ILK x KU.BE no. 9: Solborg/Banke/Heebøll + Søndergaard

(scroll down for English) Solborg/Banke/Heebøll + Søndergaard Trioens indgangsvinkel handler grundlæggende om fokus på hvordan materialet, gennem nærværende, synergisk og dynamisk samspil, kan forløses på stærkest mulige måde. Over tid har vi udviklet en særegen gensidig forståelse og - med nogen lytteres ord - telepatisk spillestil. Som om alle i gruppen trækker vejret gennem samme lunger og skaber transparent, elastisk musik. Her lyttes og tales med omhu, respekt og nysgerrighed. Gruppens medlemmer har spillet og udgivet med så prominente navne som Pierre Dørge, Evan Parker, Egberto Gismonti, Django Bates, Herb Robertson, Josefine Cronholm, Susana Santos Silva, Peter Sommer, Niels Skousen, Bon Hiver og mange, mange andre. “I 2026 glæder vi os til igen at samarbejde med en af Danmarks nye unge løvinder: Vibrafonisten Viktoria Søndergaard. Hun har for nyligt bl.a. blæst spillesteder over hele landet omkuld med bandet BARYL og samarbejdet med Marilyn Mazur. Viktoria har en klar intuitiv forståelse for trioen og dens musikalske tilgang. Hun udgiver i disse dage sit debut album “Music of Secrets”. Her er plads til både stiv kuling og mere poetiske briser.” Tilsammen udgør kvartetten en tour de force med nogle af de stærkeste stemmer inden for original dansk jazz netop nu. Anders Banke – tenor saxofon & basklarinet Mark Solborg – guitar Bjørn Heebøll – trommer & percussion Viktoria Søndergaard – vibrafon /// Solborg/Banke/Heebøll + Søndergaard The trio’s point of departure is fundamentally centered on how the material – through present, synergistic, and dynamic interplay – can be realized in the strongest possible way. Over time, we have developed a distinctive mutual understanding and – according to some listeners – a telepathic playing style. As if everyone in the group breathes through the same lungs, creating transparent, elastic music. Here, listening and dialogue are approached with care, respect, and curiosity. The members of the group have performed and released music with prominent names such as Pierre Dørge, Evan Parker, Egberto Gismonti, Django Bates, Herb Robertson, Josefine Cronholm, Susana Santos Silva, Peter Sommer, Niels Skousen, Bon Iver, and many, many others. “In 2026, we look forward to once again collaborating with one of Denmark’s new young lionesses: vibraphonist Viktoria Søndergaard. She has recently, among other things, blown audiences away at venues across the country with the band BARYL and through collaborations with Marilyn Mazur. Viktoria has a clear, intuitive understanding of the trio and its musical approach. These days she is releasing her debut album “Music of Secrets.” Here there is room for both stiff gales and more poetic breezes.” Together, the quartet forms a tour de force featuring some of the strongest voices in original Danish jazz right now. Anders Banke – tenor saxophone & bass clarinet Mark Solborg – guitar Bjørn Heebøll – drums & percussion Viktoria Søndergaard – vibraphone