Jazz Hörnan on stage...

25 September...Hans Dietrichson Trio with special guest Ulf Lundberg on saxophone...I love this guy's humor, and his sax-playing, too!...Performed some original compositions, like Pånyttfödese...New birth...a hard time in his life culminates in a newfound desire to play music again...And we are glad!...Mikke Eriksson on bass, with strong, clear solos and a smile, back behind the old grand piano...
We kicked off the new season of Jazz Hörnan in a new way...We got the idea from our friend Peggy to have the whole thing up on the stage...We wondered if we'd lose the cozyness of our usual setting in the foyer-café, if people would know what to do once inside the Big Room...Helena really wanted to go for it...So did Hans, so did I...2 hours left before start-time...We go for it!....Moved the whole café--green plants, sofas, tables, chairs, rugs, pillows--up onto the stage, with room for about 25 people...To guide folk there we put out värmeljus candles, like landing lights at Arlanda, guiding towards the stage and toward the fika...Pink-magenta glow on everything...The angels glowing, too, golden above the music...
Hans was a happy guy at that real grand piano, it's what he prefers, got sound-nuances out of it no circuit-board can reproduce...He performed a few original compositions, too, such as Den som söker...He that seeks...Reminded me of another favorite artist, Esbjörn Svensson...Helena sang some standards, but in her unique way: Moon River, Spring is here...All agreed the sound was better, clearer, balanced, it all felt even more intimate and cozy, I guess because we were all huddled around the band on this wooden raft of warmth and good humor...Next time, we'll do it again, maybe put some extrs tables down on the main floor for those who prefer to arrive more incognito...We were happy!...Fika by House of Michelle, a partner of House of Hanneke...
Patrik Jonsson on drums...Solos informed as much by rock and blues as jazz...Couldn't help but notice the cross backlit over in the corner..The Jazz Corner has a cross in one corner, glowing behind the music, which really is what it's about I guess...In the beauty of the music or whatever artistic medium, one touches ultimate questions and eternal truths, and the concert venue and art gallery become meeting-places for all sorts of people around universal ideas, eternity in our hearts...