Lasse Garcia, Anders Keiding & Emilio ‘El Perito’ | CPH Jazz Festival

A Danish-Chilean flamenco/jazz/Latin trio consisting of Anders Keiding on piano, Lasse Garcia on flamenco guitar, and singer and percussionist Emilio ‘El Perito’.

The trio blends flamenco, tango, son, and bolero with the distinctive sound that characterizes the Nordic jazz tradition. The music blends virtuosity, melodic elegance, and pulsating rhythms into a warm and improvisational soundscape where both intimacy and explosive power find their place. The trio interprets songs by artists such as Chick Corea, Astor Piazzolla, Egberto Gismonti, Chucho Valdés, Lars Jansson, and Erik Satie.

Lasse Garcia Grøftehauge Jensen is a flamenco guitarist and composer and is considered one of Denmark’s leading figures in his field. With a background in studies in Seville, Barcelona, Granada, and Jerez de la Frontera, he combines the spirit of flamenco with jazz, Latin, and Nordic sounds. He has performed and toured with leading flamenco artists from both Spain and the Nordic countries.

Anders Eskesen Keiding is a Danish jazz pianist known for blending the lyrical and heartfelt with the percussive and expressive in his piano playing. He has performed with prominent figures in the more traditional Danish jazz scene, including Snorre Kirk, and study trips to New Orleans and southern Spain have in recent years inspired his musical language in the direction of Spanish and Latin American styles.

Emilio “El Perito” Ulises Labarca Arp is a Chilean singer and percussionist based in Denmark, known for his charismatic voice and rhythmic energy. He is the frontman of the flamenco fusion band El Perito Cuatro and has a background in leading Latin American orchestras such as Son Puntillas and Viva.

Line-up:

Lasse Garcia: Flamencoguitar

Anders Keiding: Piano

Emilio ‘El Perito’: Sang og percussion