Nordic Jazz Series: Oskar Stenmark Sextet – 45 Riots

For the 18th annual Nordic Jazz Festival, the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden bring Nordic jazz artists to Blues Alley, the oldest continuing jazz supper club in the U.S.

On June 18, there will be a performance by “Oskar Stenmark Sextet – 45 Riots,” a unique and groundbreaking take on Swedish folk melodies mixed with modern NYC jazz. This is an exciting collaboration between some of the best musicians in New York, bringing 250-year-old melodies back to life for the first time. Swedish Oskar Stenmark is a tenth-generation musician and has collaborated with David Byrne, Living Colour and multiple GRAMMY award winner Maria Schneider Orchestra. Leading his trio, quartet, and sextet, Oskar explores and develops the traditional melodies he inherited from his ancestors by fusing them together with the sounds of his new home, NYC. 45 Riots—founded by bass player Adam Mason—is a music collective and record label and serves as a hub for some of the most talented musicians in NYC to perform and record a multitude of styles.

There will be two performances: at 7:00pm and 9:00pm.