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Økse: Onwards (Keep Going)

Økse: Onwards (Keep Going)

The quartet fuses free jazz with experimental hip-hop

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Stephan Kunze
Sep 28, 2024
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Val Jeanty, Mette Rasmussen, Petter Eldh, Savannah Harris; photo: Ziga Kortnik

Økse is the Danish word for axe – an apt name for a free jazz band, right?

As drummer Savannah Harris explains to me over Zoom:

“In various spiritual traditions, the axe is a vehicle for liberation, but it can be a protective and grounding tool as well. I’m Jamaican – remember …

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