After skyrocketing onto the European Jazz Scene as a sideman with some of the finest names on the Scandinavian jazz scene today, as well as working with prominent international names such as Diane Schuur, Eric Reed and Stephen Riley, recent years have seen inter-scandinavian drummer Snorre Kirk come into his own as a full-fledged artist and composer in his own right.

On Blues Modernism, the hugely successful 2012 debut outing from Snorre Kirk, that was subsequently awarded with the prestigious JazzSpecial Award in Denmark for "Album of the Year", as well as receiving two nominations in the Danish Music Awards, the drummer got to showcase his qualities as a composer and bandleader. Featuring a stellar cast of contemporary Scandinavian jazz greats, this mellow and soulful album proved to be a downright antithesis of the often dreaded drummer-as- bandleader format, and showed Snorre Kirk to be not only an accomplished drummer, but a highly original composer and artist as well, and was received well by the critics, with recurrent references being made to both Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. From sultry ballads to down home grooves, to church music and beyond, all heavily drenched in the comforting sound and familiar warmth of the blues, this is indeed a modern album for modern times.

Spring 2015 sees the long-awaited release of Snorre KirkÂ’s sophomore album, the aptly entitled Europa, certain to further cement his position as one of EuropeÂ’s fastest rising jazz stars.

" I am privileged to be aware of Snorre Kirk, his music, and the fine musicians on this record. Any listener will have a fun time listening to this record and will enjoy it for years to come." Jason Marsalis

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