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Mark Solborg
I have since 2000 as composer, leader or co-leader released 19 albums with original works. Besides that a substantial amount of music for plays and film. Awards, prizes and nominations include Danish Arts Agency, The Spanish Cultural Ministry, Danish Music Awards Jazz, CPH Dox, a.o. See reviews and info elsewhere on these pages.
From 2000 and onwards I have written and developed music for the groups and projects Mark Solborg – TUNGEMÅL, ON DOG (ITA/DK/LUX), Solborg/Skjødt – Omdrejninger feat. Axel Dörner and Ingar Zach (DK/DE/NO), Herb Robertson/Mark Solborg duo (DK/US), Maniscalco/Bigoni/Solborg (DK/ITA), Solborg 4+4+1 feat. Chris Speed and Hank Roberts (DK/N/US), Mark Solborg & Simon Toldam Duo , Solborg/Dörner/Toldam/Yoshigaki (DK/DE/JP), Polyfonias (DK/E), moLd (DK/D), Mark Solborg Trio feat. Evan Parker & Herb Robertson (DK/UK/N/US), Solborg/Banke Duo, Mark Solborg 4, Short Story Compositions (Banke/Solborg duo with various poets. Jan Sonnergaard, Kristina Stolze, Pia Juul, a.o), Hopscotch (ITA/DK/CAN), Anderskov/Solborg Duo, poetry by Peter Wessel og Adda Djørup, Revolver (DK/N/L), Ventilator, a.o.. The music has been performed at venues and festivals in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Wales, Ireland, France, Germany, UK, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Spain, Italy, Poland, Syria, USA, China, Brazil, Japan, a.o. by musicians from 15 different nations.
Memorable collaborations include Paul Lovens, Susana Santos Silva, Yasuhiro Yoshigaki, Axel Dörner, Ingar Zach (N), Christian Skjødt, Evan Parker at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (UK), Thomas Lehn, Michael Rexen, Jakob Kullberg, Jacob Anderskov, Lars Andreas Haug, Lotte Anker, Mats Eilertsen (N), Adam Pulz Melbye, Chris Speed (US), Francois Corneloup (F) at Jazz d’Or, Andrew Drury (US), Peter Knight (AU) at LAK festival, Ceci Quinteros (ARG), a.o.
As a sideman I have played in many bands and projects including Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, Embla, Copenhagen Art Ensemble, Almaz Yebio Group, Rosor och Tulpan (Qarin Wikström sings Evert Taube) and Signe Bisgaard's large ensemble projects.
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Anni Kiviniemi, Visions of Nar, Illegal Crowns, Mark Solborg & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The elegance of the unforeseen might well be the core theme of this set featuring gorgeous and surprising international projects. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Shalosh “The Market" Tales of Utopia (ACT) 0:16 Host talks 3:37 Anni Kiviniemi Trio “Tiu Dropar" Eir (WeJazz) 5:33 Illegal Crowns “Crooked Frame" Unclosing (Out of Your Head) 10:44 Host talks 22:12 Mark Solborg “Interlude No. I" Babel (ILK) 21:04 Visions ...
read moreMark Solborg, Anders Banke, Bjørn Heebøll: Angels
by Alberto Bazzurro
Cinque temi originali (per lo più di Mark Solborg) più due di Monk, uno in sé e per sé e uno riverniciato (quanto riconoscibilissimo), la titletrack ayleriana e il conclusivo “Harvest Breed" di Nick Drake compongono questo album, che nelle geometrie non può non rimandare allo storico trio di Paul Motian con Joe Lovano e Bill Frisell. Le differenze sostanziali risiedono nel fatto che Anders Banke suona anche il clarinetto basso e che il tono è complessivamente più scuro, morbido, ...
read moreOn Dog: Dielectric
by Neri Pollastri
A sette anni di distanza dai due precedenti lavori, Part I: Sloeblack e Part II: White Horse y La Rumba, usciti in contemporanea, arriva un nuovo album di On Dog, quintetto internazinoale capitanato da Francesco Bigoni e dal danese Mark Solborg. Registrato nel 2016, questo Dielectric è stato poi messo a punto nel periodo del confinamento per la pandemia ed esce anche stavolta per l'etichetta ILK. La formazione è singolare fin dalla scelta degli strumenti: tre ance, tutte ...
read moreMark Solborg / Herb Robertson: Tuesday Prayers
by Jakob Baekgaard
Nothing will come out of nothing, but maybe, if two musical friends meet in a sacred place, notes will start to sing. In the beginning, everything is just a sketch, a preparation for actual composition. The ancient flute whispers and a steel string guitar maps the railroads of faraway places. The flute becomes a trumpet and says, “I know you." They have played together before, Herb Robertson and Mark Solborg. Tonight, they speak together ...
read moreMark Solborg 4: Smash the Tomatoes
by Matthew Wuethrich
Peruse the links on Mark Solborg's website and you will begin to understand how the Danish guitarist finally mixes his ideas. Björk, Waits, Frith, Mingus, Bowie, György Ligeti--all have gathered into their sound scraps and fragments of different musics. It is to Solborg's credit that his music sounds nothing like any of the above artists. Maybe his graphic arts work gives him balance, and his experience crafting music for plays prevents excess.
On Smash the Tomatoes, Solborg's fifth, ...
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