Thomas Fryland

Engagements and Co-productions with:

Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Benny Golson, Maria Schneider, Jerry Bergonzi, Eric Alexander, Renee Rosnes, Sam Yahel, Joe Lovano, David Hazeltine, Kenny Drew, Bob Mintzer, Mike Stern, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Tim Hagans, Randy Brecker, Tom Harrell, Dick Oatts, Duke Jordan, Jim McNeely, Toots Thielemans, Ivan Lins, Fay Claassen, Bob Brookmeyer, Ed Thigpen, David Sanborn, John Ruocco, Jacob Karlsson, Lars Jansson, Rigmor Gustafsson, Ferdinand Povel, Rob van Bavel, Frans Elsen, Ack Van Rooyen, Rik van den Berg, Marco Kegel, Simon Rigter. Hasse Poulsen, DR Big Band, Nordkraft Big Band, Jacob Djursaa, Theo Hjorth, Sanne Salomonsen, Søs Fenger, TV2, Christian Minh Doky, Karmen Rõivassepp, Jan Lundgreen, Jacob Fischer, Per Møllehøj, Jesper Bodilsen, Hasse Poulsen, Fredrik Lundin, Allan Olsen, Johnny Reimar, Zaina and many more.

1969 Born in Haderslev, Denmark

1988 Admitted to Copenhagen University - Philosophy and Theology

1990 Admitted to the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Holland

1992  UM Diploma graduated from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Holland

1993  First album release: “Copenhagen Sunset”

1993  Employed at DKDM

1994  Album release: “A Fairy’s Tale”

1994  Employed at DARK

1995  Album release: “Playing in the Breeze” awarded Jazz album of the year

1996  Awarded by the Ben Webster Foundation and the Simon Spies Cultural Foundation

1996 Employed at DJM

1996  Album release: “Perfume and Rain”

1997  Album release: “Live at Copenhagen JazzHouse”

1998  Album release: “Steppin’ Up - featuring Eric Alexander”

1998 Employed at the DR Big Band conducted by Jim McNeely

1998  Album release: “The Main Ingredient”

1999  Album release: “Embracing The Sky”

2000  Album release: “Songs from my Heart”

2001  Album release: “Metamorphosis Volume 1”

2002  Album release: “Metamorphosis Volume 2”

2005  Left the DR Big Band

2006  Album release: “Another Song - featuring Jim McNeely”

2007  Employed as Assistant Professor at RMC

2008  Album released: “Blue Notes”

2010 Employed as Head of study, Department for Jazz and Pop, MGK Zealand

2014  Teaching at conservatories in Berlin and Riga

2015  Album release: “Remembering Billy Strayhorn - featuring John Ruocco”

2016  Album release: “Presents Passed - featuring Veronica Mortensen”

2016  Left Assistant Professor position at RMC

2017  Album release: “A Painted Beginning - featuring Lasse Jacobsen”

2019  Album release: “Book of Psalms”

2020  Left MGK Zealand

2020  Employed at DJM and SDMK

2021  Album released: “Dream a World”

2022  Album released: “Motion in Time”

2023  Album released: “Make it Stick!”

2023 Album released: “BRØK - Frozen Fields”

2023 Album released: “Forward Motion”

Online publications:

• “Exercise Composition 1” • “Exercise Composition 2” • “Exercise Progressions 1” • “Exercise Progressions 2” • “Exercise Progressions 3” • “Exercise Improvisation 1” • “Exercise Improvisation 2” • “Exercise Improvisation 3” • “Exercise Pentatonics” • “Exercise Ear Training”
Publications available at www.thomasfryland.com

Awards

Ben Webster Award

Simon Spies Foundation Culturel Award

Jazz Special "Jazz Record of the Year" Award

Gear

Inderbinen trumpet

Inderbinen flugelhorn

Wedge mouthpieces endorsing artist

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