Phil Parnell Trio

 
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Phil Parnell Pianist/Composer/Producer from New Orleans Phil Parnell started playing piano at an early age, studied privately with Ellis Marsalis as a teenager, and attended Berklee College of music in Boston in the late 70's. On his return to New Orleans he began working with many different bands in venues in and around the City of New Orleans on Bourbon Street, in hotels and restaurants, at the jazz clubs, and various festivals in and around south Louisiana. Over the years he has played clubs and concert halls around the world and shared the stage with hundreds of artists, including Lillian Boutte', Bettye Lavette, Gatemouth Brown, Johnny Adams, Astrud Gilberto, Brian Blade, George Porter Jr, Bo Diddly, Johnny Vidacovich, Red Holloway, Shannon Powel and Herlin Reiley. Phil embraces many styles and settings of music and is delighted to go from an electronic, experimental musical situation to a traditional jazz, gospel jazz, rhythm & blues, cabaret, solo piano, or big band scenario. Most recently he has been performing and recording with Jamie Lidell, the Matthew Herbert Big Band, Lillian Boutte', TJ Johnson and Denny Ilett as well as his trio, 'PP3' and writing and producing CDs on his own Village Studio Records label. In 2008 he was with Jamie Lidell and Street Material opening for Elton John's Red Piano Tour. Phil's music was used in the 2009 Zurich Film festival documentary category winner "The Sound After the Storm" about New Orleans musicians after hurricane Katrina. Torben Bjørnskov is an internationally working Danish bass player and composer. He was educated at The Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen with Niels Henning Ørsted Petersen as his teacher. He has been working with a great number of Jazz Greatest and known for his passion for New Orleans and Scandinavian Jazz. Jazz Critic describes him: ”..he shows his well articulated bass playing. Specially impressive is his warm and natural sound, great sense of rhythm and excellent technique...” Among many played with: Lillian Boutté, The Matthew Herbert Big band, Phil Parnell 3, Tom Harrel, Bill Cobham, Stan Sulzman, Marie Bergman , Leroy Jones, Johnny Vidacovich, James Moody … www.torbenbjoernskov.dk www.myspace.com/torbenbjornskov Espen Laub von Lillienskjold Drums! Born in Hjørring, Denmark 1982, young Lillienskjold had a flying start in his musical carrier, witch has brought him to international attention even before receiving his Advanced Post-Graduate Diploma from The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark. During the early years at the academy Lillienskjold served as the rhythmic backbone of one of the most well known Danish big-bands, witch lead him to the attention of some of the great Danish traditional jazz players such as Willy Egmose, Kjeld Lauritsen and Jacob Fischer, but also players from abroad, like Phil Parnell and the widely internationally acclaimed Matthew Herbert Big Band (UK), and also Danish experimental 28-piece group, Blood Sweat Drum’n Bass Big Band, where Lillienskjold have had the chance to perform with such great artists as Palle Mikkelborg, Dave Douglas, Jørgen Munkeby and many more. Espen Laub von Lillienskjold plays in a variety of Danish and international ensembles, and have been playing with Lillian Boutté for several years. www.espenvon.dk http://www.torbenbjoernskov.dkhttp://www.myspace.com/torbenbjornskovhttp://www.espenvon.dkshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2