Jesper Bodilsen (born 5 January 1970) is a Danish

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double bassist.

Biography

Bodilsen was born in

Haslev Haslev, the largest town in Faxe municipality, lies in the southern part of Zealand, Denmark. About from Copenhagen, it has a population of 12,119 (1 January 2022).

, Denmark. He was a student of

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (, 27 May 1946 – 19 April 2005), also known by his abbreviated nickname NHØP, was a Danish jazz double bassist. Biography Pedersen was born in Osted, near Roskilde, on the Danish island of Zealand, the son of ...

. Since the end of the 1990s he worked regularly with

Ed Thigpen Edmund Leonard Thigpen (December 28, 1930 – January 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with the Oscar Peterson trio from 1959 to 1965. Thigpen also performed with the Billy Taylor trio from 1956 to 1959. Biograp ...

, with whom he recorded various albums. Furthermore, he worked with, among others,

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

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, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Lee Konitz, Marc Turner, Stefano Bollani,

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, Benny Golson, James Moody, Horace Parlan,

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, John Abercrombie,

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, Paul Vertigo,

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David Sanchez David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, Fabrizio Bosso, Paulo Fresu, Stefano Bollani and

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. With

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, he recorded a duo album. He leads his own trio with pianist Stefano Bollani and drummer Morten Lund.

Awards and honors

In 2004 he was awarded a

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as "Performer of the year"

Discography

Solo albums

*2009: ''Short Stories for Dreamers'' ( Stunt), with

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, Peter Asplund & Severi Pyysalo *2013: ''Scenografie'' (Carosello Records), including Stefano Bollani (piano), Ulf Wakenius (guitar), Peter Asplund (trumpet, flugelhorn), Nico Gori (clarinet), Paolo Russo (bandoneon), Joe Barbieri (voice) *2016: Acouspace Plus - Tid (Gateway Records) including Joakim Milder (tenor sax), Claus Waidtløw (tenorsax) & Spejderrobot (electronica). *2016: Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Up Art Records) including Joe Barbieri (voice), Mads Mathias (voice), Marie Ingeborg Bodilsen (voice), Peter Rosendal (piano), Regin Fuhlendorf (guitar), Francesco Cali (accordion) & Claus Waidtløw (tenorsax). ;Duo with

*2000: ''Twins'' (SteepleChase) *2001: ''A Wish'' (SteepleChase) ;Trio with Stefano Bollani & Morten Lund *2004: ''Mi Ritorni in Mente'' (Stunt Records) *2006: Gleda (Stunt Records) *2009: ''Stone In The Water'' ( ECM) ;Baltic Trio with Max De Aloe & Niklas Winter *2017: ''Valo'' (Abeat) ;Pieris with Marco Mezquida (piano) & Martin Andersen (drums) *2018: Pieris (Stunt Records)

Collaborations

*1998: Its Entertainment (Stunt Records) with Ed Thigpen Rhythm Features *2002: ''The Element of Swing'' (Stunt Records), with oe Lovano& Ed Thigpen Rhythm Features *2014: ''Joy In Spite of Everything'' (ECM), with Stefano Bollani, Marc Turner (tenor sax) &

(guitar). *2017 Mediterraneo (ACT) With Stefano Bollani (piano), Jesper Bodilsen (bass), Morten Lund (drums), Vincent Peirani (accordion, accordina), Berlin Philharmonic; in concert

Gallery

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References

External links

* Danish jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Jazz double-bassists Avant-garde jazz musicians People from Faxe Municipality People from Aarhus 1970 births Living people ECM Records artists 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century male musicians Male jazz musicians {{jazz-musician-stub