Review Centre: Musical Acts

"Kulturhuset Bølgen in Ålsgårde is a rare combination of concert hall and restaurant. Hornbæk Jazzklub hosts their events here every first Friday of the month. There is room for more than 100 diners, who take their seats an hour and a half before the music begins. When the musicians take the stage, the lights in the hall are dimmed and the tables retract, and the place becomes a concert hall, where the audience does not have to move, but can remain in their good seats at the tables. The bar is silent when the music is playing, but during the break it wakes up to action, like another Holger Danske, and rattles, not with the saber, but with glasses, bottles, coffee and cake. The audience mingles both with each other and with the musicians, and a temporary close and beautiful community emerges. It was the same good atmosphere that prevailed among the musicians when Jesper Hedegaard presented his Sound of Brasil at Bølgen on Friday. The Brazilian Samba has many ramifications, and each rhythm has its own life and its own name. Jesper Hedegaard knows a lot about that, having lived in Brazil for many years. He came there in 1976 and made friends who he took with him to Denmark. Some still live here, others have returned home and new ones have joined. On Friday it was bassist Sidiel Vieira and drummer Celso de Almeida. When they play it looks playful, but that's only because they are masters of their instruments. The music flows from them, like a tsunami, whose enormous power is not noticed until it meets resistance. On Friday, there was no opposition for Jesper Hedegaard can his sambas and the evening's soloist was world class. It was Alexander Kraglund who, without a single note, played the most terrific Brazilian violin and viola with countless small shifts in the rhythmic and surprising harmony changes in the melodic, which is an essential detail of the music. Alexander Kraglund mostly played the viola and the deep timbre blended beautifully with Jesper Hedegaard's piano playing, which mostly took place in the high register. The bassist played counterrhythm and very little walking bass as in jazz. He played merrily with the already dancing rhythms in moody counterplay and he could frolic freely thanks to the fact that the drummer provided a non-slip surface for the music. The evening's many different pieces of music were a mixture of Jesper Hedegaard's own compositions and the bossa nova that Antonio Carlos Jobim started in the early 60s with A Girl From Ipanema. One is to play the violin, another is to play the harmonica, and Alexander Kraglund used this instrument in about half of the pieces. In his violin playing, there were almost no references to Svend Asmussen, which is surprising. In the harmonica playing there was great inspiration from Toots Thielemans. Jesper Hedegaard may not be the world's best-known pianist, but by thinking of another pianist, namely Chick Corea (who plays at Kulturværftet at the end of April), and some of his samba-inspired compositions such as La Fiesta and Amando's Rhumba, you get a sense of the music that was played at Bølgen on Friday. The fact that Bølgen's own sound man, Casper Skovgaard, also knows which buttons to touch and not to touch is the extra quality that Bølgen has and that many other venues can only dream of."

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"We booked Reverie for a corporate summer ball, and they delivered a stellar performance. Their professionalism and talent were outstanding. We’ll definitely book them again for future events"

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"What a wonderful meeting with Bob Hammond -‘old style crooner’- fabulous. I’m always in awe of people who can sing - thank you Bob we can’t wait to have you back. (RSM Facebook) We loved your Dad, what a charmer, what a crooner - he’s welcome back anytime. Thank you! (e-mail from RSM to Bob's daughter) "

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"I wanted to say thank you to you and your band for an incredible night on Friday. Your band were fabulous and everyone was up dancing and really enjoyed themselves. Hope you can pass on my thanks to the rest of your band."

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"Marianna was the perfect choice for our company’s anniversary event. Her voice brought a wonderful vibe to the night, and the crowd was completely enchanted. She truly knows how to connect with the audience and elevate any occasion. Can’t wait to invite her back!"

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"Ragazzi fenomenali! Raoul e Jessica, due ragazzi fenomenali, due musicisti unici che mi hanno accontentata per il giorno delle mie nozze. Ho avuto tantissime richieste da fargli e sono stati bravissimi a gestire ogni mio ogni mia richiesta. Durante il matrimonio ci sono stati momenti bellissimi di giochi organizzati proprio da loro che non ci aspettavamo. Hanno coinvolto tutti quanti, invitati e noi sposi, siamo molto felici di averli chiamati a suonare per le nostre nozze. Raoul con il suo sax poi ci ha fatto sognare suonando al nostro ballo Perfect al sax... veramente romantico e ce lo ricorderemo per sempre."

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"As a flamenco aficionada who has taken several intensives in Seville, I wanted to share my passion in a meaningful way for our 25th anniversary celebration. With 100 guests gathered in Provence, I was looking for something truly special and authentic. Alberto Faraggi’s group exceeded all expectations. Traveling from Barcelona, they delivered a mesmerizing performance that was both professional and deeply moving. It was one of the highlights of the weekend. I would wholeheartedly recommend them—and would love to see them perform again."

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"Silvio did a great job on my private party. He nearly played every kind of music style and even fullfilled required songs. Thank you so much!"

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"Excellent night of music, well done boys knocked it out the park as usual"

Reply by One Track Mind
Thanks Lee we are glad you enjoyed the evening

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"Adam and Claire hosted the Year 11 Prom for over 60 girls last night. They were superb. Our girls had the best night ever thanks to brilliant entertainment by Adam and Claire. I would definitely recommend this company. Thank you so much Adam and Claire."

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"Ismael was awesome!! He played for my daughter's wedding, was on time and very professional. We requested a song that he hadn't played before. He not only learned the song for us...he played it beautifully! Not only did we enjoy his skillful and great sounding music, our guests enjoyed it as well! I would recommend him for your event!!"

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"Great musician and super well organised and everybody at the party had a great time with live music and a great set list. Can highly recommended for any event!"

Reply by Jalo & Sounds
Annette! Thanks a lot for sharing this! Me too I was 10/10 very impressed by the seemingly-effortless but ultra-high-level organisation you put together for a party in a park. All the best!!!!

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"I just wanted to say a massive thank you. You guys are absolutely out of this world! We’ve had so many comments on how amazing you were and some of our guests have even booked to come and see you for your show! Thank you so much for everything. We saw you at a wedding fayre at the Oakwood and immediately knew we needed you! You were the first thing we booked after the venue and we are so so glad we did!"

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"We hired this band for our wedding and it was perfect! The singer was amazing too!"

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"Everyone thought you were amazing thank you so much for a fantastic evening's entertainment."

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