Jazz Articles about Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen

Sahib Shihab: Sahib Shihab and the Danish Radio Jazz Group

by Douglas Payne
November 5, 2008

Sahib Shihab (1925-1989) played alongside such greats as Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, and Art Blakey in the 1940s and 50s. But in order to escape the racial problems in the United States and take advantage of the increased appreciation and opportunities for jazz abroad, he left for Europe and settled in Copenhagen in 1962. He became one of the featured soloists in the Clarke-Boland Big Band and joined the relatively young Danish Radio Jazz Group around the same ...

Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen: The Unforgettable NHOP Trio Live

by Chris May
August 24, 2007

Like the British pianist Stan Tracey, the Danish bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen served a lengthy apprenticeship accompanying US stars playing the European club circuit. In the 1960s in London, Tracey was the pianist in the Ronnie Scott Jazz Club's house band, while Pedersen held down a similar gig at Copenhagen's Montmartre Jazzhus. Tracey and Pedersen benefited greatly from the experiences--as did the US tourists, most of whom were quick to recognize both men's world-class talents.

Tracey abandoned back-up ...