Max Ionata Special Edition

Name: Max Ionata Special Edition
Start: 2027-03-12T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-03-12T22:00:00+01:00
Location: KunstSmedjen på Musicon

Fri, 12 Mar 2027 · 20:00 — 22:00

KunstSmedjen på Musicon, Roskilde · 50–250 kr. · ≈ 7–33 €

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Max Ionata Special Edition · KunstSmedjen på Musicon, Roskilde

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Italian jazz saxophonist Max Ionata brings his new project to KunstSmedjen på Musicon in Roskilde on Friday, 12 March 2027 at 20:00. The Max Ionata Special Edition features three Scandinavian musicians alongside Ionata, blending traditional jazz roots with a contemporary approach. This is his sole Danish date. KunstSmedjen på Musicon is a user-run cultural venue with galleries, artist studios, and open workshops, hosting music and theatre on its stage. Tickets range from 50 to 250 kr.

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About the venue: KunstSmedjen på Musicon

KunstSmedjen på Musicon is a volunteer-run cultural centre with six small galleries, artist studios, open workshops, an art school and a stage for music and theatre. Exhibitions change roughly every three weeks, covering both Danish and international art. The stage hosts concerts, theatre performances and other events throughout the year, while a café serves refreshments. The centre is run by the association Kunst på Musicon, independent of public funding, and is housed in a former concrete factory in Roskilde's creative Musicon district - free admission daily 12:00-16:00.

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Line-up

Max Ionata
Jesper Bodilsen
Martin Maretti Andersen

Martin Sjöstedt

About: Max Ionata

An Italian tenor saxophonist with more than 100 recordings behind him. He regularly plays with Danish musicians, including Jesper Bodilsen and Martin Maretti Andersen, and his latest album "Tivoli" came out on the Danish label Mingus Records.

100+

recordings, of which 17 as leader

14.5K

followers on Facebook

What's new

2026-10
Max Ionata toured in November 2026 in Sweden with five concerts from 2nd to 7th November, together with Martin Sjöstedt, Jesper Bodilsen and Martin Maretti Andersen.
2026-09
Max Ionata Special Edition presented the album "Tivoli" at the festival Francavilla è Jazz in Italy in September 2026.
2025-12
The album "Tivoli" with Max Ionata Special Edition, recorded in Copenhagen, was released on 12th December 2025 on Mingus Records.

Tour

SundsvallÖstersundHärnösandÖrnsköldsvikUppsala

Tracks

Tivolialbum from December 2025 on Mingus Records with Max Ionata Special Edition

Likealbum from 2023 with Jesper Bodilsen and Martin Maretti Andersen

Soul StationHank Mobley number from the album "Like"

Det lysnerJesper Bodilsen's composition on the album "Tivoli"

About: Jesper Bodilsen

Trained by the late Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Bodilsen has taken his bass from Birdland in New York to the Berlin Philharmonie, touring both as a leader and as sideman to artists such as Stefano Bollani and Gregory Porter. He has over 100 recordings to his name and runs his own label, Mingus Records.

100+

recordings as a featured artist

2004

Django d'Or award as 'Artist of the Year'

years of collaboration with Ed Thigpen (6 albums)

album with Gunde-Bodilsen-Lund with millions of streams

What's new

2026-06
Bodilsen released the duo album 'Without Even A Thread Of Clothing' with Swedish pianist Lars Jansson on Mingus Records.
2025-12
The album 'Tivoli' with Max Ionata Special Edition - produced by Bodilsen and released on Mingus Records - came out on December 12, 2025.
2025-04
Gunde-Bodilsen-Lund released 'Silent Moods' on April 18, 2025 on Mingus Records - the trio's fourth studio album.

Tracks

Stone in the WaterECM album (2009) with Stefano Bollani Trio - international breakthrough, two compositions by Bodilsen

MoodsDebut album with Gunde-Bodilsen-Lund (2022), millions of streams

Mi Ritorni in MenteFirst trio album with Bollani and Morten Lund (2004), no. 4 on Italian jazz charts in 2005

Short Stories for DreamersSolo album (2009/2010) on Stunt Records, praised for lyrical mood

Silent MoodsGunde-Bodilsen-Lund (2025), released on Mingus Records

Recent shows

Dec 10, 2003 Dexter, Odense (DK)
Oct 25, 2003 Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (DK)
Oct 4, 2003 Kulturhuset Viften, Rødovre (DK)

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