Results for "Copenhagen"

Håkon Berre

Born: August 19, 1980

Norwegian drummer. Former student of drummers such as Per Oddvar Johansen, Martin Andersen and Stefan Pasborg. Has also studied Max/MSP with Jakob Riis. Lives in Copenhagen where he is mainly focusing on the avantgarde scene, working on incorporating realtime electronics into free improvisation. Has worked with artists such as John Pelosi, Petter Wettre, Ole Staveteig, Simon-Spang Hanssen, Stephan Meinberg, Paul Brosseau, Peter Brötzmann, Wu Wei, Marc Bernstein, Martin Schack, Thommy Andersson, Niels Præstholm, Bob Rockwell, Jonas Westergaard and Jeppe Skovbakke. Håkon has released 6 CD’s on the danish/norwegian record label “Barefoot Records” (www.barefoot-records.com), where he also is one of the co-founders and contributes as a graphic designer.

Lotte Anker

Born: 1958

Lotte Anker was born 1958 in Copenhagen. As a child and young she studied classical piano but took up the saxophone and improvised music in 1980, primarily influenced through the music of John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter but also the more experimental jazzscene in Scandinavia at that time. She has studied music at the Copenhagen University from 1980-84 and par-ticipated in several courses and workshops lead by e.g.: Joe Henderson, David Liebman, John Tchicai, Marilyn Mazur, David Murray. As a composer she is mostly selftaught but has a degree in composition from Rhytmic Conservatory, Cph. Compositionclass led by Bob Brookmeyer as well as danish contemporary composers such as Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgren, Svend Hvidtfeldt-Nielsen, Hans Abrahamsen. Lotte Anker has played in various danish/scandinavian groups e.g.: Marilyn Mazurs “Primi Band" ,Two Bass-Hit, Saxmachine (saxophonequartet), Jazzgroup 90, Art-Out, Marilyn Mazurs “Summerquartet” etc

European Youth Jazz Orchestra 2007

Swinging Europe - The European Youth Jazz Orchestra 2007. Conducted by Lars Møller, Denmark. This year’s choice of conductor to front the European Youth Jazz Orchestra - EYJO is the Dane Lars Møller. Inspired by exiting American jazz influences mixed with the unique melodic tradition of Scandinavia, the EYJO 07 show presents new compositions and fresh re-arrangements of the groundbreaking and sax-playing comet, known from the progressive big band The Orchestra. Compelling rhythmic intensity mixed with a broad emotional expression marks his contemporary and highly original music for the gifted young musicians

Jesper Lundgaard

Born: June 12, 1954

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Born 1954 in Hilleroed, Denmark.
Started to play bass at the age of 16.
Studied music at Aarhus University from 1976, and played at the local jazzclub Tagskaegget with many American jazz-greats, e.g Roy Eldridge, Harry Sweets Edison, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Doug and Jimmy Raney.

In 1978 was with the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra doing a 3 months Europe tour.

In 1979 moved to Copenhagen, played at the jazz clubs of La Fontaine, Slukefter, and Montmartre.

Has performed with Benny Carter, Teddy Wilson, Tommy Flanagan, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Henderson, Chet Baker, Duke Jordan, Michel Petrucciani, John Scofield, just to mention a few.

Has played as a member of the Thad Jones Eclipse, The Radio Jazz Group, the Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band, the Bob Rockwell Quartet, and the Bent Jaedig Quartet

Marilyn Mazur

Born: January 18, 1955

Marilyn Mazur was born in New York in 1955. She has been living in Denmark since age six. As a child and teenager she played classical piano and danced ballet. She started her musical career as a dancer with Creative Dance Theatre in 1971. As composer/pianist she formed her first band Zirenes in 1973. From 1975 she worked as percussionist, drummer and singer with various groups, and became known on the danish musicscene as the colorful percussionist/composer of the group Six Winds with drummer Alex Riel and as the leader of the all-women- musictheatre-group Primi Band. Marilyn Mazur is educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, but is largely autodidact on her instruments, inspired by music from all over the world

Soren Lee

Born: January 20, 1966

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”

Kristin Korb

Born: October 29, 1969

There are few bassists who can sing and there are even fewer who can do it well. Kristin Korb is one of those artists who make you forget that she is playing the bass when you hear her crystalline voice. Inspired by the days when music was romantic and made you want to dance, Kristin and her trio embody that spirit and carry their audiences along for the ride.

Love eventually brought the American bassist and vocalist to Denmark in 2011.

Korb earned her Music Education degree at Eastern Montana College and her masters in Classical Bass Performance the University of California, San Diego. It was while she was a student at UCSD that her professor, Bertram Turetzky inspired her to sing and play bass at the same time. She also studied with Ray Brown, with whom she made her recording debut, "Introducing Kristin Korb with the Ray Brown Trio" released in 1996. She has taught at the University of Southern California where she was coordinator of vocal jazz studies, Azuza Pacific University, Grossmont Community College and was Director of Jazz Studies at Central Washington University.

Svend Asmussen

Born: February 28, 1916

Tao Højgaard

Born: May 22, 1974

The serene ambient jazz improvisations come courtesy of Copenhagen-based jazz guitarist Tao Højgaard. Taking the art of jazz guitar to the frontier, Tao uses a variety of effect pedals and loop machines to build robust, droning soundscapes. Tao cites influences including jazz guitar pioneer Jim Hall, electronic musician/composer Scott Morgan, the father of Bebop Charlie Parker, as well as a wealth of film music composers. Tao Højgaard´s origins as a jazz guitarist come from influence and involvement with Copenhagen´s jazz scene in the 90´s. Tao soon began to play with Scandinavia´s foremost jazz musicians, and became rapidly renowned for his lyrical jazz improvisations and complex harmonics. In addition to his electronic jazz frontier duties, Tao does master classes and workshops on musical improvisation and music production

Soren Reiff

Born: October 22, 1962

Reiff jr has worked as Musical Director for David Sanborn, Chaka Khan, Mark King and others.He has played/recorded with Michael Brecker, David Garfield, Randy Crawford, Tower of Power, Robert Palmer and many more.Reiff has been musical director on national TV for several years.

Spring 2004 Reiff released Reiffs Riffs - a book concerning improvisation on guitar

Summer 2004 Reiff jr played with David Garfield, Will Lee, Steve Ferrone & Alex Ligertwood. While they were together, this lineup recorded some new tracks for Reiff's next album.The 3'rd october they are playing again in Sophia, Bulgaria.