Jonas Westergaard

Jonas Westergaard
Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2007

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.

Jonas Westergaard
Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2018

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)

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personal data
SURNAME	Westergaard, Jonas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish jazz musician (double bass, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH	Copenhagen