Bo Stief
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| Birth name | Bo Stief |
| Born | October 15, 1946 |
| Origin |  Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Double bassist, Composer, Arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Associated acts | Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, Ben Webster, Kenny Drew |
Bo Stief (born 15 October 1946) is a Danish jazz and rock bassist, composer, and arranger born in Copenhagen.
He has worked or recorded with Don Cherry, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, George Russell and Ben Webster, among many other prominent jazz musicians. Since 1980 Stief is leading bands as Chasing Dreams, Dream Machine or One Song III.
2005 he was awarded with the Danish Django d’Or as Master of Jazz.
