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Lineup
Jacob Anderskov - Piano
Michael Formanek - Bass
Gerald Cleaver - Drums
Agnostic Revelations
Danish Pianist and Composer Jacob Anderskov has made more than 10 highly acclaimed albums as a Leader.
After projects spanning from solo piano over miscella- neous duos, trios & quintets, and 3 albums with his infa- mous Anderskov Accident, he has turned to the “classic” quartet format. Yet, this quartet album is everything but conservative. It is Anderskov at his best - visionary, spiri- tual, and surrounded by some of the leading musicians on the planet within the lingo spoken here.
Anderskov says, “I am very thrilled about this album. It contains 7 of my compositions plus a short collective setup improvisation, around one hour of music. It brings together different threads in my production in a way I have dreamed about for some time. It draws upon the grand-scale music I have composed for a.o. Anderskov Accident & Copenhagen Art Ensemble, and yet has a spirit and a kind of awareness also found in my small groups and my solo work. The title [Agnostic Revelations] came to me a few weeks after the recording. It points to certain contemporary con- ditions of life (“agnostic” as in not believing, yet embracing the doubt), and at the same time, it savours the idea of the revelatory, quasi-religious experience that art can be.”
“Jacob Anderskov has in a few years grown to be one of the most exciting musicians in Europe.” - “Jazz AM RHEIN”, Köln, De, September 2008 ”... one of the most original voices I’ve heard on the instrument
in some time.” - Marc Medwin, Cadence Magazine (usa), April 2007.
Read more, and hear samples at www.jacobanderskov.dk
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"Over the last decade or so, pianist Jacob Anderskov has emerged as one of the most exciting and original voices ... deeply modern..." Down Beat Magazine, November 2010
"Wer es noch nicht wusste, spätestens seit dieser neuen Veröffentlichung des Danischen Pianisten, Bandleaders und Komponisten kommt man der Erkenntnis nicht mehr vorbei, dass Jacob Anderskov zu den ganz aussergewöhnlichen Künstlern der aktuellen Musik gehöhrt.
Eine ganz ungewöhnliche Spannung, die sich zwischen vielen schönen Erkenntnissen der Solisten oder des Ensembles hin und her bewegt, schafft einen absoluten Höhepunkt der improvisierten Musik.
Selten hat man in letzter Zeit ein derart konzeptionelle freies und zugleich schönes wie spannungsgeladenes Projekt angetroffen."Hans-Jürgen von Osterhausen, Jazz Podium, de. Mai 2010.