Jazz Articles about Jesper Thilo

Jesper Thilo: Jesper Thilo & The American Stars

by Chris Mosey
December 23, 2011

Jesper Thilo was the Danish saxophonist of choice for nearly all the great US jazz musicians who played Copenhagen in the 1980s. Johnny Griffin, that most demanding of tenor players, pushed him to the limit and had no hesitation in naming him a “great Dane." Among those who included him on their recording sessios in the Danish capital were trumpeters Clark Terry and Harry “Sweets" Edison, pianist Sir Roland Hanna and trombonist Al Grey, all featured on ...