Uffe Steen
Uffe Steen (* 1954 in Odense ) is a Danish jazz and blues musician ( guitar ).
Live and act
Steen has been a guitarist since 1966. Between 1972 and 1976 she studied clarinet at the Funen Music Conservatory for four years , but then returned to the guitar and became an integral part of the Danish jazz rock scene . He led his own Uffe Steen Trio, with which he released two albums, but also belonged to groups such as Jens Jefsen Trio, Shades of Blue , The Blue Junction , Valdemar Rasmussen Trio, Indra and Circles . He also worked with Joey Baron , Jeff Ballard , Maria Bergman, Allan Botschinsky , Thomas Clausen , Hal Galper , Tim Hagans , Lars Jansson , Alex Acuña , David Liebman , Lars Møller , Alex Riel , Bob Rockwell , Jimmy Smith , Bernard Purdie , Peter Vuust , Morten Ramsbøl and Hans Ulrik .
Steen has been a member of the teaching staff of the Jutland Music Conservatory since 2009 as a guitar lecturer and has published several textbooks.
Steen was awarded the Ben Webster Prize in 2015.
Discographic notes
- Hymn to Spring (1990)
- Uffe Steen / Adam Nussbaum / Lennart Ginman Play (2002)
- Uffe Steen / Lennart Ginman / Adam Nussbaum Dust in My Coffee (2005)
- Twangz (2010)
Fonts
- Elementær Blues (GUF 2001)
- Blues for begyndere and viderekomne (GUF 2001)
- JazzGuitar (GUF 2004)
Web links
- Web presence
- Ben Webster Prize 2015
- Uffe Steen at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steen, Uffe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish jazz and blues musician (guitar) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odense |