Fredrik Lundin & Odense Jazz Orchestra
Biography Fredrik Lundin & Odense Jazz Orchestra
Fredrik Lundin
saxophonist, flutist, composer and band leader Fredrik Lundin is one of the major jazz profiles of his generation in Scandinavia. Since arriving on the Danish Jazz scene in 1981 this elegant and explosive musician has been searching relentlessly into the realms of contemporary music, respecting no boundaries. A truly original and virtuoso voice, performing in bands around Europe and Scandinavia, such as his own Offpiste Gurus, 5 Go Adventuring Again, the 13 piece MaLuBa Orchestra, which he co-leads with Marilyn Mazur and Kasper Bai, and with Marilyn Mazur Group, Jon Balke Magnetic North Orchestra and Carsten Dahl.
He's currently a member of Marilyn Mazur Group, Makiko Hirabayashi's Weavers, Tomasz Dabrowski's Istnienia Poszczególne // The Individual Beings and Simon Spang-Hansens "Epistrophy Septet"
With Trinelise Væring he's co-leading the 10 piece band Tone of Voice Orchestra
Also he is a distinguished composer for contemporary ensembles, jazz groups and big band, as well as theater and modern dance performances.
Odense Jazz Orchestra
a professional big band that is based in Odense.
The band has existed since 1994, formerly known as TipToe BigBand, is an active part of the Danish professional big band scene and includes some of the best musicians, composers and arrangers associated with the Funen music scene.
Odense Jazz Orchestra's vision is to challenge the big band format by constantly seeking artistic challenges in different musical expressions and to renew the big orchestra sound through creative musical collaborations that go beyond the big band tradition. Thus, the band has released both electronic-based music and music for classical percussion, played concerts with the Odense Symphony Orchestra, classical choir and a large number of soloists from different musical environments.
In addition to a long series of concerts, the Odense Jazz Orchestra also involves the musical growth layer in and around Funen through various educational projects.
The dedication of the musicians, the musical director, Torben Sminges, and our regular series of musical organizers has been the common thread in all projects, which all contribute to a present, personal and outward-looking expression.
The orchestra has thus played with names such as Stacey Kent, Richard Bona, Lars Jansson, Anders Blichfeldt, Erann DD, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Dick Oatts, Marie Bergman, Tobias Trier, Steffen Brandt, Lars Møller, Harald Haugaard and Helle Hansen. They have also made projects in collaboration with, among others, the Odense International Film Festival (OFF) and Jam Days.
