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Henrik Blichmann
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Pianist - Composer - Leader of bigger bands and smaller combos, Henrik Blichmann, Copenhagen, Denmark, was one of the pioneers of Danish jazz. He created his first swing band at the age of only 20. Soon his band got very popular and was live broadcast on national radio on a regular basis from e.g. the dance hall of the National Scala.
After Duke Ellington's first two concerts in Copenhagen on April 13, 1939, which Blichmann attended according to the jazz gossip press, Duke Ellington went to listen to the Henrik Blichmann Swing Band playing at the night club of Riddersalen. 24 years old Blichmann also played a solo, the Ellington composition of Swampy River, after which Ellington wrote on the sheet: To Blichmann, I wish I could play it as well now. Duke Ellington.
