Benjamin Koppel - White Buses '2023

Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. Introduction / Testimonial I
02. The Devil Under the Skin
03. Testimonial II
04. The Woman With Her Violin
05. Testimonial III
06. I Was Terrified
07. Testimonial IV
08. Talking about Food
09. Testimonial V
10. Two Birds in a Nest
11. Testimonial VI
12. The Planes in the Sky
13. Testimonial VII
14. Rumours
15. Testimonial VIII
16. Die Dänen Raus
17. Testimonial IX
18. My Father
19. Testimonial X
20. The White Bus
21. Testimonial XI
22. The Goodbye
23. Testimonial XII
24. Potsdam
25. Testimonial XIII
26. The Welcoming, Pt. 1
27. The Welcoming, Pt. 2
28. Testimonial XIV
29. Awake or Dreaming
30. Testimonial XV
31. A Fantastic Miracle
32. Testimonial XVI
33. The Golden Carriage


 moreKoppel’s influences are broad, but they start with his family.
Koppel, a stellar player and renowned composer, is the grandson of noted Danish
classical composer Herman D. Koppel. His father, Anders Koppel, is a well-known
and successful Hammond organ player and a composer and the family in general is
full of music and creativity.

Benjamin Koppel’s saxophone sounds sweet and full tone that comes more
out of his heroes Cannonball Adderley and Johnny Hodges than, say, John Coltrane
(whom he also admires). His approach is contemplative and not hectic when he
pours out blazing bebop licks, quick and smooth. His superb playing has put him
in the company of Kenny Werner, Jim Hall, Joe Lovano, Scott Colley, Miroslav
Vitous, Randy Brecker, David Sanchez, Sheryl Crow to name a few.

He has jazz groups and plays classical, pop, R&B, folkloric music and almost
anything in between. As a composer, he writes in those genres and is not afraid
to take on large scale projects and compose music for a theatre performance, put
together two festival programs per year and write a book whenever there is a
break.

At the age of 15, he was co-founder of the Tournesoul soul / rock orchestra and
also formed his own jazz quartet, which in 1993 released the debut cd Benjamin
Koppel Quartet. In 1992, as the first jazz musician, he received the great award
of the Jacob Gades Legacy. He studied in New York at the Cuban saxophonist
Paquito D’Rivera and in 1995 he co-founder of Mad Cows Sing crossover
ensemble, with 4 classical and 3 rhythmic musicians highlighting strongly in
Denmark as well as on the international music scene. In 1997 he performed Anders
Koppel’s Saxophone Concerto No. 1 and 2004 Saxophone Concert No. 2. In
May 2015, the third CD with Koppel as a soloist with Symphony Orchestra was
released, Double Triple Koppel (Dacapo records) where Koppel plays with Michala
Petri and the Odense Symphony Orchestra.

His saxophone can be heard on a large number of albums, including Moonjam (the
best selling Scandinavian instrumental band with several multiple platinum
albums to their credit), Danseorkestret, Rugsted & Kreutzfeldt, Maria Montell,
Marie Carmen Koppel, Hanne Boel, Alberte Winding, Sanne Salomonsen and
soundtracks for several feature films, documentaries, cartoons and ballets.

Koppel has worked regularly with international jazz stars like Chris Potter, Al
Foster, John Abercrombie, Davide Sanchez, Lee Konitz, Jim Hall, Joe Lovano,
Markus Stockhausen, Ron Miles, Dave Douglas, Ben Monder, Adam Nussbaum.

Koppel has released more than 60 albums as a jazz soloist along with some of the
biggest international jazz names, including Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Charlie
Mariano, Daniel Humair, Phil Woods, Alex Riel, Larry Goldings, Randy Brecker,
Palle Danielsson, Ignacio Berroa, Bill Stewart, Lionel Loueke, Paul Bley,
Miroslav Vitous, Miguel Zenon, Chano Dominguez, Peter Erskine, Scott Colley,
Johnathan Blake, Bobby Watson, Jean Michel Pilc, Uri Caine, and others. Koppel
has collaborations with a number of high-class classical soloists, including
Katrine Gislinge, Michala Petri, Henrik Dam Thomsen, Inger Dam Jensen, and
others.

Since 2012 member of the trio Koppel-Colley-Blade Collective together with
bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade, who released their first CD
“The Koppel Colley Blade Collective” at Artistshare (USA) in May
2015.

Koppel has received a wide range of prizes and honors through the years. Palæ
Bars Jazz Prize (the year after Kenny Drew, the year before Duke Jordan), the
Jacob Gade Prize, Holstebro Music Prize, and others. Was also named Knight of
France, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2011 for his musical work.



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