Økse: Onwards (Keep Going)
The quartet fuses free jazz with experimental hip-hop on their phenomenal debut album
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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