The Betty Quartet (DK/FO) HJF & Summartónar 2026
FO
Betty Ebenezer Magnussen (saksofon), Rikke Schelde (klaver), Gert Østergaard Pedersen (trummur), Henrik Bjørn Rasmussen (bass)
The Betty Quartet spælir upprunaligan, melodiøsan instrumentaljazz við norðurlendskum tóna.
Tónleikin hevur føroysk/danski sopransaxofonisturin Betty Ebenezer Magnussen komponerað. Betty ger tónleik, sum tú kanst fyrihalda teg til, og sum fellur væl í oyrað. Tónleikurin er sermerktur við sterkum løgum og skiftandi rúttmiskum útláti.
Teir 4 tónleikararnir í The Betty Quartet skapa eitt nærverandi tónleikaligt samspæl, har samspælið millum tað leikandi, lætta og tað poetiska og djúphugsna er snildisliga tilætlað.
Sermerkta ljóðið hjá kvartettini við sopransaxinum hjá Betty Ebenezer Magnussen fremst í ljóðmyndini, er dragandi og einastandandi. Tað hevur eitt grundleggjandi optimistiskt huglag og eitt ljóst tónalag, sjálvt í teimum mest melankolsku løgunum.
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EN
Betty Ebenezer Magnussen (Soprano Saxophone), Rikke Schelde (Piano), Gert Østergaard Pedersen (Drums), Henrik Bjørn Rasmussen (Bass)
The Betty Quartet plays original, captivating instrumental jazz.
The music is composed by Danish/Faroese soprano saxophonist Betty Ebenezer Magnussen. Betty writes compositions with a Nordic sound, characterized by relatable, catchy, strong melodies and a wide range of rhythmic expressions.
The four musicians in The Betty Quartet create an intimate, present musical interplay, where the balance between the playful and the ease, the poetic and profound, is elegantly tuned.
The characteristic sound of the quartet, with Betty Ebenezer Magnussen’s soprano sax in the forefront, is unique and captivating. with an optimistic and bright undercurrent even in the most melancholic tunes.