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Lasse Corson is a Minneapolis-born, multi-instrumentalist, composer and sound-engineer. He studied under Bill Charlap and Johnathan Blake at the prestigious music school in William Paterson University and recently did a stint at the Kennedy Center with the notorious Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program. He is also a well-versed producer/beatmaker and drums/produces for his band Neptune And The Sailor based in New Jersey. Lasse aims to combine his multiple talents into his own original music.
Ted Olsen is a double bassist from Minneapolis, MN with an extensive background as both a performer and composer.
His compositions create bright moments, with a penchant for melody and harmonic color, while still allowing for spontaneous interplay.
His bass playing teems with rhythmic vitality and an optimistic spirit.
Olsen’s music is steeped in jazz, but is not beholden to tradition—it is forward-looking, yet accessible.
From over 50 original works penned, Olsen has released two albums of all-original music. His 2017 début garnered critical praise from the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
“The sprawling yet cohesive songcraft on Ted Olsen's new album, "Joyfire," attests to why he won an American Composers Forum award five years ago and followed it up as a finalist for the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Awards in 2015.”
Additionally, he self-released an EP “It’s Easy to Pretend” in 2020. Music from these albums garnered Olsen a 2020 McKnight Artist Fellowship in composition.
In 2019 Olsen was named an alternate to the prestigious International Society of Bassists' Jazz Bass Competition.
He has been fortunate to share the stage with many stellar musicians, including: Michael Cain, Dayna Stephens, Javier Santiago, John Raymond, Tim Sparks, Dean Magraw, Aby Wolf, Eric Mayson, and Steve Kenny.
Notable performances include the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Dakota Jazz Club, First Avenue (MN), Eau Claire Jazz Festival (WI), Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe (MI), Rockwood Music Hall (NY), Nocturne (CO), Fulton Street Collective (IL) and Cafe Coda (WI).
