Danielsson - Parricelli - Pohjola im Sudhaus Tübingen 2026
The collaboration between Swedish bassist, cellist, and producer Lars Danielsson and British guitarist John Parricelli has been ongoing for years.
With their project “Liberetto,” they were already guests at the Tübingen State Jazz Festival in 2024. Now, Finnish trumpeter Verneri Pohjola has joined the group – Parricelli and Pohjola first met on a train to Bordeaux.
It was there, at the legendary Château Palmer estate, nestled among the vineyards, that the four-day recording session for their joint album “TRIO” (released by ACT) took place. Danielsson says about the philosophy behind the compositions:
“I felt very drawn to a song format for this project. For that, I needed a voice – and Verneri Pohjola’s trumpet seemed perfect.
We didn’t want everyone to play a solo in every piece, but rather to concentrate on the essence of the melody.”
From the French château to the Sudhaus Hall in Tübingen
Invited by Jazz im Prinz Karl and the Sudhaus Tübingen, the three musicians presented their music live.
Although the large Sudhaus Hall has little in common visually with the wood-paneled halls of an old château, the musicians brought the intimate atmosphere of the château directly to the stage.
Danielsson’s melodic, warm tone is unmistakable and deeply influenced by his classical training. In combination with Parricelli’s lyrical guitar playing and Pohjola’s exceptional trumpet, an almost celebratory atmosphere was created.
Particularly impressive was Pohjola’s ability to coax sounds from his instrument that sometimes resembled a soft flugelhorn, and at other times almost a shimmering flute.
The program consisted largely of Danielsson’s compositions, but was perfectly complemented by pieces from Pohjola (“Peu d’amour”) and Parricelli (“Lacour”).
The audience was so captivated that they immediately demanded another encore after the first. It was clear in the hall: no one wanted to quite awaken from this musical dream.
Lars Danielsson, bass
John Parricelli, guitar
Verneri Pohjola, trumpet
