The Collective Abroad + Luka Dgebuadze Trio

the collective abroad

(ENGLISH BELOW)

The Collective Abroad opstod efter et internationalt projekt mellem syv europæiske musikkonservatorier. I maj 2019, mødtes en håndfuld af særlige talentfulde studerende i Hamborg (DE) for at forberede en koncert til Elbjazz Festival. Efter én uge spillede de deres original musik ved en af de største europæiske festivaler. Koncerten blev en stor succes og alle ville fortsætte med at spille sammen. Hvad begyndte som et akademisk projekt, blev til et intensivt internationalt samarbejde, da medlemmer fra The Collective Abroad besluttede sig for at producere og spille musik sammen på trods af af distancer og grænser mellem dem.

The Collective Abroad har siden 2019 spillet koncerter på festivaler som Elbjazz (Hamburg, DE), Swingin' Groningen (NL), Aarhus Jazzfest (DK) og Vinterjazz (DK). Debut pladen L!VE at HUSET blev udgivet på en turné i Danmark og Tyskland i juli 2020. Deres nyeste plade “The Cycle” bliver udgivet i oktober 2021.

The Collective Abroad udfører et stort udvalg af moderne og nutidige improviserede musikstykker af høj kvalitet, der afspejler forskellige musikalske baggrunde af de syv medlemmers hjemmescener: Hamborg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Aalborg, Vilnius og Groningen. Hver af deres koncerter og albums indeholder syv kompositioner og syv forskellige former for improvisation. Bandet er inspireret af kunstnere som Ambrose, Walter Smith III, Maria Schneider og Ben Wendel. The Collective Abroad giver lytteren en oplevelse af musikken, som tager udgangspunkt i gennemarbejdede kompositioner med plads til improvisation.

(ENGLISH)

The Collective Abroad emerged out of an international project of seven European Conservatories. In May 2019, a handful of talented students met in Hamburg (DE) to prepare for a concert at the Elbjazz Festival. In one week, they rehearsed and successfully performed their original repertoire at one of the biggest jazz festivals in Germany. What started as an annually recurring project, turned into a permanent collaboration, when members of The Collective Abroad decided to continue playing together despite the distances and borders between them.

Since its foundation in April 2019, the band performed four international tours and played at festivals such as Elbjazz (Hamburg, DE), Swingin' Groningen (NL), Aarhus Jazzfest (DK) and Vinterjazz (DK). The debut album L!VE at HUSET was recorded at Huset i Hasserisgade in February 2020 and released on a tour in Denmark and Germany the same year in July. New album “The Cycle” is to be recorded in July 2021.

The Collective Abroad carries out a big variety of high quality modern and contemporary improvised music, which reflects various influences from music scenes of the seven members: Hamburg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Aalborg, Vilnius and Groningen. Each of their concerts and albums features seven compositions and seven different forms of improvisation, taking inspiration from artists like Ambrose or Walter Smith III up to outcomposed titles in the style of Maria Schneider or Ben Wendel, giving the listener broad and diverse experience.

Luka Dgebuadze Trio

Luka Dgebuadze Trio offers an original set of compositions that tell an expressive story through improvisation and musical dialogue. The trio consists of Kenneth Dahl Knudsen on double bass, Anders Hvas Thomsen on drums and Luka Dgebuadze on Piano. Together they will serve music that's both sentimental and firm in it's expression.

Luka is a pianist from Tbilisi, Georgia. His compositions are influenced by jazz and American country music.