Selected Discography:
2023: "Make it Stick!" w/Nordkraft Big Band
2023: "Forward Motion" w/Theo Hjorth
2023: "Frozen Fields" w/BRØK
2023: "Circular Motion" w/Theo Hjorth
2023: "Skipping" w/Jacob Djursaa
2023: "Shelter" w/Feather Drop
2023: "Hometown" w/Martin Granum
2023: "Mig vs Life" w/Zaina
2022: “A Short Moment” w/John Ruocco and Jacob Roved
2022: “Avennaata Pissaanera” w/Nordkraft Big Band
2022: "Tæthed og Tomhed" w/Nathalia Flórez
2022: “Tutku” w/AJO & Kalaha
2021: “Dream a World” w/Hasse Poulsen
2021: “Evolution Stories” w/Emil Hess Sextet
2021: “Dimma - the music of Jan Johansson” w/Ensemble Edge
2020: ”Book of Psalms Volume 1” w/Thomas Fryland Trio
2018: ”A Painted Beginning” w/Lasse Jacobsen
2015: ”Presents Passed” w/Veronica Mortensen
2015: ”Remembering Billy Strayhorn” w/John Ruocco and Jacob Roved
2009: “Evolution Orchestra” w/Emil Hess
2007: "How High The Moon" w/Ernie Wilkins Alomst Big Band
2007: “Blue Notes” w/Francesco Cigna and Orazio Maugeri
2006: “Another Song” w/Thomas Fryland & Jim McNeely
2006: “Dedication Suite” w/Jim McNeely:
2005: "Blue Moon" w/Johnny Reimar
2005: “Trøllabundin” w/Eivør
2005 "Born to be Blue”w/Anders Blichfeldt
2004: “Cuban Flavour” w/DR Big Band
2003: “Metamorphosis Volume 1+2” w/Thomas Fryland Sextet
2003: “DRJO with Renee Rosens” w/Jim McNeely
2002: “Winther Oranges” w/Graham Collier
2002: “DRJO Plays Bill Evans” w/Jim McNeely
2001: "More Jazzvisits" w/Adam Nussbaum:
2001: “The Power and the Glory” w/DR Big Band and Jim McNeely
2000: “Voice of Silence” w/Palle Mikkelborg
2000: “Songs from My Heart” w/Thomas Fryland Quartet
2000: “Nice Work” w/Jim McNeely
1999: “Flor Do Verao” w/Silvana Malta and DR Big Band
1999: "Embracing the Sky” w/Thomas Fryland Quintet
1999: “Steppin’ Up” w/Eric Alexander and Sam Yahel
1999: “Contrasts” w/Martial Solal and DR Big Band
1999: "Tripple Metamorhosis" w/Phil Woods and Jim McNeely
1999: "The Govenor" w/DR Big Band
1999: “August Music” w/DR Big Band
1998: “Angels” w/DR Big Band
1998: “Opposites Attracts” w/Beibom/Kroner Big Band
1998: “The Main Ingredients” w/Thomas Fryland Quintet
1997: “Dream Dancing” w/Lars Jansson and Katrine Madsen
1997: “Live at Copenhagen Jazzhouse” w/Thomas Fryland Trio
1996: “Perfume and Rain” w/Thomas Fryland Quartet
1996: “Live in Copenhagen” w/Beibom/Kroner Big Band
1995: "Kys Bruden" w/TV2
1995: “Playing in the Breeze” w/Thomas Fryland Trio
1994: “A Fairy's Tale” w/Thomas Fryland Quartet
1993: “Copenhagen Sunset” w/Thomas Fryland Quintet
1992-1995 - Professor at the Royal Danish Conservatory (Copenhagen)
1993 - 1996 - Professor at the Alternative Conservatory (Copenhagen)
1996 - 2002 - Professorn at the Royal Danish Conservatory (Aarhus/Aalborg)
1998 - 2006 - The Danish Radio Big Band conducted by Jim McNeely
2006 - 2016 - Assistent Professor at RMC (Copenhagen)
2010 - 2020 - Head of Jazz/Pop Department at MGK Zealand
Present: Professor at the Royal Danish Conservatory (Aarhus/Aalborg)
Throughout the years:
1993
First album release followed by several albums with many groups as leader, sideman soloist and composer. These include an album with arrangements of working class songs commissioned by the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions. In this period and for the next 10-year period I was teaching alternately at 5 different conservatories in Denmark, conducting single workshops and masterclasses in trumpet playing, harmony and improvisation, recording and touring.
1995
The album “Playing in the Breeze” was elected “Jazz album of the year” and awarded by the Ben Webster and the Simon Spies Foundations.
1998
Became a regular member of the DR Big Band conducted by Jim McNeely resigning in 2006 to concentrate on solo work and teaching.
Through the years he has played and toured with e.g. Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Benny Golson, Maria Schneider, Jerry Bergonzi, Eric Alexander, Renee Rosnes, Sam Yahel, Joe Lovano, David Hazeltine, Kenny Drew, Bob Mintzer, Mike Stern, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Tim Hagans, Randy Brecker, Tom Harrell, Dick Oatts, Duke Jordan, Jim McNeely, Toots Thielemans, Ivan Lins, Fay Claassen, Bob Brookmeyer, Ed Thigpen, David Sanborn, John Ruocco, Jacob Karlsson, Lars Jansson, Rigmor Gustafsson, Ferdinand Povel, Rob van Bavel, Frans Elsen, Ack Van Rooyen, Rik van den Berg, Marco Kegel, Simon Rigter.
2006
As responsible of the conservatory brass department at RMC in Copenhagen he educated more than 40 trumpet and trombone students in a 9 year period, resigning in 2016 after redesigning new Bachelor programmes at the RMC conservatory and to concentrate on developing educational courses at MGK Zealand.
2010
Responsible for the education of more than 300 soloists, songwriters and producers in a 10-year period as Head of Jazz/Pop departement at MGK Zealand, developing educational courses, executing workshops and conducting masterclasses.
Present:
Engagements with the Danish Radio Big Band, AJO Big Band, Nordkraft Big Band and a variety of small groups. Teaching Classical and Jazz harmony, combo and main subject trumpet Jazz bachelor, master and postgraduate the Royal Danish Conservatory Processing a method book on trumpet playing, performance skills, harmony, solfege and improvisation.
8-10 pending releases in 2022-23 with small groups and big band as a soloist, arranger and composer.
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