THOMAS WALBUM

Walbum/Maintz Brazilian Quintet ‘São Paulo’.

May 9th, 2012 · Concerts

Here’s a little teaser for the soon-to-be-released cd ‘Walbum/Maintz Brazilian Quintet – São Paulo’.
The musicians are Sizão Machado, Carlos Ezequiel, Pirulito, Thomas Maintz and myself. It is a really exciting project and we’re looking so much forward to the release and to going on tour with the band:-)

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Ezequiel/Ryde/Walbum

March 26th, 2012 · Concerts, Visits

In April my good friend Brazilian drummer Carlos Ezequiel will be touring Europe and India, and he’ll be making a stopover in Copenhagen. Here he’ll be joining forces with bassist Niels Ryde and myself. On April 10th we will be playing a show at Tango Y Vinos in Copenhagen. The repertoire will be our own stuff + some Brazilian tunes.

Carlos and I have been playing a lot together on tours in Brazil, Japan and Denmark. We are very excited to have Niels Ryde be joining us!

To visit Carlos and Niels, follow these links:
http://www.carlosezequiel.com
http://www.nielsryde.dk/

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Cacau Novais – Denmark tour 2012

February 24th, 2012 · Concerts, Tours, Visits

In march 2012 the Brazilian singer Cacau Novais will be visiting Denmark. Cacau is from Belém in North Brazil. She has performed with various jazz and bossa nova groups at different festivals in Brazil incl Baia Cool Jazz Festival, Festival Internacional de Música do Pará. She has also participated in operas ex Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’.

In november 2011 I was touring Brazil with ‘Walbum/Campagnol with Sizão Machado Group’. It was during this tour that I met Cacau and we agreed to do a tour together – in Denmark.

Lineup: Cacau Novais – vocal
Thomas Walbum – piano
Niclas Campagnol – drums
Andreas Hatholt – bass

Check calendar for dates.

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Thomas Walbum Trio – Japan Tour 2012

February 1st, 2012 · Concerts, Tours

Thomas Walbum Trio

On February 8th 2012 I’ll be heading for Japan for the fourth time. This time I’ll be touring w. my Japanese trio featuring Kazufumi Tsuchimura on bass and Shin-ichiro Kamoto on drums. We have 9 concerts lined up and will be presenting material from our cd ‘Tales From the Blue‘.

Check out the tour schedule HERE.

On February 12th at Jazz Flash in Niigata, Italian guitarist Fabio Bottazzo will be joining our group.

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New videos

January 29th, 2012 · CD's

Check out the newly added videos with Pekka Pylkkanen Scandinavian Quartet HERE.

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Pekka Pylkkänen Quartet in Japan 2011

November 19th, 2011 · Bands, Concerts, Tours

On Nov 24th – Dec 3rd 2011 I will be joining the Pekka Pylkkänen Quartet for a tour in Japan. It’s a very exciting project with four musicians from different parts of the world.
We’ll be playing eigth concerts in different parts of Japan(check calendar).
The repertoire will be all originals, mainly Pekka’s compositions. We will also be doing a clinic at the Koyo Conservatory in Kobe.

Pekka Pylkkänen (F) saxes
Carlos Ezequiel (Br) drums
Kazufumi Tsuchimura (Jp) bass
Thomas Walbum (Dk) piano

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Invasão Nórdica – Brazil. 2011

November 18th, 2011 · Bands, Concerts, Tours

Just returned home from the ’Invasão Nórdica Tour w the Thomas Walbum & Niclas Campagnol with Sizão Machado Group.

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Thomas Walbum & Niclas Campagnol with Sizão Machado Group 2011

November 6th, 2011 · Concerts

This group will be playing two concerts at Sesc in Sao Jose dos Campos and Sesc Pompeia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The events are a part of the ‘INVASÃO DO JAZZ NÓRDICO’ arranged by the ‘Instituto Cultural Da Dinamarca’ in collaboration with Brazilian drummer Carlos Ezequiel.