THE PLAYERS

Mike Stern (guitar/US)

Gabor Bolla (tenor saxophone/HU)

François Moutin (bass/FR)

Louis Moutin (drums/FR)

ABOUT

American jazz/fusion guitarist Mike Stern is widely acclaimed as one of the most innovative, influential and original guitarists of his generation. When first exposed to a larger audience as a member of Miles Davis' celebrated comeback band of the early 1980s, Stern’s personal and refreshing blend of rock, blues and jazz influences didn’t sound like anything anyone had ever heard before and his performances on Miles Davis albums such as “Man With The Horn” and “We Want Miles” sent shock waves through the jazz community worldwide. He subsequently released 18 albums of his own and collaborated with all the greatest artists of the jazz/fusion movement, including Billy Cobham, the Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Steps Ahead, David Sanborn, Blood, Sweat & Tears, to name but a few. Known for being almost exclusively devoted to his own original material in recent decades, Stern has previously accepted doing two rare and privileged concerts for the Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective, one where he performed Jimi Hendrix material (2018) and another where he did a Jazz/Take on 1960s psychedelic rock (2019). This brand new 2021 project is a natural extension of the previous ones, with the challenge of jazz/takes on Heavy Metal - a genre that goes beyond but can trace its roots back to Hendrix and psychedelic rock. All of these genres are predominantly guitar driven and became widely popular up through the 1970s. As a result, all of the jazz/fusion music that emerged in that decade was heavily rock-influenced and also to a large extent guitar driven, with groups like Return To Forever and John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra among the prime beacons of new guitar-driven jazz styles. Mike Stern is of a generation that came of age in the late 1960s and 1970s when Heavy Metal emerged - and it is hard to imagine that it would not have had an impact on his musical development. Join us as we explore the music of Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest through the lens of jazz. Joining Mike Stern on stage are the two French twin brothers, both compelling virtuosos in their own right, bassist François Moutin and drummer Louis Moutin. The great tenor saxophonist from Budapest, Hungary, Gábor Bolla, completes the line-up.

Read more about our entire JAZZ/TAKES series at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art this Fall 2021 here.

LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

From the beginning, the founder, Knud W. Jensen, intended for the museum to be a home for modern Danish art. But after only a few years he changed course, and instead of being a predominantly Danish collection, Louisiana became an international museum with many internationally renowned works.

Louisiana’s close contact and collaboration with the international arts and cultural milieu has since been one of the museum’s greatest strengths. And also one of the main reasons that it has been possible for Louisiana to present an exhibition program that has resonated so strongly with the public over the years. Louisiana has thus achieved a standing as one of the world’s most respected exhibition venues, and in the future, it will be able to attract exhibitions and artists at a level that few other museums – either in Denmark or abroad – can match.

Knud W Jensen once said: “The more opportunities for experience that the program offers, the more Louisiana lives up to its idea – to be a ‘musical meeting place’ and a milieu that is engaged in contemporary life.”

ABOUT NLD IJC

The Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective is an association of prolific musicians from Europe, North America and South America, devoted to presenting curated, unique and exclusive jazz performances which cannot be heard anywhere else. The collective is led by pianist Niels Lan Doky, whom the international press has hailed as “the best pianist of his generation” and “one of the most important pianists that European jazz has given us in the last 45 years”.

Our upcoming shows at Louisiana:
- August 10, 2021: Gary Bartz - Jazz/Take on 1990s New York Hip Hop
- September 3, 2021: Mike Stern - Jazz/Take on Heavy Metal
- October 8, 2021: Steve Rodby & Paul Wertico (of the Pat Metheny Group) - Jazz/Take on 1970s Disco
- November 5, 2021: NLD IJC feat. Greg Hutchinson - Jazz/Take on French Electronic

Last year the Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective (NLD IJC) took up residence at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art for the first time during the Fall of 2020. See some of the highlights below.

CHECK OUT OTHER DATES OF OUR JAZZ/TAKES SERIES

Main sponsor: Augustinus Fonden

Additional contributions: William Demant Fonden & Gangstedfonden