Jakob Bro (born April 11, 1978) is a Danish guitarist and composer.

Career

Bro leads a trio with

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and Thomas Morgan. In the fall of 2016 the trio released the album ''Streams'' ( ECM). Bro also works with

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and Bro/Knak, a collaboration with the Danish electronica producer

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. Bro is a former member of the

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Band (''

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'', ECM, 2006) and a member of

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's Dark Eyes Quintet ('' Dark Eyes'', ECM, 2009). Bro has worked with

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, Thomas Morgan, Paul Motian, Oscar Noriega,

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, Mark Turner,

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, and

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Awards and honors

In 2016 and 2013 Bro received The Carl Prize Jazz Composer of the Year for the albums ''Gefion'' and ''Bro/Knak''. From 2003–2016 he received six Danish Music Awards: three for Danish Jazz Album of the Year (''Gefion'', ''Balladeering'' and ''Sidetracked''), two for Danish Crossover Album of the Year (''Bro/Knak'' and ''Sidetracked'') and one for New Danish Jazz Artist of the Year (for the album ''Beautiful Day''). In 2009 and 2013 he received The Jazz Special Prize for Danish Jazz Album of the Year (for the albums ''

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'' and ''December Song'') and in 2013 he received The Jazznyt Prize founded by Niels Overgaard (for ''December Song''). In 2012 he received the DJBFA honorary award and in 2006 and 2012. The Danish Arts Foundation rewarded Bro for his recordings ''Pearl River'' and ''Bro/Knak''. In 2014 he was nominated for the

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for his trilogy ''Balladeering''/''

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''/''December Song''.

Discography

As leader

* ''Daydreamer'' (2003) * ''Sidetracked'' (Loveland, 2005) * (Loveland, 2007) * ''

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'' (Loveland, 2008) * (Loveland, 2008) * ''Who Said Gay Paree'' (Loveland, 2008) * ''

'' (Loveland, 2009) * ''

'' (Loveland, 2011) * ''Bro/Knak'' (Loveland, 2012) * ''December Song'' (Loveland, 2013) * ''Gefion'' ( ECM, 2015) * ''Hymnotic/Salmodisk'' (Loveland, 2015) * ''Streams'' (ECM, 2016) * ''Bay of Rainbows'' (ECM, 2018) * ''Returnings'' (ECM, 2018) * ''Uma Elmo'' (ECM, 2021)

As sideman

, ''

'' (ECM, 2004) *

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, '' Dark Eyes'' (ECM, 2009) * Søren Dahl Jeppesen, ''Route One'' (Dog Day, 2010) * Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard, ''Vesper'' (Hiatus, 2012) * Povl Dissing, ''That Lucky Old Sun'' (Stunt, 2010) * Beautiful Day, ''Copenhagen Melodrama'' (Eight Islands, 2022) * Bandapart, ''Visions Du Lamarck'' (Blackout) * I Got You On Tape, ''2'' (Auditorium) * Jonas Westergaard, ''Helgoland'' (Stunt) * Teitur, ''The Singer'' (Arlo & Betty) * Nicolai Munch-Hansen, ''Wanna Do Right...'' (Loveland) * Steffen Brandt, ''Baby Blue'' (Alarm) * Jakob Buchanan, ''I Land in the Green Land'' (Buchanan) * August Rosenbaum, ''Heights'' (Hiatus)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bro, Jakob 1978 births Living people Danish guitarists Danish jazz guitarists Danish jazz musicians Musicians from Copenhagen 21st-century guitarists