Kasper Villaume
Kasper Villaume (born May 30, 1974 ) is a Danish jazz musician (piano, composition ).
Villaume studied at the Rytmisk Conservatory of Music and with Kenny Werner and Ellis Marsalis . He worked with Ed Thigpen , Leroy Jones , Benny Golson , Jimmy Heath , Allan Botschinsky , Danny Moss , Alex Riel , Jesper Lundgaard , Katrine Madsen , Jesper Thilo and Bent Jædig . Villaume leads his own band, with which he tours internationally and has released several albums since 2002. In 2005 he was awarded a Django d'Or as "Contemporary Star of Jazz". He can also be heard on productions by Jakob Høgsbro, Bob Rockwell , Malene Mortensen , Maiken Ingvordsen, Fredrik Kronkvist and Chris Minh Doky .
Web links
- Web presence
- Hands (Nordic music)
- Kasper Villaume at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jazz Discourse No. 45: Kasper Villaume Trio / DK outrun ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ cf. Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online November 14, 2013)
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| SURNAME | Villaume, Kasper |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish jazz musician (piano, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1974 |