Thorbjørn Risager

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Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado
General information
origin Denmark
Genre (s) blues
founding 2002 (as Thorbjørn Risager Blue7)
Website https://risager.info
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
 Thorbjørn Risager
Keyboards
 Emil Balsgaard
guitar
 Joachim Svensmark (since 2018)
saxophone
 Kasper Wagner
saxophone
 Hans Nybo (since 2011)
Trumpet
 Peter Kehl (since 2006)
bass
 Søren Bøjgaard
Drums
 Martin Seidelin
former members
guitar
 Peter Skjerning (2011-2018)
guitar
 Svein Erik Martinsen Ånestad (2003-2011)
Trumpet
 Andreas Biilmann (2003-2006)
Thorbjørn Risager 2009
Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Too Many Roads (with The Black Tornado)
  DK 36 04/04/2014 (2 weeks)

Thorbjørn Risager (born May 19, 1971 in Gundsø ) is a Danish musician who moves between the fields of blues , R&B , rock , jazz and soul . He studied at the renowned Rytmisk Music Conservatory in Copenhagen . In 2002 the guitarist, singer and songwriter founded the septet Thorbjørn Risager Blue7 with musicians from the Copenhagen blues scene , with which he recorded the 2004 debut album Live .

In 2005 Risager was named Danish blues musician of the year. From the second CD, From The Heart , his albums were no longer released under Thorbjørn Risager Blue7 , but only under his name. Since the 2014 release Too Many Roads , the formation that has been expanded into an octet for the recordings has operated under the name Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado .

In addition to his band, Risager also performs in a duo with the pianist Emil Balsgaard . He names Ray Charles and BB King as his role models .

Discography

  • Live 2004 (2004)
  • From The Heart (2007)
  • Here I Am (2007)
  • Live At The Victoria (2009)
  • Track Record (2010)
  • Dust & Scratches (2012)
  • Between Rock And Some Hard Blues - The First Decade (2013; only available as MP3 download)
  • Too Many Roads ( Ruf Records , 2014) - PdSK Best List 3/2014 and PdSK Annual Prize 2015
  • Songs From The Road (CD + DVD; Ruf Records, 2015)
  • Change My Game (Ruf Records, 2017)
  • Come On In (Ruf Records, 2020)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources: DK
  2. ↑ For the pronunciation of his family name, there is this mp3 file on Risager's official website
  3. ^ "Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado: From Danish Dynamite to Black Cyclone"; bluesnews 77 (April - June 2014) ISSN  0948-5643
  4. ↑ "Thorbjørn Risager: The Dane with the Black Voice"; bluesnews 61 (April - June 2010) ISSN  0948-5643
  5. ↑ http://www.schallplattenkritik.de/bestenlisten/684-bestenliste-3-2014
  6. ↑ http://www.schallplattenkritik.de/jahrespreise

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personal data
SURNAME Risager, Thorbjørn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Gundsø