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Dangerous Sounds

Episode 2: Two Kings and a Queen

By Kresten Osgood,
Joan As Police Woman
Published March 4, 2022 at 3:19 PM EST
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This episode profiles three of the biggest personalities in the golden age of Danish jazz. Pianist, composer and vocalist Karen Jønsson struggles to be accepted, Leo Matthisen battles the Nazis during World War II, while Sven Asmussen is taken away by Gestapo to the central prison in Berlin for the crime of playing the violin.

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Kresten Osgood
Kresten Osgood is a Danish drummer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and communicator.
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Joan As Police Woman
In 2016 Joan had the pleasure of subbing for Guy Garvey, of the band Elbow, on his BBC 6Music show, Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour. In 2017, she and pianist, Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), co-wrote the film score for Permission, directed by Brian Crano.
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