Jens Wendelboe

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Jens Wendelboe
Born (1956-02-28) 28 February 1956
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres Jazz
Occupations Musician, band leader and composer
Instruments Trombone

Jens Wendelboe (born 28 February 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark and raised in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian trombonist, composer, music arranger and orchestra leader, known from cooperations with artists like Slide Hampton, Phil Woods, Bill Watrous, Monty Alexander, Donna Summer and Blood, Sweat and Tears.[1][2]

Career

Wendelboe was educated at the "Østlandske Musikkonservatorium" (1975–79), joined the "Radiostorbandet" in 1980–84 and 1985–90, and was part of the Jazzpunkensemblet 1982–84, and led his first big band in 1983. He holds a Masters degree at the Manhattan School of Music (1984–85), and released at the same time the big band album Letter from New York with American musicians. From 1985, he was in charge of the Big band Oslo Groove Company, and led his own big band "Big Crazy Energy Band/Quartet". Otherwise, he was conductor and arranger for singer Donna Summer and for a series of stage productions and television shows.[3] og ledet orkesteret i perioden 1985-1987. Fra 1991 har han ledet sitt eget storband Big Crazy Energy Band, og etterhvert jazzkvartetten Crazy Energy Jazz Quartet. Siden 2006 har han vært fast trombonist i det amerikanske jazz/rock-bandet Blood, Sweat & Tears.

He has received the NOPA award for Work of the year three times as a composer, for «Suite to Bjørn» (1982), «Animal-Suite for 5 tromboner» (1986) and «Winter Landscape» (1996).

Honors

  • Norwegian Association for Popular Authors' (NOPA) Prize of the Year for Best Composition, 1982 and 1986.
  • Norwegian Composers Union, Anders Klæstads Scholarship.
  • Composers Foundation, Scholarship, Oslo 1986.
  • The City of Oslo, Cultural Stipend, 1986
  • Study Scholarships by TONO (Ascap), (2) NOPA, Found. for Performing Artists Norwegian
  • Government Establishing Scholarship & Travel and Cultural Stipend. 1980, 1986.
  • Denmark Radio Cup, 1988 for originally composed orchestra piece.
  • Grammy nominated with the BS&T horn section on two Jeff Lorber CDs: «He Had A Hat» 2009 and «Now Is The Time» 2010

Discography

  • 1983: 'lone attic – Jens Wendelboe Big Band (NOPA)
  • 1985: Big Crazy Energy Band Vol. 1 – Jens Wendelboe (NOPA)
  • 1991: Big Crazy Energy Band Vol. 2 – Jens Wendelboe (NOPA)
  • 1996: Crazy Energy Jazz Quartet – Crazy Energy Jazz Quartet (Crazy Music)
  • 1997: Strolling with the Groove – Jens Wendelboe (Rosa Records)
  • 1999: Get Crazy – Crazy Energy Jazz Quartet (Crazy Music)

References

  1. ↑ "Jens Wendelboe Biography" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. 
  2. ↑ "Wendelboe, Jens Biography" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. 
  3. ↑ "Erik Smith-biografi". 

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