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Mikkel Hess er komponist, trommeslager og bandleder i bandet Hess Is More. Han er desuden musikproducent for film, teater og dans og har bl.a. lavet musik til balletten UROPA, filmen When Animals Dream, som havde premiere på Cannes Film Festival i 2014. Han er aktuel på Teater Sort/Hvid med koncertprojektet Apollonian Blackout, der foregår på og omkring et kæmpemæssigt bord, hvor publikum inviteres helt tæt på kunstnerne. Det er en videreudvikling af koncertformatet Apollonian Circles, som blev tildelt en Danish Music Awards Jazz i 2022.

Om sin playliste siger Hess: »En håndfuld favoritter, mest af lidt ældre dato. Måske der er et fællestræk ved den måde disse numre udfolder tiden. Grænsende til det stædige hist og her?«

Bill Frisell. © Carole D'Inverno

Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings. From Aaron Copeland and Charles Ives to Bob Dylan and Madonna. His mantra is simple: »I like when it's impossible to tell at first if something is black or white, or country or blues, or whatever«. 

Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio.

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»Music has been a healing balm for me.«

John William Grant is an American singer, musician, and songwriter holding both American and Icelandic citizenship. He first came to prominence as a co-founder, lead vocalist, pianist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band The Czars. After releasing six albums between 1994 and 2006, the band disbanded, and Grant withdrew from music for four years before embarking on a solo career.

He returned in April 2010 with a critically acclaimed debut album recorded in collaboration with Midlake. Queen of Denmark was named Album of the Year 2010 by Mojo magazine and was also selected as one of the ten best albums of 2010 by The Guardian’s music critics and writers.