QUOTES

"Stefan Pasborg definitely prooved that he is one of the best young drummers in Europe. He is supremely skilled in both ‘groove-based’ music with bands like Ibrahim Electric a.o., as well as in more creative music with stars like f.ex Tomasz Stanko" - Jazz Podium, Germany 2008.

"Pasborg is extremely attentive towards the tonal dimensions of the drums, and he's displaying a big musicality by covering zones from abstract drumming to intense tribal grooves. A real discovery!" - Jazz Man Magazine, France 2007.

"Pasborg created demanding, but rewarding textures, and it’s hard to give enough credit to him, since he did not have one weak point during the whole concert" - Politiken, 2007.

"The drumming by Stefan Pasborg has a 'god-like' calibre in my ears" - Jazz Special, 2007.

"...a most adventurous collection of solos, duos and trios featuring the dynamic drumming of Stefan Pasborg. He is a most ambitious and creative drummer" - Downtown Music Gallery, USA 2007.

"For everyone who appreciates drums and percussion at their best, listen closely to Stefan’s work and be amazed" - Hammondbeat.com, USA 2005.

"The revelation of the set was undoubtedly the young drummer Stefan Pasborg" - The Wire Magazine, UK 2005.

"Stefan Pasborg delivered superb playing throughout the whole concert, both when combing the soloists, and when he was soloing. What a huge talent! Technically he’s extremely well equipped, and performed some very convincing and well-composed solos" - Copenhagen Jazz 2005.

"Stefan Pasborg kept the rhythmical foundation in a tight grip with some very dynamical and powerful playing. Pasborg’s inventive and original playing, is one of the reasons why, this project is so great to listen to" - Jazz Special 2005.

"The young drummer/percussionist Stefan Pasborg is a very welcome discovery" - Cadence Magazine, USA 2005.


"Pasborg has developed into being one of the greatest talents on the jazz/improvisations-scene, and it seems like he has some catalyzing abilities in the interplay with the other musicians" - Jazz Special 2004.

"It is remarkable how Stefan Pasborg, even in the oddest of meters, keeps the pot at the boiling-point and creates an explosive energy" - Berlingske Tidende 2004.

"…the most entertaining set of the whole evening, filled with a lot of odd-meter playing, was driven forward by the fantastic drumming of Stefan Pasborg" - Dr.dk 2004.


" …the ‘energy-booster’ Stefan Pasborg, delivers some seriously dynamic drumming through the whole album, which makes it impossible to sit still" - Information 2004.


"…a constant, solid and energetic drive, which becomes the trademark of the music, when Stefan Pasborg sits behind the drums" - Dr.dk 2004.

"The drumming of Pasborgs has a refreshing raw autority" - Jazz Special 2004.

"Pasborg is an extremely versatile musician. His brushes can create some very colorful moods, while he’s also capable of playing with such a speed, that most heavy-metal drummers would quit their career after hearing him play" - Satakunnan Kansa, Finland 2004.

"Unspoken", a slower-moving power ballad, provides the best showcase for Pasborg's drumming which moves from chain rattling and manipulation of unselected cymbals to bata-like resonation and eventual metallic cymbal scrapes and faux tam tam rattles" - Jazz Weekly, USA 2004.


"...and given his experience, it is no surprise that his playing is daring...through it all he demonstrates a strong command of the kit; even at its most crazed this is no random bashing" - All About Jazz, USA 2004.

"The drummer Stefan Pasborg is quite unique. He's born with a drumstick, and plays with a lightness and an energy which shows, that we're dealing with a coming star" - Herning Folkeblad 2003.

"...energetic and extremely competent drumming by Stefan Pasborg...He is an outstanding drummer!" - Jazz Special 2003.

"The drum virtuous Stefan Pasborg could paint any jazzfestival stage" - Lithuanian daily news 2002.

"The drumming of Stefan Pasborg has a brash, rough caracter which feels refreshing and obviously wants more than trying to sound like the predecessors" - Jazz Special 2002.

"...Pasborg unfolds himself very beatifully into a great young musician..." - Jazz Special 2002.

"If the Danish jazzscene keeps on creating talents like among others Pasborg, it looks like we're entering a new "Golden-age" in Danish jazz" - Jazz Special 2001.

"It was the strong and intense drumming from Stefan Pasborg which attracted my attention right away...He is an excellent drummer" - Politiken 2000.

"With the adding of some of the strongest young jazzmusicians from Copenhagen among others Stefan Pasborg, the music seriously started to take off" - Berlingske Tidende 2000.