Thomas Agergaard
Thomas Agergaard (born June 23, 1962 in Fensmark ) is a Danish jazz musician ( tenor saxophone , composition).
Live and act
Agergaard, who was introduced to jazz through his cousin's record collection, began composing as a child. He received private lessons on the saxophone, but is self-taught as a composer . He worked several times with dance companies. In 2002 he led the opening act for concerts in Denmark for the Jazzpar Prize winner ; the following year he served as musical director of Andrew Hill's Jazzpar Octet . Together with Tobias van der Pals and Morten Mogensen, he also produced the first CD with works by the Danish composer Leopold van der Pals .
His list of his compositions includes wind quintets, piano music and music for jazz groups and for chamber orchestras; there are also multimedia installations and compositions for the film. In terms of style, he ranges from electronics to big band music to modern classical music.
Agergaard received the 2001 DJBFA Prize; In 2002 he also received a three-year grant from the Danish National Art Fund.
Discographic notes
- Rounds (Olufsen Records 1992, with Carsten Dahl , Lennart Ginman , Thomas Blachman )
- Testing 1-2-3-4 (ManRec / Verve / April 1998/2005/2020, with Carsten Dahl, Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman)
- Poul Borum, Thomas Hass, Thomas Agergaard Poetry Department (ExLibris 2002)
- Thomas Agergaard: Little Machine (stunt 2002, with Géraldine Keller , Peter Fuglsang, Klaus Löhrer, Hank Roberts , Krister Jonsson, Miroslav Vitouš , Jim Black )
- Hans Christian Andersen / Thomas Agergaard The Snow Queen (Deutsche Grammophon Junior 2003)
- The All Ear Trio, Sirone Boiler (Ninth World Music 2007, with John Tchicai , Peter Ole Jørgensen )
- Growth (TimeSpan Records 2009)
- Thomas Agergaard, Marilyn Mazur , Klavs Hovman + Reed5 (Timespan Records 2013)
- Kathrine Windfeld Big Band Plays Thomas Agergaard: Black Swan ( Storyville Records 2018)
Web links
- Web presence
- Thomas Agergaard at Allmusic (English)
- Thomas Agergaard at Allmusic (English) (second entry)
- Thomas Agergaard at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agergaard, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish jazz musician (tenor saxophone, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fensmark |