In 2014, something unusual happened. On the strength of their breakthrough album Too Many Roads, Denmark's Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado went global. Now it's one thing for an artist from Copenhagen to enjoy success at home and in a few adjacent countries. But the release of Too Many Roads saw the seven-piece combo fronted by singer and guitarist Risager gaining widespread notoriety in the U.S. and being invited to play in locales as far away as Mumbai, India.
Director
Thorbjørn Risager
vocals and guitar
Emil Balsgaard
piano and organ
Peter Skjerning
guitar and back-up vocals
Kasper Wagner
tenor saxophone
Hans Nybo
saxophone and back-up vocals
Peter Kehl
trumpet and back-up vocals
Søren Bøjgaard
bass
Martin Seidelin
drums and back-up vocals
Lisa Lystam
backing vocals
Ida Bang
backing vocals
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