| "Mikkel Ploug has been slowly, but surely, building a reputation for
himself, and deservedly so. His live performances speak for themselves" - Jerry D’Souza - All About Jazz Danish guitarist and composer Mikkel Ploug (b.1978) has performed all over Europe with his bands Mikkel Ploug Group and Equilibrium. He has recorded three albums for Spanish label “Fresh Sounds New Talent” and one for canadian label Songlines Recordings. Mikkel works as a sideman in Sean Carpio's Wowos and for NYC alto player Pete Robbins Transatlantic and has appeared as an opening act for Wayne Shorter. Mikkel resides in Copenhagen. Performances: Ireland, Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Holland, England, Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg. Mikkel has appeared at Northsea Festival, Brey Jazzfestival, Copenhagen Jazzfestival and at clubs like Pizza Express (London) Jamboree (Barcelona), Sunset (Paris), A-Trane (Berlin), Unterfahrt (Munchen) Jazzhouse (Copenhagen) and many more.. Performed as a leader and sideman with: Mark Turner, Loren Stillman, Bill McHenry, Pete Robbins, Jeppe Skovbakke, Joachim Badenhorst, Sissel Vera Pettersen, Rebecca Collins, Marlon Browden, Sean Carpio, Kresten Osgood, Anders Christensen, Mikkel Hess, Niels Lykkegaard, Kenny Wheeler, Eivind Opsvik, Tommy Crane, Simon Jermyn, Jakob Dinesen, Jonas Westergaard, Kevin Brow, Niels Vincentz, Flin Van Hemmen and many more…. Teaching: Mikkel has taught as a guest teacher at various conservatories in Europe and teaches private. Education: Mikkel received his master from the royal conservatory of the hague in 2005 and was awarded a distinction for his original compositions. Mikkel originally started out on drums at the age of four before changing to guitar at twelve.
"Eminent Album Er Sjældent Velykket"
Politiken (DK)
”forunderlig fascinerende og frapperende originalt
Dagbladet (NO)
”you can get a feeling of elevation...It's that stunning. It's also my favorite record of the year so far.”
Jazz.com (US)
“Mikkel Ploug's compositions are gorgeous. "Chords" [another Ploug composition] leaves me breathless.” - RVAJazz (US)
“Music this free and also this beautiful is a rare gem and it just keeps getting better with every listen” - The Province (CA)
”unique work by this European trio” - Will Layman US national public radio, Popmatters/Jazztoday (US)
”musical medicin” - Dagsavisen (NO)
“...great originality and elegance.”- Downtown Music Gallery, (US)
"Equilibrium is a largely successful and highly unusual collaboration" - Tim Clark - Luna Kafe (UK)
“Masterclass - Das gitarrespeil von Ploug gehort zum Stilvollsten (und warmsten!)” - Alex Schmitz - Jazzpodium (DE)
“....tyngdlösa tillstånd av vackra, mjuka rörelse” – Johan Scherwin - Lira (SE)
“As time has passed, Ploug's melodic gift has become clearer” – Jakob Bækgaard - All About Jazz (US)
“Harmoniehof” ... further illuminates his tightly knit band.” - Mark F Turner All About Jazz (US)
Aside from their very real talent and a defined sound, this group is also interesting in being an unselfconscious meeting of contemporary European and American jazz musicians which, outside the perilous world of touring soloists and pick-up bands, is a pretty rare commodity in jazz – Cormac Larkin - National Irish Tribune (IE)
“Mikkel Ploug has been slowly, but surely, building a reputation for himself, and deservedly so. His live performances speak for themselves - Jerry D’Souza - All About Jazz (US)
“An original voice with something to say…” - Bud Kopmann - All About Jazz (US) ”Mikkel Ploug var (…) absolut stimulerende og en (ung) mand, man skal regne med, der både indeholdte en særegen, melodisk dybde og et stort kryptisk og solistisk pulserende hjerte” - Jakob Østergaard Nielsen, Gaffa (DK)
”Mikkel Ploug er næste skud på stammen af store jazzguitarister” - New Note Jazzfestival (DK)
“Ploug also impresses with melodies that do not become clichéd” - Elliott Simon, All About Jazz (US)
Et nyt guitar talent stormer frem med en indtagende udgivelse som rygstød" Cim Meyer, Jazzspecial (DK)
"Moden og interessant pladedebut fra den unge danske guitarist ... på egne præmisser - skaber Ploug og co. en musik, der udfordrer og forfrisker ved sine komplekse koder, sin energi og sin svævende melodiske fornemmelse" Christian M. Hansen, Information (DK)
“Gruppen fortjener pladeselskabets kvalitetsstempel og omvendt er en plade som denne med til at konsolidere Fresh Sound New Talent's ry.” Jakob Bækgaard, Geiger (DK)
"... men samtidig bidrager Ploug her med noget nyt og andet og træder gedigent i karakter med sine dristige og originale kompositioner, der i hvert fald får den lysende, danske jazzeng til at småskælve og endnu en gang invitere til høst, plov og pløjning."
Jakob Østergaard Nielsen, Jazzspecial (DK)
“Jazzalbum klinger som en solfyldt eftermiddag “- Henrik Palle – Poltiken DK
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