[Music] Jazz: Jan Harbeck Live Jive Jungle

Live Jive Jungle

Jan Harbeck Quartet

Music / Fri 10th Oct / Doors 8pm

*Doors open at 8pm. Band starts at 8.30pm.

*Dinner option available, please book in advance*

Jan Harbeck (tenor saxophone), Thor Madsen (guitar), Jeppe Skovbakke (electric bass), Peter Leth (drums)

Live Jive Jungle is known for its powerful drum grooves and captivating melodies.

With his acoustic group, the Jan Harbeck Quartet, Jan Harbeck recorded the jungle-drum jazz classic Sing, Sing, Sing on the album Copenhagen Nocturne. That track sparked the idea of creating a new band dedicated to exploring that particular sound and expression.

The result was Live Jive Jungle — and ever since, audiences have been thrilled by the band’s outgoing, highenergy playing style, full of raw nerve and compelling intensity.

Jan Harbeck has received several notable awards, including the Ben Webster Prize, the Bent Jædig Prize, and a Danish Music Award for Jazz Album of the Year. Live Jive Jungle’s album ELEVATE has been very well received:

“This is pulsating big-city jazz, where an uptempo beat raises both the heart rate and the mood. The undisputed star is of course Jan Harbeck, who wrote all the tracks on the album. He has never disappointed, and with Live Jive Jungle he adds a new chapter to his career.” — Niels Overgård, JazzNyt (Denmark)

“You won’t need seating at a Live Jive Jungle concert — it’s impossible to sit still to this music.” — Frithjof Strauß, Jazz Podium (Germany)

“You can feel in every single note how much fun the musicians are having — playing boogaloo, swing, jive and blues together. That joy is instantly transferred to the audience.” — Bak, CONCERTO (Austria)

“Given the right exposure, Live Jive Jungle can't fail. The compositions are all by Harbeck who also blows gutsy tenor. Harbeck is an es (Danish for ace – thanks Google) tenor player and the other guys are also es men. This is just so lovely.” — Lance, Bebop Spoken Here (UK)

“Harbeck expresses himself with clarity and fluency — driving phrases, tender embellishments, and plaintive tones. That full-bodied sound he’s known for really shines, supported by Madsen’s and Skovbakke’s tasteful solos and obligatos. The album brims with quality, infectious enthusiasm, and beautiful detail. ELEVATE demonstrates, in a relaxed way, that only when music is taken seriously can it truly become fun.” — Jakob Hassing, Jazz Special (Denmark)

“Joyful and gritty.” “A cohesive group performance that will move the listener.” — Rolf Thomas, Jazz thing (Germany)

“A very successful production, rich in variation. What the musicians share is their cool approach and their tight interplay – at a very high level.” — Wolfgang Giese, MUSIK AN SICH (Germany)

“Fascinating, contemporary, laid-back and energetic. Harbeck’s tunes — all of them his own — could easily fit right into the American Songbook. Elevate is an album that deserves to bring Harbeck and his bandmates to the world stage.” — Jan Granlie, Salt Peanuts (Norway)

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ADDITIONAL INFO 

FOOD & DRINK	EVENT SIZE	ACCES
Bar & snacks & light food	Medium (30-50)	Available