EKNMO was incepted in late 2004 taking over from the defunct Beijbom Kroner Big Band as Erling Kroner's main vehicle for presenting his music in the large, orchestral context. The composing/arranging chores are handled by chief arrangers Kroner and bass trombonist Niels Gerhardt. The band's book is based on Kroner's enormous book and new music by Gerhardt and others.
The musicians have been handpicked among recent and/or former ex-BKBB-ites, now with a distinctly Danish basis. You will recognize the names of BKBB-ites like Bjørn Ringkjøbing, Carsten M. Larsen, Mårten Lundgren, Calle Lindberg, Niels Gerhardt, Jan zum Vohrde, Pernille Bévort, Jan Harbeck and Ed Epstein. The solo-flute chores have been taken over by zum Vohrde and the guitar by Morten Højring with Dennis Drud on drums, Graig Earle on bass and Marie Louise Schmidt on piano.
And there you have the Erling Kroner New Music Orchestra, which had it's world premiere at Copenhagen JazzHouse in early 2005.Assasination Attempt on EKNMO - read support mails here:
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