Daylight Surprise Chef

Founded in the vibrant musical haven of Brussels in 2015, Azmari have been crafting a truly unique tapestry of musical exploration. Melding intricate jazz textures with intoxicating oriental influences, mesmerizing ethio grooves, enigmatic dark funk, and the pulsating beats of dub music, Azmari defies conventional labels to weave a narrative of sonic innovation and artistic liberation. Influences range from an eclectic array of artists, including Okay Temiz, Heliocentrics, Whitefield Brothers, Surprise chef, Antibalas and Sons of Kemet.

Let us tell you the story about wondering and dancing whole day and night. Moving to the beat of the common day you should still collect and share the emotions, think of the high matter and keep the faith in the future. An energetic rhythmic flow of mellow and forceful tunes that should lead you through the unity and diversity of the world of emotional states under the sun. Just lend yourself in hands of the groove!

Pål Thowsen is a Norwegian drummer, mainly in jazz. He is known for his collaboration with a number of Norwegian and international jazz musicians, and has also released several solo albums and received two Spellemann awards. He started his career in the early 1970s as a musician in Arild Andersen's quartet, which experienced international success throughout the decade. At the same time, he was also a member of the jazz rock band Moose Loose. In 1973, he collaborated for the first time with the jazz guitarist Jon Eberson, a collaboration that has lasted throughout his career in various constellations. Has otherwise played with musicians such as Radka Toneff, Terje Rypdal, Palle Mikkelborg, Odd Riisnæs and Dag Arnesen and was a member of the Jazzpunk ensemble, the Net, Halle/Eberson/Thowsen/ Kjellemyr and Metropolitan. Thowsen has released several albums under his own name and won the Spellemannprisen 1979 in the jazz album Surprise . Jon Eberson, Knut Riisnæs, Terje Venaas, Iver Kleive, Arild Andersen and Håkon Graf also play on the album, just to name a few.

Peppered with ska, rap, and funk, Dutch quintet Chef'Special's party-friendly brand of cheery indie pop was born in Haarlem, The Netherlands in 2008 with lead vocalist Joshua Nolet, guitarist Guido Joseph, keyboardist Wouter Heeren, bassist Jan Derks, and drummer Wouter Prudon. After touring Western Europe in a bus nicknamed "The Mrs.," they released an EP, Hungry, in late 2009. The following year, the band won a festival audience award for their video for the single "Too Far Gone," which led to an appearance on the Dutch television talk show De Wereld Draait Door…