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Christian Herluf Pedersen
Danish/Swedish saxoponist and composer living in Stockholms Sweden.
About Me
Christian Herluf Pedersen was originally born in small town Skals
in Denmark, where is fathers love and devotion for music inspired
him to pick up the saxophone at the age of 11. In 1996 he traveled
to USA to attend Berklee College of Music, but after 1 year he
decided to move back to Denmark to work as a musician.
In 1998 he moved to Sweden to study saxophone from Cennet Jönsson
at Fridhems Folkhögskola, and then on to Stockholm where he was
accepted at the Royal Music Conservatory. In 2006 he completed his
studies in Stockholm (studied from Joakim Milder and Karl-Martin
Almqvist among others) and has been working as a freelance
musician since!
Christian Herluf Pedersen is a well known member of various
ensembles across many different genres and emerged in 2009 as a
band leader and composer on his debut album “Christian Herluf
Pedersen - Alliance”.
Christian Herluf Pedersen is playing and touring Sweden and Europe
with, among others: Alliance, Ahmadu Jarr & the Highlife
Orchestra, Big Band Splash, JnJO Danny and the Cappers, Azimuth 3
+1, Lil Gizelle and various DJ’s.
Being a board member of Hokarangens Cultural Society , he is
deeply involved in transforming a 180 square meter former boiling
room into a cultural hub in the southern part of Stockholm.