Six years ago, Peter Rosendal released his first album as a leader to universal critical acclaim. Since then, things have moved very quickly for the young pianist. His four Cope/Calibrated CDs have received much positive attention in Scandinavia and Japan. He was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the Danish Music Awards, and in 2005 he received the prestigious Sonning Music Award. As a member of the folk group ULC, he received the Danish Music Award for Best Folk Album in both 2001 and 2003. A sideman on numerous recording sessions, he has also performed with Silvana Malta Group, Jesper Thilo, Leroy Jones, Charles Tolliver, Lillian Boutté, Thomas Fryland, Cecil McBee, Sinne Eeg and the Danish Radio Big Band. In 2008, Rosendal was Awarded “Composer of the Year” at the Danish Music Awards.
Originally from Canada, Graig Earle is a popular bassist on both sides of the Atlantic. Previous collaborations have included Pat Labarbera, Denzal Sinclaire, Richard Underhill, Thomas Fryland, Uffe Markussen and Erling Kroner. He has been a student of Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Oscar Peterson, Trichur C Narendran and Dave Holland. In 2007, Graig won a Danish Music Award for Best Cross-over Release as part of Prügelknabe, and was nominated for a Canadian Juno Award for Best Jazz Recording with the Richard In Rosendal/Earle/Templeton he is an anchorman with a broad overview and tight, disciplined musicianship. He has performed across Canada, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Europe and India and has frequently recorded as a sideman.
Janus Templeton masters a wide range of musical idioms. He is an attentive drummer, and despite the polyrhythmic layering that characterizes his playing, he owns the rare talent of capturing an audience while keeping a tight hold on the composition. Janus Templeton has worked with Jørgen Emborg, Jacob Fischer, Nikolaj Hess, Trioscope, Finn Ziegler, Malene Mortensen, Chris Cheek, Doug Raney, Jens Winther, Lennart Ginman, Svend Asmussen and many others.
Awards and Prizes:
2008 Danish Music Award – Jazz Album of the Year (“Tide” – Rosendal.Earle.Templeton)
2008 Danish Music Award – Composer of the Year – Peter Rosendal
2007 3-year work Grant – Danish Arts Council – Peter Rosendal
2006 Sonning Music Prize – Peter Rosendal
2006 Juno Award – Album of the Year (Underhill Group; Canadian Grammy) – Graig Earle
2006 Danish Music Award – Best Cross-over Release (Prügelknabe) – Graig Earle
2003 Danish Music Award Nomination – New Name of the Year – Peter Rosendal
2003 Danish Music Award – Folk Album of the Year (ULC) – Peter Rosendal
2001 Danish Music Award – Folk Album of the Year (ULC) – Peter Rosendal