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Dangerous Sounds

Episode 8 - Slaughterhouse, Pusher Street and Free Sounds

By Kresten Osgood,
Joan As Police Woman
Published April 29, 2022 at 12:05 AM EDT
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When the African-American improviser Luther Thomas arrived in Copenhagen, nobody knew who he was or cared. Thomas became a fixture of the alternative jazz scene and changed the music in Denmark. In an old slaughterhouse, Danish drummer Kresten Osgood opened "The Monday Club", which presented 6 concerts each Monday all year round for 7 years.

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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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