Jonas Westergaard
Jonas Westergaard (* 6. August 1976 in Copenhagen ) is a Danish jazz - double bass player .
Live and act
Westergaard, who is from Copenhagen , studied at the Rytmisk Music Conservatory . Since the 1990s he has worked in the Danish and German jazz and improvisation scene a. a. with Christopher Dell , Benjamin Koppel , Christian Lillinger , Henrik Walsdorff , Marc Schmolling , in the Trio Spoom (with Ronny Graupe and Christian Lillinger), also with Michael Wollny and the formations Delirium (among others with Mikko Innanen ) and Field (with Oliver Steidle , Ronny Graupe and Uli Kempendorff ). In the field of jazz, Westergaard was involved in 33 recording sessions between 1997 and 2012, apart from the aforementioned also with Jakob Bro , George Garzone , Søren Kjærgaard , Jesper Løvdal , Hans Ulrik , Petter Wettre and Jesper Zeuthen . After receiving a special prize from Danmarks Radio in 2006 , he recorded the album Helgoland (2008) with a nonet with his own compositions.
Discographic notes
- Lake / Tchicai / Osgood / Westergaard (Passin 'Through, 2006), with Oliver Lake , John Tchicai , Kresten Osgood
- Daniel Erdmann / Jonas Westergaard / Samuel Rohrer : Sleeping with the Enemy (Jazzwerkstatt, 2007)
- Dell Westergaard Lillinger feat. John Tchicai (Jazz Workshop, 2012)
- Henrik Walsdorff Trio (Jazzwerkstatt, 2013)
- Eggs Laid by Tigers: Under The Mile Off Moon (ILK Music, 2012; with Martin Dahl, Peter Bruun )
- Eggs Laid by Tigers: The Red-Eyed Earth (ILK Music, 2012; with Martin Dahl, Peter Bruun)
- Ronny Graupe: The White Belt ( Pirouet Records 2016; with Christian Lillinger)
- with Django Bates and Eggs Laid by Tigers: Saluting Sgt.Pepper (Edition Records, 2017)
Web links
- Portrait at Field4
- Jonas Westergaard at Allmusic (English)
- Jonas Westergaard at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Jazz in Greifswald: Jonas Westergaard
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 19, 2013)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Westergaard, Jonas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish jazz musician (double bass, composition) |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |