SHOW 2 - Night 2 Michael Blake (sax),Trevor Dunn (bass), Kresten Osgood (drums)

Kresten Osgood is one of these people who at the same time defies and totally owns categories. An extraordinary drummer and improviser who with the fullest respect to tradition, challenges it at any given moment of his creative endeavors. He has about a 100 albums to his credit, toured practically everywhere, has been performing and/or recording with legends like Paul Bley, Lee Scratch Perry, Masabumi Kikuchi, Derek Bailey, Wadada Leo Smith, Justin Vernon, Eugene Chadbourne, Billy Preston, Alan Silva, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sam Rivers, Henry Grimes, Dr. Yusef Lateef, and many many others. But even that doesn't really cover the full spectrum of this kaleidoscopic renaissance man: A successful rapper (check out Ikscheltaschel), composer, pianist, vocalist, saxophonist and trumpeter- a true multi-instrumentalist. As co‑founder of the ILK Music collective, he helped build one of Denmark’s most adventurous platforms for creative music. Osgood also created the acclaimed 8 part podcast series “Dangerous sounds" which traces 100 years of Danish jazz history. It is available on WRTI https://www.wrti.org/dangerous-sounds.

Trevor Dunn is a pioneering bassist and composer whose work bridges experimental rock, avant‑garde jazz and contemporary classical music. First widely recognized as co‑founder and bassist of Mr. Bungle, he helped define the band’s genre‑smashing sound before becoming a key collaborator for John Zorn in projects such as Electric Masada and numerous studio ensembles. Dunn’s discography spans more than 150 recordings, including work with Fantômas, Secret Chiefs 3, the Melvins and his own Trio‑Convulsant, which fuses chamber‑jazz writing with heavy guitar textures. Based in Brooklyn since 2000, he is celebrated for his versatility on both electric and acoustic bass, his wide‑ranging compositional voice and his ability to move fluently between underground rock venues, jazz stages and contemporary music festivals.

Michael Blake is a Canadian‑American saxophonist and composer who has been a distinct voice in New York’s creative jazz community for more than three decades. He gained international attention in the 1990s as a member of John Lurie’s Lounge Lizards, appearing on albums, soundtracks and tours that helped redefine downtown jazz aesthetics. Blake’s own projects—on labels including Intakt, Sunnyside and his P&M Records imprint—highlight his sharp compositional sense and textural imagination, often drawing on blues, folk and global influences. Praised by The New York Times as an “endlessly engaging and inquisitive improviser,” he has collaborated widely with artists such as Charlie Hunter, Ben Allison, Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein and Ray LaMontagne, balancing inside‑outside risk with strong melodic identity.