It is all of fourteen years since this risen star of the trombone, charismatic singer and established luminary of the European jazz scene first gathered together his closest companions in a studio to make a "Christmas With My Friends" album and then take the group on tour with him. And with that thought in mind, there can surely be very few people who can gift-wrap the Christmas season in music for us – and do so quite as naturally, effectively and magically – as Nils Landgren. We feel a strong imperative to reach out for whatever can bring joy to the world. As we reflect and contemplate on what is important to us, we know that we want to keep hold of our sense of friendship and community. Maybe they will also make us yearn more for the true spirit and the joys of Christmas. Christmas 2020 will be unlike the Christmases of the past, because the Covid-19 crisis and social distancing have fundamentally changed the way we live.
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