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Upcoming gigs:


September

2nd A Plane To Catch Bartof Station

3rd Soho Souse w. Jordan Jackson Band

17th Jam. host La Fontaine

18th Monday Night Bigband

19th Bella Centret, Windfeldt/Haxholm/Schmidt

20th Søhesten Toftemark and Friends

DK Tour Toftemark/ Benack Us 5´tet

21st Paradise Jazzclub

22nr Flensborghus (Ger)

23rd Termandsen

24th Muzikhuset Bornholm

25th Uthopia (Swe)

26th Masterclass Frederikshavn

27th Cafe Støj

28th Giant Steps

29th La Fontaine

30th 

31th Jam Host La Fontaine


October


4th Toftemark/Benack Dig Festival Helsinki


7th Brighton Jazz Festival


11th Vejslev Exploration Band baldertoppen Live 19.30


13th Toftemark Quartet Cite Universite Jazz Festival Paris


15th Quatier Rouge


16th Monday Night Bigband Stardust


19th A Plane To Catch Paradise Jazz Klub


27th 18-20 booked for a private gig


27th 20.30-23 The Trio at Libary Bar Placa Hotel



November


3rd Booked for a private gig at Tuborg


10th Gig La Fontaine


11th Anders malta bigand Krudt Tønden


15th Rolf Thofte 5tet Søhesten


17th Toftemark 6'tet Christianias Jazz Club


19th Jam Session la Fontaine


20th Monday Night Bigband Stardust


21st ANDREAS TOFTEMARK QUARTET MONTMATRE

RELEASE CONCERT !


24th A Plane To Catch Unge- og Kulturhuset - Grinsted


26th Gade Ensemblet Haderslev Jazzklub




December


3rd Jam hoast La Fontaine


6th A Plane To Catch Lyngby Torbæk jazz Club


8th Oh People Charlie Scotts


13th Holst/Toftemark 4tet Søhesten


18th Monday Night Bigband


22nd Charlie scotts Tba


28th Norman/Sørensen/Henriksson La Fontaine


29th W. Norman/Sørensen/Henriksson Christianias JazzClub


New Singel out 15/9/23

New Singel out 11/8/23

About:


Andreas Toftemark is a 32-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, 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 Singel 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"