We are now taking bookings for Bop Soup between the 11th and 15th of April 2014. This time we aim to suceed in booking enough gigs to get our friend and colleague Bert Boeren to come over from Holland and add his virtuoso trombone magic to an already remarkable quartet.
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New Bop Soup Tour being planned
Posted in american music, jazz, live jazz, news, nyheder, Peter Williams, tagged Bebop, Bert Boeren, bop, Marko Martinovic, mikkel find, Peter Williams, Simon Thorsen on July 16, 2013 | Comments Off on New Bop Soup Tour being planned
Bert Boeren to Jam in Copenhagen
Posted in american music, jazz, live jazz, music technique, news, nyheder, Peter Williams, Press, tagged Bert Boeren, Marko Martinovic, mikkel find, Simon Thorsen on March 28, 2013 | Comments Off on Bert Boeren to Jam in Copenhagen
Bert Boeren is coming over to Denmark to wow audiences again with his Trombone Technique. In addition to playing three concerts with myself, Simon Thorsen, Marko Martinovic and Mikkel Find, he will be playing at Kroteket’s Monday night jam session on the 15th April 2013.
Paul Harrison Band in Greve on 04/05/13
Posted in live jazz on March 4, 2013 | Comments Off on Paul Harrison Band in Greve on 04/05/13
Bop Soup in Copenhagen on 19/04/13
Posted in live jazz on March 4, 2013 | Comments Off on Bop Soup in Copenhagen on 19/04/13
Stage lighting difficulties
Posted in 2econd Nature, american music, jazz, live jazz, news, nyheder, Press on February 10, 2013 | Comments Off on Stage lighting difficulties
despite poor stage lighting, 2econd nature gave a great performance to a beautiful audience in a very hip venue. Many thanks to everyone for last Friday’s gig.
Thanks to Søren Svagin of Radio Jazz
Posted in 2econd Nature, american music, django reinhardt, Gipsy Jazz, jazz, Jazz CD, Jazzy Shorts, live jazz, news, nyheder, Peter Williams, Press, Swing 41 on February 7, 2013 | Comments Off on Thanks to Søren Svagin of Radio Jazz
I would just like to publicly thank Søren Svagin of Radio Jazz for interviewing me a couple of Mondays ago (28th of January). The focus of the interview was my involvement in the Grammy nominated soundtrack to Woody Allen’s Oscar winning film Midnight in Paris. The selection I contributed was from my Gypsy Jazz CD Swing 41 which is still available […]
Bop Soup – a supergroup!
Posted in american music, jazz, live jazz, news, nyheder, Press, tagged Bebop, Bert Boeren, bop, bop soup, Marko Martinovic, mikkel find, Simon Thorsen on January 14, 2013 | 1 Comment »
I’m happy to announce a fantastic series of concerts i’m proud to be involved with. Mikkel Find and I have invited world class trombonist Bert Boeren to Denmark to play a series of gigs between 13th and the 20th April. The rest of the band consists of the well established local talents – Simon Thorsen […]
10 facts about Biel Ballester
Posted in django reinhardt, Gipsy Jazz, jazz, Jazz CD, live jazz, news, Peter Williams, Press, Swing 41 on October 26, 2012 | Comments Off on 10 facts about Biel Ballester
www.bielballestertrio.com He is one of the best guitarists in Spain He is known for his Gypsy Jazz Style guitar playing He has played with Woody Allen Who said… “This is the closest I’ll ever get to having played with Django Reinhardt” He also wrote and performed much of the music used in the film Vicky […]
10 things to know about Bert Boeren
Posted in american music, jazz, Jazz CD, live jazz, news, nyheder, Paul Harrison Band, Peter Williams, Press, tagged Bert Boeren on September 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Bop Soup was initially formed to act as a Danish supergroup to entice Bert to play some Bop here in Copenhagen. He’s won more awards than you throw a stick at (depending on how good you are at throwing sticks) Amongst other bands he has played with  Eurojazz Big Band, the Swingcats, the Dutch Swing College Band, the Bob […]
Ultimate Gypsy Trio
Posted in django reinhardt, Gipsy Jazz, jazz, live jazz, news, nyheder, Swing 41 on September 4, 2012 | Comments Off on Ultimate Gypsy Trio
I had a wonderful time playing with the amazing Henrik Larsen (gtr) and the equally amazing rhythm guitarist Robert Pilgaard this weekend. Word on the street is that the gig scene might be opening up again in Copenhagen after the long financial squeeze. Â I certainly hope that this is true as I want to be […]
