Upcoming gigs:
Marts
1st 16-17 booked for a private event
1st 21-01 4tet at La Fontaine
2nd A Plane To Catch Christianias Jazzclub
3rd Jam Host at La Fontaine
6th 7th 21-23 Malta's Almost Bigband Christiania
9th Andreas Toftemark Jazzcup Cph 14.40-16.30
14th Bardeleben 4 Charlie scotts
14/15th Recording session A Plane To Catch
16th Kira Martini La Fontaine
17th Andreas Toftemark Quartet Palæbar
20th Andreas Toftemark Quartet Søhesten
25th Monday Night Bigband Paradise Jazz
27th Oh People Søhesten
29th Shierling Trio Marstrand
30th La Fontaine Toftemark 4 La Fontaine
31th Jam Host La Fontaine
April
3rd 21-23 Anders Malta's Almost Bigband Christiania Jazz
5th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould - Søllerød Jazz Klub
6th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould - Utopia Jazzklub
7th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould - Ballerup Jazzklub
10th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould - Gladsaxe Jazzklub
11th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould - Workshop
11th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould - Nimb
12th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould Jazzværket i Bradbjerg
13th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould jazzklub 93 Holsterbro
13th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould Søpavillionen
14th C. Andersen Group feat V.Gould Palæbar
28th Jamhost La Fontaine
29th Monday Night Bigband Paradise Jazz
New Single out 15/9/23
New Single out 11/8/23
About:
Andreas Toftemark is a 33-year-old saxophonist and composer who currently lives in Copenhagen. Andreas has performed regularly on the New York jazz scene and European jazz scene including Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, England, Norway, USA, Holland, Italy, France, and Spain; both as a sideman and bandleader.
Education; Andreas holds a BA from The New School of Jazz in New York where he studied with accomplished musicians such as Reggie Workman, Joel Frahm, Eric Alexander, Ben Wendel, and Peter Bernstein to name a few. Furthermore, Andreas has a European jazz Master's degree from Copenhagen, Berlin and Paris.
Sound; Andreas’ sound is intense but round and clearly reflects the many years he has spent listening to the masters of jazz such as Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Lester Young, Barry Harris, amongst others. Although Andreas’ style reflects traditional jazz musicians, he has been exploring many genres and has played everything from traditional jazz to bebop, hardbop, Afro-Cuban, folk music, and contemporary Jazz. Furthermore, Andreas doubles on alto-saxophone and Clarinet.
See agenda, or click media for video and sound for more info.
A. Toftemark recives
Bent Jædig Award 2023
New Single out
https://orcd.co/andreas_toftemark-november_in_paris
Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2023
Reviews of my latest album
jazzjournal.co.uk
4/5 stars
"He is an experienced bandleader and inventive soloist. Perhaps this release will gain him some of the recognition he deserves. It is a superior hard-bop style blowing session...
Wisely he fashions his own variations on the melody without reference to classic versions ... This is a superior ballad interpretation."
Skjazz.sk
”Extremely melodic tenor, without being sleek, the tone is bright, warm, and pleasant, without being too sweet........played with astonishing invention, joy, sincerity and playfulness, that goes hand in hand with a high instrumental skillset...This recording is the strongest proof of inspiration and the inexhaustibility of jazz standards!”
www.ivanrod.dk
"swinging meanwhile adding an open style with an edge, that gives the listeners pallet true umami - a commendable gem”
www.jazzhalo.be
"Andreas Toftemark picks up the true jazz spirit in a fresh and inventive way, a perfect album. for the cozy club feeling"
jazznyt.blogspot.com
"I'm excited and feel like I got a letter from Andreas telling me that jazz is Alive and Well"
www.nettavisen.no
”Here are no big musical surprises – just beautiful, thoughtful, honest music that lasts from now until eternity”
www.rocktimes.info
“Toftemark is a very elegant saxophonist, here I see his closeness to Lester Young very pronounced... incredibly courageous, full of warmth, gripping and professionally executed”
ap-reviews.com
"As fine, contemporary interpreters of the tradition, and with that glimpse of the saxophonist’s compositional prowess, the stage seems well and truly set"