Jesper Hertz Trio

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Jesper Hertz Trio

Jesper Hertz  – piano

Nesin Howhannesijan – bass

Andrea Marcelli – drums

Scandinavian Jazz Piano Trio  

Jesper Hertz Jazz is about storytelling. Each song has its inspiration in an experienced story, and the audience doesn’t miss it either.

A very special guest pianist coming directly from Denmark, Jesper Hertz’s music is based on strong, singable and often easily recognizable melodic themes.

He plays with his trio at the Copenhagen and Aarhus Jazz Festivals every year but also worldwide.  It is swinging, lyrical and image-creating, and to a great extent invites the audience inside – and then it ties a beautiful bow on the Nordic and American Jazz traditions.

Die Musik von Jesper Hertz basiert stets auf einem starken melodischen Thema und zeichnet sich durch einen sehr lyrischen, sensiblen und zugleich eingängigen, swingenden Charakter aus. Sie verbindet auf wunderbare Weise die Nordische mit der amerikanischen Jazz Tradition.

Das Jesper Hertz Trio veröffentlicht am 21. Dezember das Album „U7 On Time“ – und feiert dieses mit einem Konzert im Schlot. Es ist ihr erstes gemeinsames Album als Trio.

Jesper Hertz ist ein preisgekrönter dänischer Jazzpianist und Komponist. Er hat bereits sechs Alben unter eigenem Namen veröffentlicht und schaffte es mehrfach in die Top-10-Liste der meistgespielten Künstler im dänischen Jazzradio. Seine Musik ist zudem in verschiedenen skandinavischen Filmen zu hören; er hat mit einigen der renommiertesten Musiker Dänemarks gespielt und getourt sowie mehrfach Konzertreisen nach Japan unternommen, wo er auch gemeinsam mit japanischen Musikern das Album „Shizuka“ aufnahm.

JESPER HERTZ  is an award winning Danish jazz pianist and film composer. He has released 5 albums as a leader, and has been on the Top 10 list over most played artists on the National  Danish Jazz Radio several times.

His music is also featured in several Scandinavian films and he has played and toured with some of the most prominent names in Denmark.

Jesper Hertz’s music is always based on a strong melodic theme, and it has a very lyrical, sensible yet catchy and swinging character.

His  latest album was recorded in Japan where he also has been touring several times.  The music Shizuka is written by both Jesper Hertz and Minoru Yoshiki, and a late 2024 release tour played to packed venues.

Jesper Hertz’s compositions are praised for hitting the soul of the Japanese people in the musical narratives he creates, based on experiences and impressions. The way the two musicians‘ music and expressions blend makes it hard to believe that this is a friendship and collaboration so many miles apart.

ANDREA MARCELLI – Drummer/composer born in Rome, Italy. He moved to the USA in 1989 spending 8 years in Los Angeles and 4 in New York. He is, since 2001, resident in Berlin/Germany. He performed and/or recorded with Wayne Shorter, Don Menza, David Liebman, Bob Mintzer, Harold Land, Markus Stockhausen, Eddie Gomez,  Mike Stern, Mitchel Forman, Allan Holdsworth, Bob Berg, John Patitucci, Eberhard Weber, Alphonso Johnson, Jeff Berlin, Palle Danielsson, Arild Anderson, Mike Mainieri, Bob Sheppard, Frank Gambale, Hiram Bullock, Andy Summers, Rick Margitza,  and others.

During his career he performed in USA, Japan, India, Brazil, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tunisia, Italy, Germany, England, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Estonia, France, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, Lebanon and others.

Andrea recorded many CDS and two acclaimed solo CDs for legendary Major Jazz Label VERVE/PolyGram with his original compositions.

He graduated in 1986 from the L. Refice Conservatory in Frosinone (Rome) in Classical Clarinet, Jazz Composition and Arrangement.

Two of Andrea’s compositions are included in „The European Real Book“ and „The Digital Real Book part two“ by www.shermusic.com.

Andrea has more than 200 of his compositions recorded in CDs and broadcasted world-wide.

– Wayne Shorter wrote: „Andrea Marcelli’s music is as vibrant and thought-provoking as today’s events. Andrea is such a chameleon. When I first heard his music, it struck me that he played drums, clarinet, percussion, keyboards and composed in a variety of styles that defied classification, moreover, his display of sensitivity and creative approach to the work produced.“

NESIN HOWHANNESIJAN –  deutscher Kontrabassist mit armenischen Wurzeln.

“Nesin has a unique style of bass playing which is strong and expressive. He is intelligent and passionate as a musician.“ -Bruce Gertz (professor, Berklee College of Music) He played with musicians like Vardan Ovsepian, Hiromi Uehara,Charlie Mariano and many more…

Howhannesijan erhielt in früher Kindheit klassischen Violinenunterricht. Später wechselte er zum Kontrabass und studierte von 2000 bis 2003 am Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, wo er sein Studium in Jazzperformance mit Diplom abschloss. Er nahm u. a. Unterricht bei Dave Santoro, …