Jakob Roland is a Danish double bassist and composer based in Copenhagen. He leads Jakob Roland Late Night Special, a chordless quartet he founded in 2020 with tenor saxophonist Jakob Dinesen, trumpeter Rolf Thofte and drummer Andreas Fryland. The group's music draws on African rhythms, Nordic melancholy and classic jazz, and their 2020 debut album was well received by critics. Roland also works regularly as a sideman with other prominent figures on the Danish jazz scene.
Jakob Roland performed at a jam session at La Fontaine in Copenhagen together with saxophonist Claus Waidtløw and drummer Daniel Sommer.
DR P8 Jazz broadcast music by Jakob Roland Late Night Special several times during February 2025.
Jakob Roland performed as a sideman in Helle Danum Jazz Trio at a concert at Højskolen Marielyst.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
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