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Michael Dalgas
Michael Dalgas' playing is characterised by a great dynamic range, energetic groove as well as a highly developed sense of time. The music of Michael Dalgas is melodic and often melancholy but with great nearness and character. Michael Dalgas' second solo album with Michael Dalgas Trio called "Death of a Tree" is released on the Danish label Gateway Music 29th of July 2020.
Started to play the snare drum at the age of 11 in a local marching band. Starts taking piano lessons in high school and was introduced to music theory, fusion and jazz. Was introduced to drummers like Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Ben Riley, Philly Joe Jones and Ed Thigpen. Studied at Vestbirk music folk high school in the spring of 2001 Got accepted at the Conservatory of Music in 2002. Master degree from the Conservatory of Music in 2008. Release debute record as bandleader called "Skylight Lounge", 2009 at Barefoot Records. Release second album as bandleader with Michael Dalgas Trio "Death of a Tree, 2020 Gateway Music. Teaches drums guitar, piano and ensemble playing.
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Hogo Fogo: Repeat
by Phillip Woolever
The debut release by this electronics-based quartet from Denmark arrives with a smooth sounding formula that indicates good things ahead. The group has promise but at times over the album's 43 minutes things remain a bit too close to the title, Repeat. While there's plenty of talent in the band, drummer Michael Dalgas, guitarist Spencer Gross, bassist Soren Lund and keyboardist Lars Emil Riis haven't reached the depth of Dalgas' trio album Death of a Tree (Gateway 2020).
read moreMichael Dalgas Trio: Death of a Tree
by Phillip Woolever
Danish drummer Michael Dalgas' second release was composed while he overcame some considerable challenges, including a bout of depression and an extensive physical rehabilitation process which lasted over ten years. The result is a very good album, with a discernably powerful emotional foundation and varying selection of solid songs. In 2010 I fell while having a friendly fight with a friend and broke both bones in the left forearm," Delgas told All About Jazz. I had to go ...
read moreAnders Bast & The Bast'ards: Through Space & Time
by Bruce Lindsay
Calling your band The Bast'ards may be an obvious move if your surname is Bast, even if it might cost a few namechecks in some sectors of the media (the apostrophe softens the impact in print, but not over the airways). It's a name that suggests a certain aggressive edge, a punk-meets-jazz approach to music, a spot of agit-prop noise making. Through Space & Time, the band's debut release, does demonstrate the band's ability to play with power, but it ...
read moreDanish Drummer Michael Dalgas and Skylight Lounge Release Debut Album
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All About Jazz
Michael Dalgas & Skylight Lounge has released their debute album-- simply called Skylight Lounge--on the Danish record label Barefoot Records. The debut album of Michael Dalgas and Skylight Lounge invites the listener into the diverse musical universe of drummer Michael Dalgas. The style is best described as modern jazz with hints of rock, where mood, melody and energy are keywords. Skylight Lounge consists of some of the most talented young musicians in Denmark, and they give the music life and ...
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Jazztrail (US)
“...With it’s almost exclusive immersion and laid backness, Michael Dalgas Trio taps in to something special in our time...”
Capac (DK)
“...Michael Dalgas' trio album Death of a Tree is extremely well done and very recomendable. One of this years big Danish jazz records..."
Jazznyt (DK)
“...The music feels like a gentle summerwind an early evening while you cycle through the park and the sun is shining..."
Salt Peanuts (SE)
” ...Listen a couple of times to Michael Dalgas & Skylight Lounge. Here a bridge is being beautifully build between the experimental music, the classic jazz and rock…”
Primary Instrument
Drums
Location
Copenhagen
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
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Music
Big Nine
From: RepeatBy Michael Dalgas
Church Song
From: Death of a TreeBy Michael Dalgas
Purple Mellow
From: RepeatBy Michael Dalgas
15 Ways
From: 15 Ways (Single)By Michael Dalgas
Mozambique
From: Mozambique (Single)By Michael Dalgas
Motian
From: Death of a TreeBy Michael Dalgas
South of North Dakota
From: Through Space & TimeBy Michael Dalgas
Inuendo
From: Domino LandscapeBy Michael Dalgas