Nils Berg - bass clarinet
Anders Christensen - double bass
Tobias Wiklund - cornet
Simon Toldam - piano/clarinet

Music composed by Simon Toldam.

Langsyn  (Farsight) the second album from the Scandinavian ensemble Tak For Dit Brev — is once again a series of “sound letters,” musical responses to bandleader Simon Toldam’s experiences and inspirations.Sounds and tones need to meet souls and ears in order to exist. In that encounter, a sense of togetherness emerges.
 On a late summer evening at Gaarden & Gaden, one of these shared moments unfolded in the most beautiful way.

Music and space were created in a close dance with a warm, radiant audience, a lively and attentive crew at Gaarden & Gaden, and four inspiring sonic storytellers. The album Langsyn is a musical distillation of that evening.

“At times, the impact of an experience is so strong that it leaves a trace — both uplifting and disheartening.
 The music on this album is a series of sound letters, responding to some of mine.”
 – Simon Toldam

The music carries both familiarity and curiosity, drawing from the simplicity of the Scandinavian folk song tradition, the immediacy of jazz, and the sound language of contemporary music. The texts on the album cover were created by the audience, family, and friends, based on the prompt: What comes to mind when you hear or read the word “Langsyn”?

 Tak for dit brev

(Thank You For Your Letter)

Georg Riedel - double bass
Nils Berg - bass clarinet
Anders Christensen - double bass
Tobias Wiklund - cornet
Simon Toldam - piano/clarinet

Music composed by Simon Toldam.

Tak for dit brev (Thank You For Your Letter), is the new album by Danish pianist and composer Simon Toldam. The release is a fictional correspondence in which life’s small and large experiences - everyday events, important human encounters, and transformative moments - are manifested as written letters, with Toldam’s compositions representing responses.