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Ursus de Hafnia
@ursuspolaris.bsky.social
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Expatriate Viking residing in the Kingdom of Wessex. Love great #Music, #Jazz in particular. Adore #Greyhounds. I like reason & science, the natural world. Hard no to religion, and I absolutely loathe the orange tub of lard & his rancid cult.
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#Hiromi at the 2017 BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London. She is absolutely on fire here 🔥 I'm amazed the piano survived! She's got Rhythm! Just incredible 🤯

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#JazzSky #JazzMusic #JazzPiano #HiromiUehara #Gershwin
BBC Proms 2017 Hiromi
YouTube video by Sol Decil
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November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Happy 79th birthday to the magnificent #DaveHolland. Great solo here from Dave, playing with fellow greats #PatMetheny and #RoyHaynes at JazzFest Berlin 1990.

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#JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #JazzBass #JazzGuitar #JazzDrums
Jazzfest Berlin 1990 - (III) - Pat Metheny Trio - Dave Holland (b) - Roy Haynes (dr) deel 4.avi
YouTube video by jazzoldvideo
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October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Its always great to see and hear younger players emerging. #JadenEvans carries the genes from his legendary grandfather, #BillEvans, and here he is at only 15 years old putting those genes to good use. Gives me hope for the future!

#JazzSky, #JazzPiano, #Jazz, #JazzMusic

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November 22, 2023 at Broadsides and Brews.
YouTube video by Jaden Evans
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Bill Evans Trio April 24th 1975 at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark. No added superlatives needed....🤯

#BillEvans, Piano
#EddieGomez, Double Bass
#EliotZigmund, Drums

#Jazzsky #JazzPiano #JazzBass #JazzDrums #JazzTrio

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Bill Evans på Louisiana 24 04 1975
YouTube video by Ake Eriksson
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September 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Another fabulous Danish bassist. #HugoRasmussen (22 March 1941 – 30 August 2015) was a great player and wonderful human being. I really miss this guy. #Jazzsky #Jazzbass #Jazzmusic #Jazz
August 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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This is of course an absolute gem. 1965 live in Paris #LeeKonitz & #BillEvans Quartet, feat. the only 19 year old #Niels-HenningOrstedPedersen sharpening his chops on the bass & the great #AlanDawson, Drums

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#Jazzsky #JazzAltoSax #JazzPiano #JazzBass #JazzDrums #JazzMusic
Lee Konitz & Bill Evans in Paris 1965
YouTube video by champignon de Paris
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August 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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If you're in the mood for a hard swinging piano trio, then #AntonioFaraò Trio feat. #JohnPatitucci & #GeneJackson might be what you are looking for. Worked for me!
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#JazzSky #JazzPiano #JazzBass #JazzDrums #JazzTrio
Antonio Faraò Trio feat. John Patitucci & Gene Jackson
YouTube video by Victor’s Places
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July 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Breathtaking precision and articulation from the #HamiltonDeHolandaTrio featuring the insanely accomplished #ChrisPotter, Sax #HamiltonDeHolanda, Mandolin, #SalomãoSoares, Keys & #ThiagoRabello, Dr.

#JazzSky #JazzSaxophone #JazzMandolin #JazzPiano #JazzDrums

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HAMILTON DE HOLANDA | FLYING CHICKEN | live in NYC Feat CHRIS POTTER
YouTube video by Hamilton de Holanda Oficial
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June 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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#EmmetCohen can always be relied on to transport you to a place of pure delight. Let him take you Over the Rainbow with #RuebenRogers, db, #JoeFarnsworth, dr, and the #HavanaChamberOrchestra conducted by #DaianaGarcia

#JazzSky #JazzBass #JazzDrums #JazzPiano

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“Over The Rainbow” | Emmet Cohen w/ the Havana Chamber Orchestra
YouTube video by Emmet Cohen
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June 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Happy birthday to the formidable #ChristianMcBride 🎂 A true musician, living legend and unequaled bassist 🐐 Enjoy him here with #EmmetCohen and #KylePoole playing 'Young & Foolish'

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Emmet Cohen w/ Christian McBride | Young and Foolish
YouTube video by Emmet Cohen
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May 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#AlFoster with #MilesDavis at #JazzhusMontmartre 1982 in Copenhagen, the one and only time I saw Miles play live as a fresh faced teenager. Al Foster & #MarcusMiller completely blew me away. #MikeStern didn't disappoint either. An unforgettable experience. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #JazzDrums
May 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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RIP Aloysius Tyrone Foster (January 18, 1943 – May 29, 2025) Thank you for the music 😿 #AlFoster #JazzSky #JazzDrums youtu.be/MpZ7UvVD4io?...
Al Foster "Reflections" video
YouTube video by Smoke Jazz Club
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May 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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It would be hard spending a more joyous 30 mins than with #TrilokGurto and his incredibly tight and well playing band. #CarlosCantini, Vn, #RolandCabezas, Gt #AndySuzuky ,Sax & Keys #JohannBerby , Bass and members of the #BalticaPhil. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #JazzDrums #JazzBass youtu.be/sI8iiBLzFrU?...
[BassistePro.com] Marcus Miller + Trilok Gurtu + Johann Berby on Bass Jazz at Solidarity of Arts
YouTube video by Johann Berby
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May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Check out #HankMobley playing 'Summertime' in another gem from Danish TV, recorded in #JazzhusMontmartre 1968. Expertly accompanied by #KennyDrew and #Albert'Tootie'Heath and the 22 year old #Niels-HenningOrstedPedersen #JazzSky #JazzMusic #JazzSax #JazzBass #JazzPiano youtu.be/_DTJTjC0fpA?...
Hank Mobley Video
YouTube video by Cory Weeds
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May 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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#Niels-HenningOrstedPedersen was born on this day in 1946. Taken from us all too soon. Just listen to this masterful recording with pianist #MichelPetrucciani and let the greatness of their playing elevate you to a different plane. #JazzSky #JazzBass #JazzPiano #JazzMusic youtu.be/vbd289cr-Rg?...
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Michel Petrucciani - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
YouTube video by JazzBluesMusic
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May 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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#Niels-HenningOrstedPedersen (27 May 1946–19 April 2005) delivers an astonishing solo in this 1984 performance of the #StevieWonder hit 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life' #StephaneGrappelli - Violin, #MarcFosset - Guitar. #JazzSky #JazzBass #JazzMusic #JazzGuitar #JazzViolin youtu.be/Rkdt1nl-C2c?...
Amazing Bass solo by Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen with Stephane Grappelli and Marc Fosset.
YouTube video by Ulf Wakenius Official Channel.
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April 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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20 years ago today the world lost a giant of a bass player. #Niels-HenningOrstedPedersen was a huge inspiration to me and a generation of bassists. I miss him dearly. #DR TV made this beautiful tribute shortly after his untimely death. #JazzSky #JazzBass #NHOP #JazzMusic youtu.be/uBGhNqE5J10?...
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (27-05-1946 - 19-04-2005)
YouTube video by Per Hvidbjerg
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April 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Let #PatMetheny roll you into the weekend with the PMG classic 'Have You Heard' live in Vienna, 1991. Absolutely jawdropping solo by Pat here 😮 #LyleMays, #SteveRodby, #PaulWertico, #ArmandoMarçal & #PedroAznar #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #JazzMusic #JazzBass #PMG youtu.be/tzyVJbquW2Q?...
Pat Metheny Group – Have You Heard ? (Jazzfest Wien, July 1991) [Remastered]
YouTube video by MalcoMix Fusion
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April 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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So great to see younger players carrying on the traditions. Here's the hard swinging and virtuosic #PasqualeGrasso - Guitar, #EmmetCohen - Piano, #RusselHall - Bass & #KylePoole - Drums, playing "In the Still of the Night" #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #JazzPiano #JazzBass #JazzDrums youtu.be/OvXICROF6MQ?...
"In The Still Of The Night" w/ Emmet Cohen & Pasquale Grasso
YouTube video by Emmet Cohen
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April 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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It is pure joy to experience the symbiotic relationship between the two master musicians #JoeZawinul and #TrilokGurtu. The excitement and beauty of their musical minds are on full display in this 1994 gig. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #JazzPiano #JazzDrums #Music #Jazz+ youtu.be/dg0AHN9lqH0?...
Joe Zawinul & Trilok Gurtu - Umbria Jazz 1994
YouTube video by Jazz|ᴳᴿᴱᴱᴺ
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April 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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#EvelynGlennie is likely the world's foremost, and first full-time, solo percussionist. The recipient of enormous media attention due to her deafness. Check out her TED talk 'How to truly listen' She is a wonderful communicator and fine musician. #Music #Percussion #Jazzsky youtu.be/IU3V6zNER4g?...
How to truly listen | Evelyn Glennie
YouTube video by TED
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April 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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The fabulously accomplished bassist and vocalist #EsperanzaSpalding and her Radio Music Society band are bound to supercharge your dopamine levels. This riveting 2012 gig is a superb display of Spalding & the band's superior abilities. #Jazzsky #JazzBass #JazzMusic #Jazz youtu.be/aSBc_08GrA8?...
Esperanza Spalding - Live in Concert 2012
YouTube video by Jazz³+
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April 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Saxophonist #JanGarbarek is always instantly recognizable with his sharp-edged haunting sustained notes. 'Molde Canticle' is a beautiful example of his work. #RainerBruninghaus - Piano #EberhardWeber - Bass & #MarilynMazur - Perc. #JazzSky #JazzSax #JazzBass #Jazzdrums youtu.be/ZmIo2nttex8?...
Jan Garbarek - Molde canticle (1991)
YouTube video by orangefunk
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March 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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#AnitaO'Day was a sensational characterful top tier #Jazz singer matching any instrumentalist with her improvisational skills, wonderful phrasing, rhythm and dynamics. Here's some great examples of this in these two Scandinavian gigs from 1963 & 1970 #JazzSky #JazzVocals youtu.be/XwueWoo7n-8?...
Jazz Icons: Anita O'Day: Live in '63 & '70
YouTube video by Icy10K
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March 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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#AntLaw is a British guitarist, composer, arranger and all round fabulous musician. Just listen to his tune 'Vivid', a melodic and enthralling piece with #AlexHitchcock, Sax - #JoelRoss, Vibes - #LindaMayHanOh, Bass & Vocals - #Sun-MiHong, Drums #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #Jazz+ youtu.be/y-RfF9Os0rg?...
Joel Ross, Sun-Mi Hong, Alex Hitchcock, Linda May Han Oh, Ant Law - "Vivid"
YouTube video by Ant Law
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March 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM