Monday, March 13, 2017

SWEDEN: Jan Lundgren- Potsdamer Platz(ACT 2017)

Pianist Jan Lundgren makes music like a brilliant architect. If he were to build a house, it would – in the words of the song – be a very very very fine house. And it would have all his hallmarks about it. It would show his deep understanding of both tradition and modernism, together with his preternatural instinct for bringing the two together. It would visibly convey his unique way of blending the very best of American design and construction with immaculate European style and taste. To extend the metaphor, Lundgren's building on several floors would be a delight to inhabit, with rooms that have fascinating shapes, cosy corners, clear lines, rooms that would contain artefacts and objets trouvés which would allow nostalgia to well up in the visitor's mind.
line up

Jan Lundgren / piano
Jukka Perko / alto & soprano sax
Dan Berglund / bass
Morten Lund / drums

ACT