OX
ØKSE is a new band put together by saxophonist Mette Rasmussen and the in-demand American drummer Savannah Harris. We expect primal power and energy in this band, which unites four musicians from Denmark, Sweden, Haiti and the USA.
Mette Rasmussen is Danish, but has had Trondheim as her base for several years. She always impresses with her rarely energetic playing!
When she received the NTNU Jazz Prize in 2019, the jury stated: "It is fascinating how the award recipient explores the natural rawness of the instrument and how she, as an improviser, works with sound and texture. And in interaction with other musicians, she masters the solo aspect of being an instrument both in the foreground and in the background in an excellent way."
She demonstrates these qualities to the full in her recent project OX. She and drummer Savannah Harris put this band together for the jazz festival in Saalfelden in 2022.
Translated from Danish ax to English ax, a number of connotations arise: From ax - mankind's oldest tool - to ashe, which stands for the life force found in all things, the force that makes things happen and which flows through the music in suggestive rhythms and grooves .
Savannah Harris is a New York-based drummer, producer and composer. She plays with, among others, Joel Ross, Christian McBride and Aaron Parks, in addition to a number of artists on the indie scene.
Choose Jeanty works with electronics and turntables, in addition to being a composer, producer and professor at the renowned Berklee College of Music. She brings her background from Haiti into her music, and is known, among other things, as the originator of the electronic subgenre voodoo-electro.
The bassist Peter Eldh originally comes from Sweden, but has been based in Berlin for the past ten years. He has an eclectic musical work that combines different genres and expressions, with jazz as a starting point. Koma Saxo, Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity & Supersonic Orchestra are just some of the projects Petter Eldh is active in.
Mette Rasmussen – saxophone
Val Jeanty – electronics
Petter Eldh – double bass
Savannah Harris – drums
The doors open at 18:30 p.m
Concert start at 19:00
