Strands: Live at the Danish Radio Concert Hall

Returnings & Gefion Live in Copenhagen is a texturally spacious and emotionally charged live recording that features three generations of Danish jazz musicians coming together on stage in Copenhagen.

According to Jakob Bro, one of the defining protagonists of improvisation in Denmark, the concert felt like a homecoming. The performance, which took place in February 2023, was especially significant as it marked the return to the stage for trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg, who delivers some of his most thoughtful playing in this recording.

The repertoire, drawn from Bro's albums Returnings and Gefion, is approached with a spontaneous and exploratory spirit. Throughout the recording, Marilyn Mazur's percussion adds a subtle layer of complexity with blossoming gongs and metals, as well as rumbling drums that blend seamlessly with Bro's drifting and rippling washes of sound.

The music's atmospheric qualities, along with its eruptive moments, are further enhanced by the resonant acoustics of the Danish Radio Concert Hall.