Takuan means pickled Chinese radish in Japanese. It’s also the name of one of the most exciting and innovative groups on the Danish jazz scene. Electronic jazz of the first water is what the group supplies on their latest release, Push, from the Dacapo label. Hip samples, strong melody lines and flowing plasticity are mixed with electronic and acoustic sounds in a fully integrated universe. Takuan's debut album "Push" has garnered excellent reviews internationally and won a Danish Music Award as "Jazz Surprise of the Year 2001". The members of the band are:
Flemming Agerskov; trumpeter and vocalist
Jakob Davidsen; keyboards
Lars Juul; drummer and electronics freak