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Multiinstrumentalist og komponist Anders Lauge Meldgaard arbejder i et bredt felt af musikalske udtryk, lige fra moderne kompositionsmusik til fri improvisation over lydinstallationer, sangskrivning, orkestrale midicollager, mixtapes, støjende værker til elektrisk guitar sekstet, eksperimenterende korværker og elektronisk musik. Spændingen mellem komposition og improvisation bruges ofte som en motiverende drivkraft til de musikalske eventyr. Hans seneste værker tæller udgivelserne År & Dag – Tifold af fri form og fælles motivFragment 94 for strygekvartet, den variable sangcyklus Sange fra i dag, udgivet i samarbejde med Aske Zidore i sangbog og App-format, samt The Art Of Playing The Fantasia, et elektronisk musikværk udgivet af Sun Ark i Los Angeles.

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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.