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Mette Juul

In 2007 Mette Juul won the International Jazzartist Competition in Tallinn, in which 12 singers from 8 contries participated. Juul released her debut album “Coming In From The Dark” in 2010 with the great danish drummer Alex Riel, Jesper Lundgaard on bass, Heine Hansen by the piano and guests Palle Mikkelborg on trumpet and Poul Halberg on guitar. Juul released her second album “Moon On My Shoulder” in 2012 with trumpetter Ambrose Akinmusire, Lars Danielsson – bass, Morten Lund – drums and Nikolaj Hess – piano. Juul released her third album “There is a Song” september 18th 2015 on Universal Music Group. Music by Mette Juul, recorded with danish pianist Nikolaj Hess, trumpetter Ambrose Akinmusire, drummer Rodney Green, Joe Sanders on bass and Mike Moreno on guitar. In 2019 Juul release her fourth album Change on Universal Music Denmark.

Mette Juul is also starting a new projekt with songs in Danish. All the albums and subsequent concerts have all received numerous excellent reviews. Mette Juul also earned a degree from The Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. From an early age singing and writing songs became a natural part of Juul ́s life.

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Mette Juul: New York - Copenhagen

Read "New York - Copenhagen" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Questo EP della cantante Mette Juul prosegue quanto espresso nel precedente Change, selezionando cinque intime ballad, quasi tutte entrate nel novero degli standard. Il titolo del disco fa riferimento alle due metropoli che hanno ospitato le session: tre brani sono stati incisi a New York in duo col chitarrista Mike Moreno mentre gli altri tre a Copenhagen (e in Svezia) in trio con Lars Danielsson al contrabbasso e i chitarristi Ulf Wakenius e Per Møllehøj che si alternano.

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Mette Juul: Change

Read "Change" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Giunta al quarto disco, la cantante danese riafferma la sua identità di seducente interprete, in equilibrio tra canzone d'autore e pertinenza jazzistica. Mette Juul non sembra interessata a inseguire le mode o i gusti del pubblico. Se confrontiamo questo lavoro con l'esordio del 2010, Coming In From The Dark, le differenze non sono tanto nelle scelte di fondo ma nella maturità espressiva. Una profondità evidente nella varietà cromatica e nello spessore interpretativo, capace di coniugare nitidezza d'esposizione e calda ...

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Mette Juul: Finding the Musical Sanctuary of Change

Read "Mette Juul: Finding the Musical Sanctuary of Change" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


Since she released her debut Coming in from the Dark in 2010, Danish jazz singer and songwriter, Mette Juul, has been on a path of discovery that has seen her in collaborations with many prominent musicians, including drummers Alex Riel and Rodney Green, bassist Jesper Lundgaard and trailblazing trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Her latest albums Change (2019) and New York -Copenhagen (2020) focus on the sound of the guitar and enlist Mike Moreno and Gilad Hekselman among others, but make no ...

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Mette Juul: Change

Read "Change" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


Change is an inevitable part of life and music. The very essence of being a jazz musician involves catching a musical moment that never comes back again, but occasionally, a record shows up that is both a document of change and the sum of a lifetime. With Change, Danish jazz singer, guitarist and songwriter, Mette Juul, has released such an album. Since her debut, Coming in from the Dark (Cowbell Music, 2010), Juul has played with the ...

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Mette Juul: There Is a Song

Read "There Is a Song" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Dopo aver debuttato nel 2010 nel ruolo della classica jazz singer (Coming in from the Dark, Cowbell Music), la danese Mette Juul ha iniziato a privilegiare le intime atmosfere della ballad d'autore, sul modello Joni Mitchell. Il cambiamento faceva capolino nel secondo disco (Moon on My Shoulder, Calibrated 2012), ancora ricco di intense versioni jazzistiche di brani come “April in Paris," “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" o “Hum Drum Blues." In questo terzo album la scelta ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

New York - Copenhagen

Universal International
2021

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Change

Universal Music Group
2020

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New York –...

Self Produced
2020

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There Is a Song

Universal International
2015

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