Thomas Clausen (musician)
Thomas Clausen (born October 5, 1949 in Copenhagen ) is a Danish jazz musician (pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger).
Live and act
Thomas Clausen studied at the Copenhagen Music Academy and became known in the Danish jazz scene in the mid-1970s for his participation in recordings with US Americans staying in Denmark such as Jackie McLean / Gary Bartz (1973), Dexter Gordon ( More Than You Know , 1975) , Eddie Lockjaw Davis ( Swingin 'till the Girls Come Home , 1976), and Frank Rosolino / Bo Stief ( Frank Talks , 1978).
Clausen worked in the 1980s with bassist Chris Minh Doky , trumpeter Jens Winther , Lars Møller and other musicians from the Danish jazz scene. In 1982 he played in the WDR Big Band Cologne under the direction of Jiggs Whigham , in 1984 in Peter Herbolzheimer's Rhythm Combination & Brass . In 1985 he worked as a member of the Danish Radio Big Band on the production of the album Aura by Palle Mikkelborg and Miles Davis . In 1988 he played on Tomas Franck 's first album Bewitched and in the quartet of Allan Botschinsky ( The Night ).
In 1989 Clausen recorded a first solo album ( piano music ) and a trio album with Mads Vinding and Alex Riel on MA Music . In 1991 he and his trio accompanied vibraphonist Gary Burton on his album Cafe Noir , and in 1994 trombonist Bob Brookmeyer ( Old Friends ); In addition, another sensational trio album with Vinding and Riel ( Psalm ) was created for the Storyville label . That year he also worked on Karsten Houmark's album Four and played with his formation The Jazz Participants (from Tomas Franck and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen ) with jazz veteran Roy Haynes .
In 1996 he cooperated with Jesper Thilo ( Jesper Thilo / Ann Farholt Meets Thomas Clausen ). In 1997 he recorded the duo album Turn Out the Stars in a duo with the vibraphonist Sereri Pyysalo and recorded the album Follow the Sun with Brazilian musicians , which he followed in 2000 with the album Prelude to a Kiss . In 2001 he worked with Tim Berne and Danish musicians ( Open, Coma ). In 1997/99 he also worked in the Copenhagen Art Ensemble with Marilyn Mazur . Clausen also worked with Jesper Lundgaard , Andrea Marcelli , Simon Spang-Hanssen and Hans Ulrik .
Prizes and awards
Clausen received the Ben Webster Prize in 1989 and the JASA Prize in 1990 . He was also awarded the Fanfare Prize (1992) and the composer's prize from the Danish Society for Jazz, Rock and Folk Composers .
Discographic notes
- She Touched Me (MA MUSIC, 1989) with Mads Vinding, Alex Riel
- Flowers and Trees (MA MUSIC, 1991) with Gary Burton
- Psalm (Storyville, 1994) with Mads Vinding, Alex Riel
- Turn Out the Stars (Storyville, 1997) Sereri Pyysalo
- Prelude to a Kiss (Stunt, 2000)
- My Favorite Things (Stunt, 2003) with Jesper Lundgaard , Peter Danemo
- Balacobaco (stunt, 2005)
- Carlos Malta & Thomas Clausen: Dreamland (2017)
literature
- Bielefeld Catalog / Jazz 1985, 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The critics Richard Cookk and Brian Morton consider Psalm to be Clausen's currently best album and rated it with the highest grade in the Penguin Guide to Jazz ; it is an "exemplary trio game that shows Clausen's imaginative power."
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Clausen, Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish jazz musician (pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger) |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |