Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbaek

Llucmajor (Mallorca) / Claustre de Sant Bonaventura

Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 8:30 p.m.

Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbæk

Sinne Eeg, vocals
Thomas Fonnesbæk, double bass

A vocal-and-bass-only duet marries Danish jazz singer Sinne Eeg with Danish bassist Thomas Fonnesbæk. The aim is to present Sinne in an open, bare environment and a departure from her previous lush recordings. Sinne’s voice has a lush timbre that perfectly matches Fonnesbæk’s warm bass sound. 

Eeg and Fonnesbæk listen intensely and inspire each other to take chances. But spontaneity, communication and interpretation are ultimately the essence of jazz. They are both like finely tuned dancers and respond to each other’s every gesture. The results are simply captivating. 

As Sinne says, “I always loved singing duets with bass. It’s just a sound that I really like. Thomas and I have been working together on and off over the years, he’s just an amazing musician, and he and I communicate so well musically. I’m so comfortable with the sound of bass and vocals and I also find it so challenging, that every time I sing with him I get better. 

When you push yourself, this is where the magic can happen. I really believed that we could do something interesting for an entire album, rather than just a feature.” 

The duo released their debut album in 2015 which won a Danish Music Award (Denmark’s Grammy) for Best Jazz Vocal CD. You can feel their harmonic sensibilities playing through, creating a rich, emotive tapestry and full sound despite the absence of other instrumentation. They take advantage of the limitations of the duo format and turn it into an opportunity for greater creative freedom and self-expression that can only be achieved by musicians with great skill and empathy. </ p>

Although firmly rooted in the traditions of the great jazz vocalists, Sinne is an artist who never settles for past modes. Rather, she prefers to push herself into new territories in her recordings and live performances. She is also a prolific composer. 

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