Duplex (Norwegian duo)

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Duplex
Origin Oslo, Norway
Genres Jazz
Years active2010–present
Labels NorCD
Members Christian Meaas Svendsen
Harald Lassen
Website www.christianmeaassvendsen.com/projects/duplex

Duplex (initiated in 2010 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz duo comprising Harald Lassen and Christian Meaas Svendsen. [1]

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Biography

Saxophonist Lassen and bassist Svendsen collaborate in a series of settings, so it came naturally when they decided to explore the duo format. Duplex's repertoire ranges widely, and this to fully exploit the possibilities of this somewhat unorthodox format. The duo emphasizes a strong sense of freedom, but this freedom mainly involves passages within harmonic structures. The most interesting part is the approach to this material, and working to combine jazz tradition with European music. [1] [2] [3]

Personnel

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 "Duplex (Lassen&Svendsen)". Biography (in Norwegian). NorCD . Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  2. ↑ "Duplex (Lassen&Svendsen) - Duolia album" (in Norwegian). KlickTrack.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  3. 1 2 "DUPLEX Lassen & Svendsen - Én". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Dupex - Én (album) / Dupex (Lassen & Svendsen) - City Lights (single) / Dupex (Lassen & Svendsen) - You Are Enough (single) / Dupex - Sketches of … (vinyl) / Dupex - Duolia (CD)" (in Norwegian). RadioLudo.no. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  5. ↑ "NorCD - Siste album" (in Norwegian). NorCD . Retrieved 2015-05-02.
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