TOFTEMARK / BENACK III QUINTET - ROADMAP [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: APR154CD
Barcode: 5709498115429
Release Date: 14 Nov 2025
Genre: Jazz

Denmark's leading outlet for forward-thinking jazz, April Records, proudly presents a new signing in the Toftemark/Benack III Quintet. Bridging Nordic lyricism with the hard-driving energy of New York, their debut album 'Roadmap' is set for release in November.  The project is co-led by Copenhagen-born saxophonist Andreas Toftemark, a European Jazz Master and recipient of the Bent Jædig Prize, whose career has taken him from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam to The New School in New York. He is joined by Benny Benack III, the multi-award winning Emmy-nominated trumpeter and vocalist lauded for his charismatic performances with the likes of Christian McBride, Chad Lefkovitz-Brown, Peter Bernstein and more.