Jakob Elvstrøm

Danish saxophone player Jakob Elvstrøm loves and plays funky music whenever he can.

Jakob lives in smalltown Odder, close to Aarhus, the 2nd largest city in Denmark. He holds a bachelor's degree in Music Science and a degree in saxophone from the Music Conservatory in Aarhus.

In 1984 Jakob got a cassette tape copy of David Sanborn&#39;s album <a href="spotify:album:2rrojQJlIgvBA2FMcBY8Wl" data-name="Hideaway">Hideaway</a> and loved it. You can probably hear it when you listen to his albums <a href="spotify:album:3qdG5j2jxsXXpnY3cdWvnN" data-name="Saxclub Vol. 1">Saxclub Vol. 1</a> (with former Prince bass player <a href="spotify:artist:0LNUSuufEzNpI4nPIVThW3" data-name="Ida Nielsen">Ida Nielsen</a> ) and <a href="spotify:album:2xT1PqlS4GAovPyF2kvOp6" data-name="Saxclub, Vol. 2">Saxclub, Vol. 2</a>.
The same happened when he bought the <a href="spotify:album:3IF7aLh7zOgYSXpGMbW3Dv" data-name="Pretty Things">Pretty Things</a> album by alto sax player <a href="spotify:artist:1z3BNUSDJB5V6sCYKJWH4q" data-name="Lou Donaldson">Lou Donaldson</a> (he is, by the way, a guest artist on Jakobs album <a href="spotify:album:3xVQK5fL3ihXDEXl4WApIM" data-name="Play It Back">Play It Back</a>).

You can hear Jakob Elvstrøm&#39;s early work in the <a href="spotify:artist:5JUMF2CFJddblN9FUx59XH" data-name="Jakob Elvstrøm Quartet">Jakob Elvstrøm Quartet</a>, which was part of the acid-jazz movement in the late 90ies. The band made two albums; <a href="spotify:album:0uGgm59Ck3L9PtwU9yqLLf" data-name="Live at Copenhagen Jazzhouse">Live at Copenhagen Jazzhouse</a> and <a href="spotify:album:4ZTlRPfy8qxiS9zII4VYDC" data-name="The Party Ain&#39;t over Yet">The Party Ain&#39;t over Yet</a>.

The funky music from the JEQ is continued with many excellent guest musicians and singers on the &#34;Funky Sessions&#34; albums <a href="spotify:album:3xVQK5fL3ihXDEXl4WApIM" data-name="Play It Back">Play It Back</a> and ElectrOrleans.

Between all the funky music Jakob has found the time to make something a little more introverted - <a href="spotify:album:1RFGPOXAKBfj0cOxyXPSEZ" data-name="Silent Sax">Silent Sax</a>. With saxophone, sparse instrumentation, and found sounds.

Lately, Jakob Elvstrøms has set his mind on making his own version of the four seasons with his &#34;Die vier Jahreszeiten&#34; project. A funky version of Summertime and a spoken voice version of Autumn Leaves has been released, soon to be followed by winter and spring.