Jesper Thorn's Stille (Jan 30, 2026) blends Nordic lyricism and intimate ensemble warmth, offering reflective, fragile, and calming musical stillness.
Danish bassist and composer Jesper Thorn has become one of Scandinavia's most distinctive musical voices, known for blending introspective storytelling with the understated lyricism of Nordic jazz. His award-winning albums Boy and Dragør earned international praise for their emotional honesty and cinematic depth, establishing a sound world where fragility, melancholy, and quiet beauty intertwine.
His fourth album 'Stille' is set for release on January 30th, 2026 via April Records.
A deeply personal meditation on the search for calm, connection, and meaning in a world that often feels overwhelming, the album continues his exploration of sound as refuge, a place to pause, reflect, and breathe.
Joined by long-term collaborators Marc Méan (piano), Andreas Bernitt (violin), Cecilie Strange (saxophone), and Maj Berit Guassora (trumpet), Thorn reunites with producer Mette Damm and engineer August Wanngren to craft an atmosphere both intimate and expansive.
Where 2023's Dragør confronted the ghosts of Thorn's past, STILLE (meaning "quiet" or "silent" in Danish) looks outward - and inward - toward reflection. "For me, music has always been a refuge," Thorn writes. "It's a place where I can reflect and immerse myself -- both as a listener and, maybe even more, as a composer."
Each composition functions as a kind of musical still image: fragments of emotion captured in time, responding to both the chaos and fragile beauty of the modern world.
Track Listing
Fragmentarium Run Such Is Fate Stilleben Concession Recover Rebuild Shimmering (For MM)
- 1. Fragmentarium
- 2. Run
- 3. Such is Fate
- 4. Stilleben
- 5. Concession
- 6. Recover
- 7. Rebuild
- 8. Shimmering (for MM)
