Kasper Tranberg
Kasper Tranberg (* 1971 in Nysted ) is a Danish jazz musician ( trumpet , flugelhorn , cornet , composition ).
Live and act
Tranberg studied at the Royal Danish Conservatory (1986–1989) and between 1990 and 1992 at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He then worked in the Danish and international jazz scene in the formations of Hugo Rasmussen , Ib Glindemann , Jesper Zeuthen , Maria Faust , Peter Bruun Pierre Dørge , Johannes Lauer ( Lauer Large ) and Sara Indrio , as well as in collective band projects with Jacob Anderskov , Fredrik Lundin , Chris Speed , Anders Christensen , Jonas Westergaard and John Tchicai .
From 1995 onwards Tranberg was part of When Granny Sleeps with Anders Mogensen , Niclas Knudsen and Nils Davidsen ; the quartet presented three albums, also with David Liebman and with Ray Anderson . In 1997 he released his debut album Yakuza Zhuffle (Storyville), followed by Mortimer House (EWE Records, 2002), with Mads Hyhne , Jakob Dinesen , Hiroshi Minami , Nils Davidsen and Anders Mogensen. With Adam Rudolph , Kresten Osgood and Yusef Lateef , Tranberg formed the Universal Quartet , which released two albums (2009 and 2013).
In the field of jazz he was involved in 75 recording sessions between 1994 and 2017. In 2003 he received the Django d'Or in the Contemporary Star of Jazz category , and in 2019 the Ben Webster Prize .
Discographic notes
- Social Aid and Pleasure Club of Copenhagen (EWE Records, 2006)
- Terracotta (Blackout, 2008), with Jakob Høyer , Jacob Anderskov
- Jakob Dinesen, Anders Christensen, Paul Motian , Mads Hyhne, Kasper Tranberg: Dino ( Stunt Records , 2008)
- Dreams and Blues for Toru Takemitsu (EWE Records, 2009), with Daisuke Suzuki, Peter Fuglsang, Dane TS Hawk, Nils Davidsen, Anders Mogensen, Hiroshi Minami, Jakob Dinesen, Mads Hyhne, Karl Husum , Jakob Munck
- Surf In Stereo Feat. Kasper Tranberg (2011)
- Kasper Tranberg, Nils Davidsen: Zone Bleu (ILK Music, 2012)
- Radek Wośko , Kasper Tranberg, Marek Kądziela : Contouring (Multikulti Project, 2015)
- Fosterchild Dear Earthling (ILK Music, 2019, with Sebastian Gille , Jacob Anderskov, David Helm , Fabian Arends )
Web links
- Web presence
- Kasper Tranberg at Allmusic (English)
- Kasper Tranberg at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ En jazzmand vendte hjem Lolland-Falsters Folketidende, February 16, 2017
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 28, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tranberg, Kasper |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish jazz musician (trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nysted |