Release 5 September

Emma Denward has in her most recent project Transformation managed to gather some of the finest Swedish musicians to a brand new combo that has never been tried before. Her lyrics are woven into an open sound where lyrics and melodies are tied together, lift each other and discharge in generous improvisations.

The result becomes something new, an addition to the modern, Nordic jazz, where the musicians from different generations, together and each one of them with their vivid expression, give room for Emma’s voice to lead the way.

The band members are Emma Denward vocals, composer and lyricist, Karolina Almgren, saxophone and composer of one song, Maggi Olin piano, Anders Jormin bass and Anders Vestergård drums.

Emma Denward Transformation

Emma Denward vocas lyrics music

Karolina Almgren sax music

Maggi Olin piano

Anders Jormin bass

Anders Vestergård drums

dvrcd 010

Reelease September 2024

Maja Gallstad photo

Lars Magnusson artwork

Recorded at GULA studion by David Karlsson

Mixed mastered by David Karlsson

Denward & Hjort bjuder på jordnära och inbjudande krisp som går att ta på! 

Här får man höra text och musik i original framfört av Magnus Hjorth och Emma Denward. Magnus är en av Sveriges mest eftersökta jazzpianister och har en bred palett av både kraftfullt och lyriskt spel. Emma har en vokal bredd i närvaro och texttolkning och allt är förankrat i en helt egen nisch av jazz och den svenska vistraditionen.

"......flerbottnade berättelser om känslor och stämningar, relationer mellan människor, verkliga små händelser i vardagen och mörka och ljusa drömmerier._ Sånger värda att gå in i och låta växa.” Alexander Agrell, Sydsvenskan

Denward & Hjorth

Emma Denward vocals lyrics music

Magnus Hjorth piano music

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Released in september 2020

Zsilvia Nagy photo

Lena Ansner cover art

Mattilda Andersson front cover

Anders Vestergård & Emilio Martins Rhythm Lab is a drum and percussion duo improvising rhythms and grooves on a given structure often within a given rhythmic framework. The music is dynamic and intuitive with strong elements of African and Brazilian music performed with a jazz approach to improvising. While most of the pieces have a strong groove some of them are more experimental drawing on a more abstract rhythmic landscape. On this their first release they are joined by the Congolese singer José Pereelanga who is featured on two of the songs.

Anders Vestergård - drums, percussion and vocals

Emilio Martins - percussion and vocals

José Pereelanga - vocals

Anders Vestergård & Emilio Martins Rhythm Lab

Special guest José Pereelanga
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Release in April 2019

Front Cover by Marcus Marchi Jr

Cover Art: Matilda Andersson

www.andersvestergard.com

www.emiliomartins.com.br

Lupa Santiago & Anders Vestergård Quartet

Inside Turnabout is the second album of this partnership recording modern jazz with compositions by both leaders. The first one was Lisbon Sessions recorded in Europe with mostly European musicians except Lupa, Ronan Guilfoyle on bass and Michael Buckley sax, both from Ireland and Gonçalo Marques trumpet from Portugal.

This new record, Inside Turnabout, was recorded at Sunnanå Studios outside Malmö, Sweden in February 2017. It was supposed to be a second tour of the first album but ended up being a new group with new compositions from Anders, Lupa as well as the Brazilian sax player Rodrigo Ursaia. Rodrigo has a long partnership with Lupa, and a cd recorded with a Quintet. Anders listened to this work and found the identification of Rodrigo’s sound with his compositions. Both Brazilians were touring in Europe and this was a good chance to experiment with a new group and new repertoire so Anders called the great bassist Mattias Hjorth. Mattias has an amazing groove and deep knowledge of the contemporary jazz language and added a lot to the recipe.

The result is an album with very fresh compositions, challenging harmonies and different grooves mixing latin, Brazilian, and hybrid rhythms – an open invitation for the listener to dive into!

Lupa Santiago & Anders Vestergård Quartet is:

Anders Vestergård – drums

Lupa Santiago – guitar

Rodrigo Ursaia – sax

Mattias Hjorth – bass

Lupa Santiago & Anders Vestergård Quartet

Inside Turnabout

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Release in October 2017

Cover Art: Sven Tesch Hallström

www.andersvestergard.com

www.lupasantiago.com

Båtjazz med Emma and the Jazzcrusaders

Häng med på en seglats i lagom bris, i

storm eller helt utan vind i seglen!

Ibland känner man sig så väldigt liten

och ibland måste man vara modig!

I besättningen finns fyra fantastiska

jazzmusiker som för skutan i hamn –

Och kom ihåg: Tillsammans är vi starka!

Emma Denward - vocals

Magnus Hjorth - piano

David Andersson - bass

Anders Vestergård – drums 

Emma and the Jazzcrusaders

Båtjazz med Emma and the Jazzcrusaders

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Release in August 2017

Dolls and pictures: Petra Löfmarck

Cover Art: Sven Tesch Hallström

Artist facebook page: www.facebook.com/emmadenwardjazz

Welcome to a world of jazz from the stars with Emma and the Jazzcrusaders release

Stjärnjazz med Emma and the Jazzcrusaders!

At times everything feels like a black hole, other times you feel like a supernova. How does it feel to fly in the sky on a lovely summer day, to hug somebody hard or to need comfort on a lonely evening? The record consists of original tunes that take you on a swinging, poetical and musical journey.

Emma Denward - vocals

Magnus Hjorth - piano

David Andersson - bass

Anders Vestergård – drums         

Emma and the Jazzcrusaders

Stjärnjazz med Emma and the Jazzcrusaders

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Release in July 2015

Cover Art: Marianna Prieto

Dolls and pictures: Petra Löfmarck

artist facebook page: www.facebook.com/emmadenwardjazz

The dvrcd 004 is a collaboration between Anders Vestergård and the Brazilian guitar player Lupa Santiago. Lupa Santiago & Anders Vestergård Quintet comes out of earlier collaborations both of us have done with the other musicians on different occasions playing in Brazil, Sweden, Ireland, Portugal, Denmark and South Africa. When meeting in Denmark 2013 we set up the plans to make a record together and contaced the other musicians which eventually led to a week of playing and recording our music in Lisbon 2014. It’s all original music composed by both of us. We wanted to create music characterised by strong melodies, rhythmic creativity and dynamic interplay with improvisations that could go in any direction.

Anders Vestergård – drums                       

Lupa Santiago – guitar                               

Goncalo Marques - trumpet

Ronan Guilfoyle - bass

Michael Buckley - saxophones

Lupa Santiago & Anders Vestergård Quintet Lisbon Sessions

dvrcd 004

4 July 2015

cover art: Marianna Prieto

photo:Joaquim Mendes

swedish press release

www.andersvestergard.com

www.lupasantiago.com

We are very proud to present our third release on drumvoice records, José Pereelanga! José grew up in Kinshasa, Congo. His voice caught the attention of Madilu, singer in the legendary Congolese guitarist Franco's band, and Jose ended up touring all over Africa with Madilu System. Later on he also worked with Papa Wembe and was for many years the lead singer of the world famous group Zaiko Langa Langa. Now José is living in Malmoe, Sweden and this is his first album in his own name!

José Pereelanga-Varma Kitoko

dvrcd 003

26 March 2015

cover art: Marianna Prieto

photo: Anders Hansson

artist website: www.josepereelanga.com

Our second release dvrcd 002 is Anders Vestergård's Finnish/Swedish project West Yard Jazz Quartet  with the titel Ostrobothnian Tales. The record will be officially released in the autumn of 2014 and contains original compositions by Anders and fellow musicians Niklas Winter and Mikael Jakobsson. The line up is Anders Vestergård-drums, Niklas Winter-guitar, Mikael Jakobsson-piano and Johnny Åman bass.

West Yard Jazz Quartet-Ostrobothnian Tales

dvrcd 002

1 September 2014

cover art: Joao Manuel Pinhao

artist website: www.andersvestergard.com

band facebook page: www.facebook.com/westyardjazzquartet

We proudly present our first reslease ever, dvrcd 001 Emma Denward's Cirklar. Emma has written all the lyrics and most of the music for the album. Her voice is dynamic and very musical. Sometimes it tells a story, sometimes it's used as an instrument among others. She's managed to crate a personal band sound where her voice as a singer and composer/lyricist can be heard.

Emma Denward - vocals

Inge Petersson Lindbäck - saxophone

Magnus Hjorth - piano

David Andersson - bass

Anders Vestergård - drums

Emma Denward-Cirklar

dvrcd 001

28 November 2013

cover art: Sven Tesch Hallström

photo: Niklas Bomgren/ Jon Rudberg

artist facebook page: www.facebook.com/emmadenwardjazz