Adrian Christensen præsenterer sit nye projekt: NARVA – En fortryllende rejse gennem nordiske klange og grænseløse musikalske landskaber.
Han har samlet en stjernetrio med de prisvindende musikere Karmen Roivassepp og Viktoria Søndergaard. Sammen udforsker de et lydbillede, hvor nordisk melankoli smelter sammen med jazzens raffinerede harmonier og den klassiske musiks storhed. Men Narva er mere end blot musik – det er en fusion af kunstformer, hvor lyd bliver til lys, bevægelse og følelse.
På det kommende album Narva, der udgives i efteråret 2024 gennem Gateway, tilføres en ekstra dimension med gæsteoptrædener fra de fantastiske cellister Gabriella og Rebecca Fuglsig. Deres samarbejde med trioen skaber en musikalsk fortælling, der frit bevæger sig mellem baltisk melankoli og jazzens spontane frihed.
Adrian Christensen, den kreative drivkraft bag Narva, beskriver projektet som en mulighed for at skabe en ny auditiv oplevelse, der bryder traditionelle musikalske grænser og bygger bro mellem genrer og publikum.
“Vi vil tage lytterne med på en rejse,” siger Adrian Christensen.
Christensen har allerede markeret sig som en af Danmarks mest innovative bassister og komponister gennem sit arbejde med grupper som Abekejser, Clapper, Karmen Roivassepp Quartet og Bangin’ Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet. Med en kandidatgrad fra Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium, og internationale studier gennem udvekslingsprogrammer i Stockholm, Helsinki og Rotterdam, har han samarbejdet med nogle af de største navne inden for jazzverdenen.
I de seneste år har han udforsket fusionen mellem klassisk og rytmisk musik i projekter som Who Killed Bambi og Misceo. Narva er næste skridt på denne rejse – en modig udforskning af det ukendte, hvor musikalske grænser udfordres og skubbes til nye højder.
Deres album Narva udkom d. 1. november 2024.
English:
Adrian Christensen unveils his new project: NARVA – An enchanting journey through nordic sounds and boundless musical Landscapes.
He has assembled a star trio with award-winning musicians Karmen Roivassepp and Viktoria Søndergaard. Together, they explore a soundscape where Nordic melancholy merges with the refined harmonies of jazz and the grandeur of classical music. But Narva is more than just music—it is a fusion of art forms where sound transforms into light, movement, and emotion.
On the upcoming album Narva, releasing in the fall of 2024 through Gateway, an additional dimension is added with guest performances from the remarkable cellists Gabriella and Rebecca Fuglsig. Their collaboration with the trio creates a musical narrative that freely traverses between the melancholic tones of the Baltic people and the spontaneous freedom of jazz.
Adrian Christensen, the creative force behind Narva, describes the project as an opportunity to create a new auditory experience that breaks traditional musical boundaries and build bridges between genres, and audiences.
“We want to take listeners on a journey” says Adrian Christensen.
Christensen has already established himself as one of Denmark’s most innovative bassists and composers through his work with groups like Abekejser, Clapper, Karmen Roivassepp Quartet, and Bangin’ Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet.
With a solid education from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, where he completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees with top honors, and international studies with exchange programs in Stockholm, Helsinki, and Rotterdam, he has worked with some of the biggest names in the jazz world.
In recent years, he has explored the fusion of classical and rhythmic music as a musician in projects such as Who Killed Bambi and Misceo. Narva is the next step on this journey—a bold exploration of the unknown, where musical boundaries are challenged and pushed to new heights.
The album Narva was released in November 2024 by Gateway.
