Photo credit: Simon Knudsen
LINE-UP:
Niels lan doky (Piano)
Tobias Dall (Bass)
Nikolaj Dall (DRUMS)
ABOUT:
The highly acclaimed Niels Lan Doky Trio, with Tobias Dall on bass and Nikolaj Dall on drums, is all set to embark on a thrilling Denmark tour, spreading their jazz melodies and promoting their latest album, "Yesterday's Future." With the imminent release of this eagerly anticipated album, the trio is gearing up to captivate audiences across the country. This extensive tour promises to be an unforgettable musical journey, showcasing the Trio's unparalleled talent.
Secure your tickets now. Ensure you don't miss out on this extraordinary tour, as it promises to be a remarkable experience and marks the Trio's final performance for an extended period.
ABOUT NIELS LAN DOKY:
When the world-renowned Danish jazz pianist and composer Niels Lan Doky released his debut album back in 1986, the American writer Dan Morgenstern wrote: “There is nothing more encouraging and satisfying than to encounter for the first time a young Jazz musician of real stature, someone who can make you feel that the future of the music is in good hands. There can not be the slightest doubt that Doky’s talent is of real significance - that rare thing in the Jazz of our time, an original voice in the great tradition”. Since then, Niels Lan Doky has released 44 albums, been called “the best pianist of his generation” and continues to have one of the most extensive and unusual careers ever seen in music, which - aside from performing, arranging, composing and producing music - also has included work as a film director, author, venue owner, speaker and more. He was Knighted by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in 2010, has given a TEDx talk, performed for Pope Jean Paul II at the Vatican, and has appeared on bestseller lists in Europe and Asia.
In 2022, for the first time since corona, Niels Lan Doky has been able to resume extensive international tours and the demand has been overwhelming. Doky has been touring most of the summer 2022 around Europe with Billy Cobham, Randy Brecker, Bill Evans and Linley Marthe as the Modern Standards Supergroup. In addition, he had an comprehensive European tour with Darryl Jones, Harvey Mason and Bill Evans as the Jazz/Takes Supergroup in the fall of 2022 and will once again be on the road in the spring of 2023 with Harvey Mason, Bill Evans and Felix Patorius.
THE EUROPEAN SPRING TOUR 2023:
Sep 8: Kulturcafé Ludvig, Sorø
Sep 9: Jazz6000, Kolding
Sep 10: Kulturhavn Gilleleje, Gilleleje
Sep 13: Vejle Musikteater, Vejle
Sep 14: Musikstationen, Skørping
Sep 15: Paletten, Viborg
Sep 16: Musikhuset Århus, Århus
Sep 17: Holbæk Jazzklub, Holbæk
Sep 20: Gimsinghoved Kunst- & Kulturcenter, Struer
Sep 21: Mantziusgården, Birkerød
Sep 22: Dexter, Odense
Sep 23: Tobaksgaarden, Assens
Sep 24: Sønderborghus, Sønderborg
Oct 1: Bremen Teater, København
ABOUT “YESTERDAY’S FUTURE”:
This album was recorded live at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, on the first day of Spring 2022 and shortly after the end of the final COVID-19 lockdown. Needless to say there was a great need for hope and new beginnings for everyone at that time. Doing a Spring concert on the actual first day of Spring, at one of Denmark’s most beautiful and most beloved venues seemed like the perfect thing to do for Niels Lan Doky, who also chose to do the concert in the afternoon, in order for the splendor of the museum’s gardens, the spectacular seaview and the coast of Sweden across the Øresund straight to be visible from the concert hall’s panoramic windows, in addition to the large painting entitled “Portugalia” by Per Kirkeby, one of Denmark’s most iconic painters, which serves as the concert hall’s stage backdrop. Subsequently to the decision to record and release this concert as a full length double LP, the Per Kirkeby Estate generously gave their permission for Portugalia to be used as artwork for the album cover.
The 2 years of pandemic, with all of its repeated lockdowns, social distancing and disruptions of activity, gave Niels Lan Doky an occasion to reflect deeper on the state of the world, on the past present and future, and on the meaning of our existence. All of those reflections became encapsulated in the program that Niels Lan Doky prepared for this concert which he gave the abstract poetic title “Yesterday’s Future”, which also became the title of his latest new composition that concludes the concert.
NIELS LAN DOKY TRIO’S “YESTERDAY’S FUTURE” (RELEASED BY 1ST TIME RECORDS / DIGITALLY DISTRIBUTED BY BELIEVE) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON VINYL EXCLUSIVELY AT THE LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART AND AT 1ST TIME RECORDS, AS WELL AS ON STREAMING PLATFORMS WORLDWIDE ON FRIDAY, MAY 26TH, 2023.