My Love

Healers, The; Mandipira, Miriam; Jensen, Troels

Troels Jensen has finally established his dream project: a large band consisting of rhythm, reeds and voices—respectively The Healers, The Blues Horns and The Belles of Joy—Miriam Mandipira is now a featured member. Together they let the music roll along like a well-oiled freight train, through rockers and ballads, be they originals or standards. The Dane Troels Jensen started out as a cornetist in a New Orleans band, then moved on to bluegrass, country and western. With his bottleneck guitar in hand, he was spotted by legendary blues and gospel singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She spurred him to follow her way, which he did as a vocalist, pianist and guitarist in the Delta Blues Band, a mainstay on the European scene for half a century. Miriam Mandipira was born and grew up in Zimbabwe. As a small girl, she became interested in music and through television, she became smitten by blues, gospel, jazz and soul. She studied classical music, lieder and musicals at school and became well versed in technique and performance. Before her graduation she had to make a choice, and returned to her first love in music, the one that had grabbed her emotions. Professionally, she sang jazz and blues in Zimbabwe, then Africa, before she reached Denmark ten years ago. Her voice carries the legacy of the greatest singers of jazz and soul like Billie Holiday, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. Mandipira and Jensen has performed together on numerous occasions to great critical acclaim. Their new project My Love promises to bring together the best from the jazz and soul tradition with a lively, modern spirit produced by a large band where each member gives their all to the music.

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