Lasse Gerup is a Danish jazz drummer and permanent member of Zinssou Quartet, alongside Maiken Thunbo on cello, Carl Zinssou on piano and Elias Hvidtfeldt on double bass. The quartet won Jazzkonkurrencen 2025, Denmark's oldest and largest competition for young jazz musicians, and released the debut EP "Et ungdomstestamente". With piano and cello at the forefront, the band blends chamber music, Nordic sounds and contemporary New York jazz into an unusually instrumented sound.
Zinssou Quartet plans to release their first album in 2026 and plays tracks from it at concerts such as the one with Aaron Parks Little Big in Kolding.
The quartet performs a concert at the Jazznæs festival at Gjethuset in Frederiksværk on 10 September 2026.
The band plays JazzBrunch at Tapperiet in Køge on 20 September 2026 as part of the autumn concert season.
Zinssou Quartet was proclaimed winner of the Jazz Competition 2025 in front of a record-breaking audience at Godset in Kolding.
The quartet performed as one of three selected finalist orchestras at the Jazz Competition 2025 in Copenhagen, Aalborg and Odense ahead of the final.
Zinssou Quartet celebrates their album release with a concert at H15. The quartet blends Nordic jazz, classical music, neo-soul and hip-hop with a distinctive sound centred on the cello.
Zinssou Quartet, winners of the Jazz Competition, blend classical music, neo-soul, and modern jazz with piano and cello leading. Dynamic and intuitive live music featuring both powerful and intimate moments.
Zinssou Quartet blends classical music, neo-soul, and modern jazz with piano and cello at the core. The band delivers ambitious performances with spoken word and dynamic range from intense to intimate moments.
Zinssou Quartet blends jazz, classical music and neo-soul in a dynamic concert where piano and cello drive an exploratory, intimate sound.