Amalie Dahl is a Danish saxophone player, currently based in Oslo (Norway). She is known for having a distinct sound and strong integrity both as an improviser and a composer. She ended her education at the Jazz department at NTNU in Trondheim in 2021.
The year after she released her first album as a bandleader, “Dafnie”, on Sonic Transmissions Records, which has received excellent reviews. Since then the band has been touring in Scandinavia, Poland and Germany. She is also playing with several other projects like SUPERSPREDER, Dahl/Dalen/Søvik, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Hedvig Mollestad’s Tempest Revisited. On September 1st 2023 her first solo record,“Memories”, will be released on Sonic Transmissions Records.
“(...) Dahl is a musician that has a lot to say and knows how to say it, loud and clear and with infectious, playful energy. She is well-versed with old-school free jazz and modern contemporary reed-leaded bands but has an independent voice of her own. (...)”
- Eyal Hareuveni, Salt Peanuts, 19. Maj 2022
credits
released August 30, 2023
Release: September 1st 2023
Recorded by Amalie Dahl at Springbrættet, Ringsted musik og kulturskole, January 2023
Mixed by Viktor Bomstad March/April 2023 Mastered by Sara Alexandersson April 2023 Coverart and design by Juliane Schütz
Supported by Aage Krarup Linds Legat
The silence between these miniatures is intrinsic to the rhythmic structure of the whole piece. The music is nuanced and evocative, utilizing the full range of his reed instruments to create percussion and melody. It’s a fabulous ride, well worth the attention to follow. Jim H
I think this group touches on everything I really enjoy; the spacious, the spiraling walls of sound and melody, the sporadic. The energy is just right there unfolding in a linear fashion.
Harnik fits right in with these chicago musicians.
Many different formations of duos and trios throughout these pieces. The quartet really brings it all to ecstatic places.
I'm really grateful for this music. Andrew Baker