Home » Jazz Musicians » Soren Lee

Soren Lee

Søren Lee - Guitarist & Composer

Born 20. jan. 1966 in Copenhagn, Denmark. Søren Lee (Born January 20, 1966 in Copenhagen) is a Danish Jazz guitarist and composer. He started playing guitar at age of 10, took guitar lessons for about two years with a private teacher and began his professional career at 15. He performed with his own band in smaller places around Copenhagen. At 16 he started playing with the funk band “Tonight” that Achieved big success around Denmark played around 4 gigs a week in two years. At 19 he started playing with the Jazz group Orbits with Uffe Markussen sax, Alex Riel (Drums) Ben Besiakow (piano) Marilyn Mazur (perc.) among others, and got his first review as a jazz guitarist with this band in the newspaper Politiken after playing in Jazz club Montmartre headline was “Great talent, Danish guitar hope”. (By Boris Rabinowich).

In summer 1988-90 Søren packed his bags and went for the big Apple New York to try it out and also to study music at New School for jazz and social research. In 1990 he records his first solo Album with the legendary bass player Ray Brown, “Søren Lee Quartet “ Ray Brown bass, Alvin Queen Drums, Niels Lan Doky/Thomas Clausen Piano. The band toured and played sold out concert nationwide, and attracted serious media attention, incl. front pages and national television documentary and full broadcast concerts.

Søren Lee performed in 1991 with Jim Hall quartet at Village Vanguard New York, and was also feat. with Jim hall quartet at Montmartre the same year.

In 1992 he recorded his second solo Album Søren Lee Trio with Adam Nussbaum on Drums and Jesper Lundgaard on bass. This trio album received many great reviews: “Briliant guitar talent Søren Lee is a formidable guitarist nothing less. (Jyllands Posten)”. This trio toured all over Scandinavia. ​ 1993-2000 Søren took also some other educations not related to music. Portrait of Søren Lee as a guitar player in 1994 Danish TV, Back in N.Y. in 1997 to study classical composing for a year at City College, playing two/three gigs a week in New York.

In 1999- he starts playing as a sideman on tours and albums with many different artists in Denmark to name a few Cæsilie Nordby (two month tour in Scandinavia), drummer Jonas Johansens “Please Move” that was nominated for an Danish Grammy, saxophonist Emil Hess in different constellations, pianist Jørgen Emborg, this year he also starts teaching guitar at MGK and different Conservatoriums in Denmark.

Read more

Tags

4
Radio & Podcasts

New music from Peter Fernandez, Soren Lee and Eurachord

Read "New music from Peter Fernandez, Soren Lee and Eurachord" reviewed by Len Davis


The latest release from keyboardist Peter Fernandez, from Norway Soren Lee and his Diversity Trio, Melbourne Band The Jaimz Project, and the new one from Lorenzo Feliciati and his band with Eurachord. Plus Richard Hallebeek, Japanese guitarist Daisuke Kunita and bassist Enrico Galetta.Playlist Peter Fernandez “Timeline" from Incline (Self Produced) 00:00 Steve Langemo “Scratch" from Up From The Outside (Guitar Onel) 07:30 Soren Lee “Fast Burn" from Soren Lee Diversity Trio (Slee Productions) 15:03 Peter Fernandez “Western Capital" ...

2
Radio & Podcasts

Alex Acuna-Otmaro Ruiz, Soren Lee, John McLaughlin and Ranjit Barot

Read "Alex Acuna-Otmaro Ruiz, Soren Lee, John McLaughlin and Ranjit Barot" reviewed by Len Davis


New music from Alex Acuna, Danish guitarist Soren Lee, Quartado from Poland, plus John McLaughlin with Liberation Time , Ranjit Barot, Jeff Berlin, Tribal Tech and Steve Hunt rounds out the show. Playlist {Alex Acuna “In Town" from Gifts (Le Coq) 00:00 Quartado “Latin Spirit" from Quartado (Soliton) 0:05:57 Soren Lee “Some Funkiness" from There's a Reason for Things to Do (Zacks Music) 11:55 John McLaughlin “As The Spirit Sings" from Liberation Time (Abstract Logix) 17:50 Ranjit Barot ...

Read more articles
"What a plesure to discover Søren Lee - A Tribute to the universal appeal of music - jazzmusic - Simply outstanding" [Jim Hall]

”The music reached it’s max, when Søren got down to business, all aesthetic considerations were ignored, and the music turned into flesh and blood…” [Politiken). Boris Rabinowitch]

"Brilliant guitar talent, Søren Lee is a formidable guitarist nothing less" [Jyllands Posten]

"The common thread is Søren Lees virtuoso and extremely sensitive tone" [JyskeVestkysten]

​Sit down and carefully listen to Lee who treats his instrument so sensitive, swinging, dangerous and ongoing, like a dream. [Peter Nørgaard Extra Bladet]

Read more

Photos

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.