Green Dolphin - Scandinavian Jazz Week

The Green Dolphin is celebrating Scandinavian Jazz Week – 7th to the 11th July 2009 - Don’t miss out on these nights featuring the cream of Northern Europe’s finest!!!

(Dates and schedules in the events calendar above)

7th and 8th The rhythm section will be the Petter Olafson Trio
9th and 10th The rhythm section will be Andrew Lilley – piano, Charles Lazar – double bass and Kevin Gibson drums.

Johan Hörlén - Alto and soprano saxophone.
Johan Horlen is one of the leading alto players in Sweden and Europe, with solid roots in the bebop-tradition and beyond. Lead alto player with the world class contemporary big band The Stockholm jazz Orchestra. Also played with McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Joe Lovano, Peter Erskine, Bobo Stensson, Adam Nussbaum, Lewis Nash,Django Bates,The Vanguard Big Band, WDR Big Band among many others. Has played in South Africa almost every year since 2004.

Fedrik Noren - Trumpet and Flugelhorn.
Frederik Noren is the leader and director of the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra – He is also and educator and one of Sweden’s finest trumpet players. Has toured the world with various jazz legends.

Karl-Martin Almqvist – tenor saxophone
Karl Martin is one of the most uniquely personal voices found on the Swedish jazz scene today As a soloist/member Karl-Martin is found both on record and in performance with a range some of the finest groups and constellations in Sweden, such as Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Maggi Olin Band, Patrik Boman 7 Piece Machine, Mathias Landeus House of Approximation‚ Rigmor Gustafsson, Nils Landgren Funk Unit and Jacob Karlzon Big 5. He has played extensively throughout Europe and also toured Mexico, Latinamerica, Asia and the U.S.

Martin Sjostedt – Double bass
Martin Sjostedt is regular bassist with the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra and in consequence had the opportunity of playing with such international guest stars as Bob Mintzer, Joe Lovano, Jim McNeely, Maria Schneider. Since then Martin has been working with, just to mention a few, Jimmy Cobb, Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, Deborah Brown, Jukkis Uotila, Philip Harper, Chris Potter.

11th - Shannon Mowday quartet featuring Frank Brodahl
One of our own leading saxophonists will join up with Norwegian lead trumpeter, Frank Brodahl, who has amongst many others performed with the likes of Bobby Shew, Don Menza, Joe Henderson, Dianne Schuur ,Bill Watrous , NDR Big Band – to name a few. The band will be Shannon Mowday – sax, Frank Brodahl – trumpet, Mark Fransman – piano, Wesley Rustin – double bass and Jonno Sweetman - drums.

The Green Dolphin Restaurant
Victoria & Alfred Arcade, Pierhead, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.
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