DR's Bigband and Mathias Heise on Harmonica

Name: DR's Bigband and Mathias Heise on Harmonica
Start: 2026-10-24T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-24T22:30:00+02:00
Location: Folkekirkens Hus

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 19:30

Folkekirkens Hus, Aalborg · 225 kr. · ≈ 30 €

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DR's Bigband and Mathias Heise on Harmonica — Folkekirkens Hus, Aalborg

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DR's Bigband performs with harmonica artist Mathias Heise at Folkekirkens Hus in Aalborg.

About: Mathias Heise

World champion on the chromatic harmonica and one of the most decorated voices in Danish jazz, Mathias Heise has been redefining what the instrument can do since his teens. Eight solo albums and collaborations with the Danish Radio Big Band and Niels Lan Doky, among others, have made him a central figure on the Danish jazz scene.

solo album released under own name

75+

recordings with other artists

world champion in chromatic harmonica, World Harmonica Festival 2013

first student at Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium with harmonica as main instrument

What's new

2026-05
The album 'A Love Supreme Revisited' with DR Big Band was released on May 22, 2026 on April Records - Heise's reinterpretation of John Coltrane's classic from 1965, arranged for harmonica and big band.
2026-03
Mathias Heise and DR Big Band celebrated the album release with a release concert at DR Koncerthuset on March 6, 2026.
2026-07
Mathias Heise Orchestra is announced for Bremen Teater in Copenhagen on July 8, 2026.

Tracks

A Love Supreme RevisitedAlbum with DR Big Band (2026) - Heise's new interpretation of John Coltrane's classic, arranged for harmonica and big band

The BeastAlbum with DR Big Band (2018) - nominated for Album of the Year at Danish Jazz Awards 2019, honored by the State Arts Foundation

Mouth GamesAlbum with Mathias Heise Quintet (2023) - nominated for Album of the Year at Danish Jazz Awards 2024

FluxAlbum with Bjarke Mogensen (2024) - meeting between jazz and classical music for harmonica and accordion

Sudden AscentDebut album with Mathias Heise Quadrillion (2015) - the band's first release on the international jazz scene

DR's Bigband and Mathias Heise on Harmonica

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