had the great pleasure of playing 2 concerts with them in Halmstad Friday and Saturday (may 18th and 19th).
The concert on Friday evening in Halmstad Teaters Festsal was recorded live by Swedish Radio. The concerts starts 1:58 in this broadcasting. We were part of the big Swedish jazz gathering in Halmstad with important meetings and a big Jazz Galla Concert as well. Very fine music. It will only be possible to listen to within the next 30 days.
Link to the liverecording……
It’s possible to listen to this recording of our concert in Vara, in Sweden oct. 2017.
Maria Schneider and Bohuslän Big Band.
Beautiful music. The concert will only be possible to listen to until ultimo april.
I had the joy of being part of the tour – a great experience.
Link to the concert