RDV de L’Erdre ° Interview with Thorbjørn Risager

Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado were one of the many bands playing at the jazz festival Le RDV de L’Erdre over in Nantes last week. Lauren, the current presenter of the Breakfast and Afternoon Show, spoke with the singer and guitar player Thorbjørn Risager on the origins of the group and the drive they all bring to the group. He went on to describe how the band plays an epic 100 gigs a year and the music inspirations that fuelled his passion for jazz and the blues. He finished by hinting at a new album in the works and gave us a picture of what the band are looking forward to doing in the future, including travelling to more countries to play.

Thorbjørn also went on to talk about a special concert for him for the segment “A gig that changed my life”: