UK concerts April: The Venue (Leeds) April 29th, Southbank Centre (London) April 30th)
April 27, 2010
FRØY AAGRE
April 29th 7.30pm– The Venue, Leeds College of Music
April 30th 6.00pm– Southbank Centre, Front Room QEH
“…like a soundtrack to a great movie.” – Jazz Review
Norwegian soprano sax specialist Frøy Aagre, recently signed to the renowned ACT Music returns to this country for her third UK tour. Her third album Cycle of Silence (released in Feb 2010) has received amazing reviews internationally. With a distinctive Nordic edge to her music, she weaves enchanting and haunting lines through her highly melodic compositions, aided by her excellent band. A highlight of the last two London Jazz Festivals, her debut at Southbanks Centre (London) and The Venue (Leeds) should be eagerly anticipated by established fans and newcomers alike.
Thursday 29 April 2010, 7.30pm
Tickets £9 (£7)
The Venue, Leeds College of Music
Box Office: 0113 222 3434
Book online here
Friday 30 April 2010, 6.00pm
Tickets: Free Event
Southbank Centre, Front Room Queen Elisabeth Hall
Reviews Cycle of Silence 2010:
Jazzwise: (UK): “Her original approach to writing for a small ensembler have produced an early contender for the Critics Picks of 2010″.
Guardian (UK): “Aagre’s composing leaves an impression that ripples on long after the disc has stopped spinning”.
Jazz Podium (DE) “An album to warm the listeners heart, during the cold winter´s day”.
Jazz Mann (UK) ”Quietly eloquent music that reveals more with each new listening”.
Kulturzeitschrift (DE) ” Aagre´s compositions are compact, stylish and packed with fascinating details..”
Irish Times: (UK) “Aagre’s sound is gorgeous, pure, rounded, expressive and, like her writing, full of that very Scandinavian blend of melancholy and celebration”.
ABC Radio (Australia)“Cycle of Silence explains why our Norwegian featured artist wins praise for her ‘special gift of blending the beautiful and haunting with the unexpected and complex.”
LIRA (SE) “Her tone is warm and down to earth and she has managed to package everything in a very musical way.”
UK Vibe (UK) ” The maturity of the compositions and the playing come across immediately and there is a storytelling quality to Froy Aagre’s musicianship that belies her young years and sets her apart from other contemporaries”.
Dagbladet (NO)”Out in the world in a yearning soprano tone”.Rating 5/6
Aftenposten (NO) “Travelling in melodious harmony.” Rating 5/6
Bergens Tidene (NO) “Gifted. Music for reflection and enjoyment”. Rating 5/6
Fædrelandsvennen (NO) Up among the Greats”. Rating 5/6
Tønsbergs blad (NO) “Nordic jazz at its best” Rating 5/6
Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (NO)”Cycle of Silence consists of ten compositions that are both engaging and inclusive”. Rating 5/6
Vårt Land (NO) “”Beatiful Frøy Aagre, beautiful”.
Dagsavisen (NO)“”Frøy Aagre´s beautiful winter jazz.
Dagens Næringsliv (NO) “”Frøy Aagre saxophone is like a shiny advertisement for Norway”.
