Alawari

Copenhagen instrumental collective Alawari blend exploratory jazz, avant-garde classical, and fusion elements into their own sonically expansive and textural sound. Winners of Denmark's 2017 Young Jazz competition, they debuted with 2022's Alawari and returned in 2024 with Leviathan. Founded in 2016, the group features pianist Simon Forchhammer, guitarist Frederik Engell, trumpeter Carlo Becker, saxophonist Asger Nissen, bassist Jonatan Bak, and drummer Sune Sunesen. All active improvisers in the Denmark jazz and creative music scene, they came together over their shared pas...