Niklas Winter & Søren Lee Quartet
Niklas Winter & Søren Lee Quartet
Niklas Winter (FIN), guitar, Søren Lee (DK), guitar, Filemon von Numers, bass, Okko Saastamoinen, drums.
The repertoire consists of Winter and Lee originals mixed with beloved jazz standards.
Now Winter & Lee are backed up by top notch musicians Filemon von Numers and Okko Saastamoinen. An evening filled with energy is promised.
Niklas Winter is a bandleader and a composer and has been focused a long time on duo playing with collaborations with John Stowell, Ulf Wakenius, Jesse Van Ruller, Teemu Viinikainen, Jani Moder, Libor Smoldas, Lorenzo Cominoli, Severi Pyysalo and many more. And now also with Søren Lee.
In the fall of 2023 Winter released a new album named Graduale consisting of his arrangements of the oldest written music in Finland for jazz Quartet and a choir. This material was performed at the St.Paul’sChurch as a part of the program of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2023.
“The result is an entirely successful run of fourteen very different tracks that hang together to provide an overall aesthetic that is both meditative and swinging.”
Phil Johnson / London Jazz News 10/2023
Jazz Guitar Today (USA) did an article on Niklas in December 2023:
Søren Lee has been ranked among the best of jazz guitarists in Denmark since the early 90’s. He has shared the stage with legends as Jim Hall and Ray Brown.
He has led his own bands and been active as a sideman. Søren is known for his superb timefeel and sound. A respected guitarist in demand.
“Soren Lee is one of the strongest voices on the guitar today. His playing and writing have always been on the highest level and he continues to hone and define his musical personality. One of my favorites!” Pete Bernstein / guitarist
