TRANESFORMATION TRIO - LEE-MELVIN-SØNDERGAARD
Søren Lee Guitar – Brian Melvin Drums - Mads Søndergaard Organ The Danish guitarist Søren Lee, the The American drummer Brian Melvin and the Danish organist Mads Søndergaard is the founder of this exciting new guitar/organ Trio that recently Oct.2023 released a new album “TRANESFORMATION” on Storyville records. It was the most added album In US jazz radio in Jan/Feb. 2024. All music on this album is music composed or recorded by the legendary saxophonist John Coltrane. All three musicians have a long history on the international jazz stage. Brian Melvin has played and recorded 6 records with the great late bassist Jaco Pastorius (where his recording Standards Zone was number one for 13 weeks on the charts and is in the jazz hall of fame in US). He has furthermore played and recorded with many other jazz and rock legends such as Joe Henderson, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Joe Lovano, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) and Beatle jazz and Rashied Ali. Elvin Jones that was John Coltrane´s favorite drummer through many years was Brian Melvins friend and mentor.
Søren Lee has recorded and played with jazz legends such as the great late bassist Ray Brown, the great late guitarist Jim Hall, Brad Mehldau, Adam Nussbaum, Alvin Queen, Kenwood Dennard, Niels Lan Doky, to name a few. Soren has made a name for himself on the international jazz scene through his highly acclaimed trio recordings. “What a plesure to discover Søren Lee - A Tribute to the universal appeal of music - jazzmusic - Simply outstanding" [Jim Hall ] “Søren Lee is a deeply soulful player, whether he´s burning it up or telling a story through one of his beautiful ballads” – Larry Goldings, pianist/organist.
Mads Søndergaard is the number one organ player in Denmark and is very well known for his musical talent and has played with the best jazz musicians in Europe.
This trio will be playing music by John Coltrane. We all hope you will come and enjoy our new voyage. Peace and Love. Soren, Brian and Mads. Fresh from playing in New York and SF (US), Denmark and Estonia we look forward to new Europe and world tours in late 2023/24 and beyond.
Søren Lee Diversity trio. (dont miss it) 15.10.2018
High energy guitar, bass, drums trio that takes you on a journey of new musical experiences.
All three musicians are virtuoso’s, very original and bring you places that reflect on the here and
now, whilst providing a unique update of the guitar trio format.
It is played with a huge amount of resources and ingenuity. Even though the trio is quite new, the
musicians have found their very own sound.
Søren Lee’s great open compositions makes room for the musicians individuality and talents, so the
music thereby can unfold freely. The result brings a very vital, wild energy with so much power that
you, as a listener, are left breathless.
In contrast to the wild free jazzy energy, Søren’s trio has written some divine Nordic-sounding
songs with their own original twist.
All three musicians have provided a divine tribute to music history with a headstrong attitude.
They’ve created a new youthful, contemporary vision of the guitar sound with a full-speed forward
energy that gives the music scene an urgent renewal. …dont miss it
The best recommendations and with the best musical Greetings
Bo Stief Musician/Bassist/composer
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