THE MISSION OF KEEPING BLUES MUSIC AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE GENRE IN EUROPE. THORBJØRN RISAGER, BORN IN 1971, FOUNDED HIS FIRST BAND, BLUE7, IN 2002 AND RELEASED HIS DEBUT ALBUM. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, HE EMBARKED ON HIS SOLO CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN WITH HIS SECOND ALBUM, "FROM THE HEART", WHICH EARNED HIM THE TITLE OF DANISH BLUES MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR. IN 2014, HE PUT TOGETHER HIS DEFINITIVE EIGHT-PIECE BAND, THE BLACK TORNADO. WITH THEM, HE HAS RELEASED SEVEN ALBUMS TO DATE, THE LATEST ONE COMING OUT THIS VERY YEAR. ALONGSIDE HIS COLLEAGUE, TORNADO'S KEYBOARDIST EMIL BALSGAARD, HE HAS MAINTAINED A PARALLEL MUSICAL CAREER AWAY FROM THE BAND, PERFORMING AS A DUO AND RELEASING THREE ALBUMS. "PAST TIME SHADOW" IS THEIR LATEST JOINT PROJECT, AND IT REFLECTS THE FRUITFUL AND COMPELLING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO MUSICIANS WHO SHARE THE SAME MUSICAL LANGUAGE AND AN ESPECIALLY APPEALING GOAL: PLAYING SIMPLY FOR THE PLEASURE OF BRINGING THE BLUES TO AN AUDIENCE IN PERFECT HARMONY. THAT ALONE MAKES THEM HUMBLY IRRESISTIBLE.