Will Bernard, Martin Schack & Kresten Osgood

Name: Will Bernard, Martin Schack & Kresten Osgood
Start: 2026-09-16T20:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-16T22:45:00+02:00
Location: La Fontaine

took place · 16 Sep 2026

La Fontaine, Copenhagen

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Hammond organist Martin Schack and drummer Kresten Osgood have invited American guitarist Will Bernard to Denmark for a tour. Bernard is a highly sought-after voice on the American funk jazz scene.

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About: Will Bernard

Brooklyn-based Will Bernard ranks among the most seasoned guitarists on the American funk-jazz scene, with Grammy nods for T.J. Kirk and *Party Hats* and a catalog of more than ten leader albums. He has shared stages with John Medeski, Stanton Moore and Tom Waits, and tours Europe regularly.

2×

Grammy nominations (T.J. Kirk 1996 and *Party Hats* 2007)

12+

albums as leader (since 1998)

What's new

2026-06
Will Bernard Quartet played at The Django in New York City in June 2026.
2026-06
Will Bernard Quartet performed at The Back Room in Berkeley, California on June 19, 2026.
2026-01
Will Bernard and Motherbug played at The Back Room Music in Berkeley on January 16, 2026.

Tracks

Party HatsTitle track from Grammy-nominated album (Palmetto, 2007)

Pond LifeTitle track from 11th album as leader (Dreck to Disk, 2022), with John Medeski and Tim Berne

Ancient GrainsAlbum on Posi-Tone (2021) - organ trio format

Freelance SubversivesAlbum on Ropeadope (2020)

SkyDuo album with Beth Custer (Dreck to Disk, 2023)

About: Martin Schack

A west Jutland jazz figure rooted in Ribe, Schack plays piano and Hammond B3 across a repertoire ranging from hard bop to Danish folk songs. He brings a track record of touring Asia and Europe with American jazz stars, alongside years of work as an arranger and educator.

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What's new

nov 2025
Termansen arranged four concerts in November 2025 with international stars, including American bassist Katie Thiroux and guitarist Peter Bernstein - both performing with Martin Schack on stage.
nov 2025
Schack performed in November 2025 in an organ jazz trio with Peter Bernstein and Norwegian drummer Hermund Nygård with a repertoire of standards and original compositions.
2025
Termansen continued in the 2025-2026 season with a broad program, including Søren Bebe Trio and international jazz violinist Caroline Bugala.

Tracks

Headin' HomeDebut album on Storyville Records (2002)

Jazz på danskAlbum with interpretations of the Danish song heritage (2010)

SchackmatesLive album with Hammond B3 band Schackmates

De forbudte sangeCD with actress Bodil Jørgensen - 35 concerts around Denmark

Schack, Lund, BernsteinTrio album with guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Morten Lund

About: Kresten Osgood

From behind the kit, Osgood steers a quintet that has spent nearly 15 years building a shared musical language across jazz tradition and free improvisation. Co-founder of ILK Music and P8 Jazz Prize winner (2016), he was most recently honoured at Danish Music Awards Jazz 2024 for the quintet's live recording from H15 Studio in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

~100

album as contributor or leader

years of musical partnership with bassist Thomas Vang

What's new

2025-09
Kresten Osgood releases the album 'Evidence' (ILK Music) on September 5, 2025 - a studio recording with saxophonists Jesper Løvdal and Krister Andersson, pianist Heine Hansen and bassist Thomas Vang.
2024-12
Kresten Osgood Quintet receives the award for Jazz Release of the Year at Danish Music Awards Jazz 2024 at Store Vega on December 9, 2024 for the live album 'Live at H15 Studio' (ILK Music).
2024-12
Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt personally presents the award for Jazz Release of the Year to Osgood during the DMA Jazz show, where Osgood himself hosts the evening.

Tracks

Live at H15 StudioLive album with the quintet (ILK Music, 2024) - won Danish Music Awards Jazz for Album of the Year

EvidenceStudio album with Andersson/Løvdal/Hansen/Vang (ILK Music, September 2025)

Kresten Osgood Quintet Plays JazzDouble album with the quintet (ILK Music, 2018) - widely recognized by international jazz press

FloridaDuo album with pianist Paul Bley, recorded in West Palm Beach 2007

Plays the Organ for YouOsgood's debut as Hammond organist (April Records, 2022)

Recent shows

Jan 30, 2026 Konzertsaal Bonifatiuskirche, Frankfurt (DE)
Jul 3, 2023 Enghave Plads, Copenhagen (DK)
Jan 12, 2019 Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo (NO)

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