Vidunderbørn på slap line med sportsjazz

RF 2023: Domi & JD Beck

Domi & JD Beck har på grund af en umulig flyvetur til Danmark sammenlagt sovet en time før deres optræden. Søvnberøvelsen virker dog ikke til at hæmme duoen. Legende tager de hul på en koncert, hvor musikken flyder ubesværet. Rhodes-lydende toner klinger blødt fra Domi Lounas keyboards, mens JD Becks synkoperede trommespil leverer en myriade af lynhurtige beats.

Domi & JD Beck spiller sportsjazz, en type musik, hvor musikerne agerer atleter i en særlig spillestil, de mestrer til ærefrygtindgydende perfektion. Med deres purunge alder fremstår de som vor tids svar på Mozart-lignende genier og bevæger sig teknisk overlegent gennem et groovy sæt bestående af et par Wayne Shorter-kompositioner og en vild udgave af Madvillains »All Caps«. Men de er ikke virkeligheds-Mozarter, men derimod som fiktionsversionen fra Milos Formans Amadeus: Urørligt virtuose i deres musikalitet og langt under bæltestedet i deres omgangstone mellem musikken.

De filosoferer over lufthavne og flytrafik, »Ryan Air can suck my cock and lick my balls«, og om en »succesfuld« kontakt til fusionslegenden Herbie Hancock på herbiehancock@gmail.com. Virtuositet møder røvballehumor. Har jeg som festivalgænger rollen som Amadeus-filmens gammelmandsbitre Salieri, hofkomponisten, der hader Mozarts barnlige geni, eller den åbenhjertige Constanze, Mozarts unge kone, der knuselsker både det geniale og det groteske. Jeg vælger at gå full Constanze på Domi & JD Beck.

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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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My name is John Grant – would you like to see my playlist?

»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.