Little North

Little North is Lasse Jacobsen (drums), Martin Brunbjerg Rasmussen (double bass) and Benjamin Nørholm Jacobsen (piano). Their music balances melodic beauty with intuitive improvisation, inviting audiences into a world where simplicity and depth coexist.

“We would describe our sound as cinematic, warm and nordic, combining the melancholic and open with the intense and rhythmically complex. We are drawing inspiration from our roots in Scandinavia and combine it with the sounds that inspire us from around the world, especially from the New York jazz scene. Whenever we play live we strive to reach that special place of unity and interplay, improvising the storytelling collaboratively, and not being afraid to show whenever we get excited at the music unfolding before us. Audiences respond positively to this aspect of the live show, and after concerts people have often told us something akin to; “I don’t usually listen to jazz, but I really enjoyed seeing you playing together”.

With an impressive artistic output of 5 full length albums since 2020, the trio has firmly established themselves as a singular voice on the European jazz scene. Working and identifying first of all as a band, a collective, all members are composers and draw inspiration from many different styles and genres. As a result of their work and curiosity, both as a group and as individuals, every album is exploring a different musical territory.
By keeping the trio at the core of their work, Little North pushes creative boundaries by inviting carefully selected guest artists into their universe. Albums like “Familiar Places” and “While You Wait” exemplify this approach, where the trio’s cinematic and Nordic qualities are reimagined through the lens of their guests, resulting in music that feels both familiar and entirely new.

★★★★✩ DownBeat Magazine (US)
“Little North, a Nordic group with stellar output, is at its core a piano-bass-drums trio, but they have tricks up their sleeves. They’re charming without having to be bombastic, contemporaneous without being derivative. (…) these young players have good taste, chameleonic talent and voices of their own, but it also tugs at the heartstrings to see the canon of the genre play out by literally hearing influences of the time.”