Niklas Walentin & The Snorre Kirk Trio
Biography Niklas Walentin & The Snorre Kirk Trio
Niklas Walentin
has received more than 25 international music awards, is a three-time prize winner at the International Carl Nielsen competition in 2012, has released 6 albums and is the artistic director behind a number of festivals in Europe. He has performed in many of the world’s great concert halls, such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London and Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. Niklas Walentin is also in international demand for his work as a teacher at masterclasses and his students regularly excel with critically acclaimed performances. Niklas is founding member of the award-winning ensemble Trio Vitruvi, which is the creator of the Reumert-winning ‘Kammerballetten’.
Snorre Kirk
After having appeared on the European jazz scene performing with some of the finest names in Scandinavian jazz today, as well as working with prominent international names such as Diane Schuur, Eric Reed and Stephen Riley, recent years have seen the inter-Scandinavian drummer Snorre Kirk appearing as a fully-fledged artist and composer in his own right.
With Blues Modernism, the highly successful debut release in 2012 from Snorre Kirk, awarded the prestigious “Jazz Special Award” in Denmark for “Album of the Year”, as well as receiving two nominations in the Danish Grammy Awards, the drummer had the opportunity to showcase his remarkable qualities as a composer and as a band leader.
Calle Brickman
is a Swedish pianist in the jazz and blues genre. He grew up in Gävle, where he attended jazz high school and became a member of Sven Zetterberg’s band at the early age of 16. During his school years he toured with Sven Zetterberg, Mungo Jerry and Dave Edmunds band. Two of his teachers at high school were Torsten Eckerman and Gösta Rundqvist.
Brickman has been awarded many times for his playing, e.g. in 2008, together with Kalle Moraeus, he received the Charlie Norman award. Brickman now lives in Copenhagen, where he has, among other things, been the house pianist at Montmartre Jazz.
Anders Fjeldsted
is a sought-after bassist on the Scandinavian jazz scene. He has played with a number of big Danish and foreign names and in 2017 was one of the recipients of the Bent Jædig Prize. His sextet consists of six of the country’s strongest characters, each with a deeply personal sound. The music alternates effortlessly between being expressively swinging and impressionistic and reflective. The group has won the prestigious Getxo International Jazz Contest and has subsequently played festivals in Spain, Belgium and Scandinavia, as well as opening the DMA Jazz show at the Bremen Theater.
