Frode Kjekstad Organ Trio feat. Eric Alexander (NO-UK-DE-US) II

Welcome to an evening filled with swingin’ and groovy tunes!

Frode Kjekstad is a Norwegian jazz guitarist, known from collaboration and recordings with jazz musicians Dr. Lonnie Smith, Eric Alexander, Mike LeDonne, Joe Farnsworth, Byron Landham, Alberto Marsico, Johnny Griffin, Don Menza, Frank Foster, and Deborah Brown. He has performed at clubs like Ronnie Scott ́s in London and Smoke Jazzclub in New York. He’s known for a virtuoso way of playing the guitar, and has done many projects in the guitar/organ/drums trio concept. His style is influenced by different hornplayers and pianoplayers, exemplified by counterpoint chord melodies, always charactized by his own strong melodies and groove.

His organ trio is based in the Hard-Bop tradition as well as the well known American Blue Note tradition. Kjekstad has released several albums under his own name, among them two recordings ("New York Time"& "A Piece of the Apple") that featured American tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander.

Eric Alexander is a well-known name for many jazz lovers around the world. With his homebase in New York City he can regularly be seen in some of the most prestigious jazzclubs in New York City as well as being an very much in-demand artist toruing worldwide. He’s a longtime member of One for All!, Mike Le Donne’s Groover Quartet, The Battle with Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring. He has released well over 30 albums that feature some of the top-notch names in jazz such as Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Cedar Walton, Harold Mabern and Pat Martino.

Line-up:

Frode Kjekstad – guitar

Roy Powell – organ
Frederik Villmow – drums
Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone

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