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composer - musician
Maria Dybbroe
(f. 1993), is an awarded, composer,
improviser, saxophonist and clarinetist based in Oslo and Copenhagen, working in the experimental realm of the Nordic jazz and contemporary music scene.
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composer - musician
Maria Dybbroe
(f. 1993), is an awarded, composer,
improviser, saxophonist and clarinetist based in Oslo and Copenhagen, working in the experimental realm of the Nordic jazz and contemporary music scene.
NEWS
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NEW Release: ‘Øyeblikk’ out on Sonic Transmission Records - 29.05.2026
Danish saxophonist and composer Maria Dybbroe spent
the first two albums with her quintet Caktus refining a
chamber music sound that sits well outside the jazz
mainstream. The third, Øyeblikk expands that sound into a
fifteen-piece collaboration with Norwegian ensemble
OJKOS.
The result is a richly layered sound world where intimate
textures meet expanded dynamics, allowing both newly
written material and reworked pieces from the band's
repertoire to take on new depth and complexity.
Rather than adhering to traditional big band conventions,
the music explores a more fluid and contemporary
approach. The album moves between fragile, tactile
moments and larger, more expansive passages, with a strong emphasis on timbre, space, and interplay. Across its hour-long duration, Øyeblikk unfolds as a series of shifting musical
environments, where smaller constellations within the ensemble emerge and dissolve, guiding the listener through contrasting moods and atmospheres.
With Øyeblikk, Caktus extends its vision into a larger format without losing its core identity — balancing structure and freedom, intimacy and scale.
05.04.25 OJKOS performed parts of my work ‘Wood Wide Web’ at the Norwegian Jazz Awards at Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo
OJKOS - Orkestret for Jazz Komponister i Oslo:
Andrea Giordano – vocal, flute & electronuics, Maria Dybbroe – saxophone & clarinet, Sol Lèna-Schroll - alto sax, Sigrid Aftret – saxophone & flute, Ville Lähteenmäki – bass clarinet, Øyvind Mathisen – trumpet, Petter Wallem Anundsen - trumpet, Jørgen Bjelkerud – trombone, Tuva Halse – violin, Andrine Dyblie Erdal – cello, Åsmund Perssønn Ødegaard – guitar, Gard Kronborg – bass, Trym Saugstad Karlsen – drums
Guests: Mariam Wallentin – vocal, Lars Andreas Haug – tuba, Katt Hernandez – violin
foto by: Alf Simonsen / Peder Ebbesen
04.04.25 SISU performed ‘Sårbar’ at Sentralen, Oslo
SISU: Tomas Nilsson, Bjørn Skansen, Kristoffer Almås
3 percussionist: 9 tom toms, 3 gran kassa, 6 scrub brushes, 3 high frequent wood blocks, 9 pieces of wood, 1 trashy cymbal, 2 stones, tamburim, guiro, chain, 3 thai gongs, bows, sticks and mallets
“Sår bar. Den nøgne hud, glat eller ru. Blødt læder. Menneskets membran. Let lyserød som en gris. Jeg kradser sårskorpen væk, så blodet pibler frem og huden omkring såret bliver endnu mere lyserødt indimellem de mange små hvide pletter fra tidligere sår. Livets mærker. Min historie fortalt visuelt. Ar. Som træets knuder. Lag på lag som barken eller årringene man ser når træet fældes. Cyklisk er livet og træets stamme. Jeg er natur! tænker jeg insisterende. Jeg finder dale og bakker på min krop - flodspring, skove og ørkener (...)”