Klüvers Big Band
Klüvers Big Band is a Danish big band. It was formed in 1977 by a group of young music students under the leadership of Jens Klüver. Since then the orchestra has worked with a long line of international and Danish soloists. It has recently toured in Europe with Kurt Elling.[1]
In 2002 Jens Klüver received the Ben Webster Prize in recognition of his work with the big band.
Soloists
Klüvers Big Band has performed with a long line of international soloists:[2]
- Abdullah Ibrahim, Piano
- Afonso Corea, Percussion
- Bernard Fowler, Vocal
- Bill Dobbins, Piano, Arranger
- Bill Warfield, Trumpet, Arranger
- Bob Berg, Tenor
- Bob Mintzer Tenor, Arranger
- Bob Rockwell Tenor
- Bobby Shew, Trumpet
- Butch Lacy, Piano, Arranger
- Byron Stripling, Trumpet
- Carmen Bradford Vocal
- Clark Terry Trumpet
- Dave Samuels Vibes
- Deborah Brown, Vocal
- Dee Dee Bridgewater, Vocal
- Dena DeRose Piano, Vocal
- Dennis Mackrel, Drums, Arranger - Se galleri
- Ed Neumeister Trombone, Arranger
- Ed Partyka, arranger
- Ed Thigpen, Drums
- Emanuel Rahim, Percussion
- Ernie Wilkins, Tenor, Arranger
- Fred Sturm, Arranger
- Gary Bartz, Alto
- Gregory Boyd Steel Drums & Vocal
- Harry Sweets Edison, Trumpet
- Harvey Wainapel, Alto, Tenor
- Horace Parlan, Piano, Arranger
- Jerry Bergonzi, Tenor
- Joe Henderson, Tenor
- Joe Lovano, Tenor
- John Abercrombie, Guitar
- John Surman, Soprano
- Jon Hendricks, Vocal
- Judi Silvano, Vocal
- Ken Peplowski, Clarinet, Tenor
- Kenny Werner, Piano, Arranger
- Kurt Elling, Vocal - Se galleri
- Lee Konitz, Alto
- Madeline Eastman, Vocal
- Marcio Bahia, Drums
- Mark Vinci, Alto, Arranger
- Matt Harris, Piano, Arranger
- Michael Abene, Piano, arranger
- Mike Nock, Piano, Arranger
- Nicholas Urie, Arranger
- Paquito D'Rivera, Alto, Clarinet
- Pete Yellin Alto, Arranger
- Richard Boone Trombone
- Rob McConnel Arranger
- Robert Routch, French Horn
- Slide Hampton Trombone, Arranger
- Stacey Kent Vocal
- Terell Stafford, Trumpet
- Thad Jones, Arranger
- Tim Hagans, Trumpet, Arranger
- Tim Ries - Tenor, Soprano
- Tom Kirkpatrick, Trumpet
- Tommy Smith Tenor
- Vincent Herring, Alto
- Wycliffe Gordon, Trombone, Arranger
Discography
Records include:[3]
- Veronica Mortensen - I'm the Girl
- Hot House - Thilo Meets Mackrel (with Danish saxophonist Jesper Thilo and American drummer and arranger Dennis Mackrel)
- Otto Brandenburg Galla Memorial (2008)
- I Had A Ball - Greatest & More (2007)
- Love Being Here
- Other People Other Plans (with Hans Ulrik as soloist and composer)
- Reflections
- Better Believe It
- Good Times
- A Tribute To Duke (1999; Vince Herring as a guest soloist on saxophone)
- Silver Street (1998)
- Live In Tivoli (1997)
- Count On It (1995; with the vocalist Carmen Bradford)
- The Heat's On (1994; with the violinist Finn Ziegler and the saxophonist Jesper Thilo)
- Jasmine (1993)
See also
References
Danish jazz ensembles