Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado

Live At Hotel Cecil Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado

The award-winning roots rockin’ octet Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado are road warriors in the truest sense - not a month passes without them being on tour, it is the environment that they live for, so it's only fitting that they are releasing a live album 'Live at Hotel Cecil' on June 19, 2026.

Situated at the heart of Copenhagen, the Hotel Cecil has played home to a Jazzhouse, a Playhouse and originally served as a meeting place, lecture hall, and administrative hub for the women’s emancipation movement in Denmark when it was built in 1936. Set to an Art Deco backdrop, it perfectly suits the smooth, smokey blues sounds from Denmark’s hardest working band.

The eight piece band adorn the high stage, the curtains are raised and, as the lights are turned down low, the band's neon logo dominates your attention and the drape flanked room catapults you to another place and another time. That's where the Danish sensations draw you in; Thorbjørn Risager (Vocals, Electric Guitar), Emil Balsgaard (Organ, Keys), Joachim Svensmark (Electric Guitar), Kasper Wagner (Baritone Sax), Hans Nybo (Tenor Sax), Peter W Kehl (Trumpet), Søren Bøjgaard (Bass) and Martin Seidelin (Drums, Percussion).

They've won four Danish Music Awards (with seven nominations), the "Best Band" in the European Blues Awards and won the prestigious German Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik Jahrespreis - German Record Critics' Awards. Blazing a trail worldwide with more than 1.500 shows, they've captivated crowds with their dynamic stage presence and a sound that fuses soul Chicago blues, boogie, and rock 'n' roll with a voice where Ray Charles, Van Morrison, and Billy Gibbons meet in the middle. They've opened for Bonnie Raitt, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, jammed with the legendary Buddy Guy and even picked up a fan in Elwood Blues himself - Dan Aykroyd! - who hailed their "Hot rhythm and blues."