Kristor Brødsgaard
| Kristor Brødsgaard | |
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Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kristor Lybecker Brødsgaard |
| Born |
1979 (age 35–36) Vedbæk, Zealand |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Jazz musician, composer |
| Instruments | Upright bass, bass guitar |
| Labels |
Stunt Records Loop Records |
| Associated acts |
Phronesis Ivo Neame Quartet JazzKamikaze |
| Website |
linkedin |
Kristor Lybecker Brødsgaard (born 1979 in Vedbæk, Denmark) is a Danish double bassist residing in Copenhagen, known from collaborations with the jazz guitarist Tao Højgaard[1][2] and within JazzKamikaze.[3]
Career
Brødsgaard picked up the double bass in 1992, and was awarded the «Berlingske Tidendes Rytmiske Musikkonkurrence», including bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen in the jury.[4] Within the Scandinavian quintet JazzKamikaze he partisipates on several album releases and appeared at the international jazz festivals Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Moldejazz, North Sea Jazz Festival, Bangkok Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival as well as being part of the opening of the annual Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.[5][6]
Honors
- 1999: Winner of the «Berlingske Tidendes Rytmiske Musikkonkurrence»[4]
- 2005: Ung Jazz award of the JazzDanmark[7]
- 2005: Young Nordic Jazz Comets[8][9][10]
- 2007: Spearhead in the International Launch of Danish Jazz between 2007-2009
Discography
- Within JazzKamikaze
- 2005: Mission I, (Stunt Records)[10]
- 2007: Travelling at the speed of sound, (Stunt Records)
- 2008: Emergin pilots EP, (SevenSeas Music)
- 2009: The revolution's in your hands EP, (SevenSeas Music)
- 2010: Supersonic revolutions, (SevenSeas Music)[8]
- 2012: The Return of JazzKamikaze (Stunt Records)[5]
- With other projects
- 2003: I 508 Farver (Cope), within Prinsens Orkester
- 2004: "Trioscope" (Cope), within Trioscope
- 2004: "Play Attention" (Calibrated Records), within Jan Lippert Ensemble
- 2005: This Is Beyond Criticism (Useless Salvation), within Geeza
- 2006: "Protestsange.dk" (Edel), within various artists
- 2006: "Playing" (Cope), within Jan Lippert Ensemble
- 2009: "Stilletto" (Playground), within Karen
- 2012: "Deeper Than Roots" (Target Records), within Aisha
- 2013: "Catching the Wave" (Stunt), within Veronica Mortensen Band
- As featured artist
- 2011: Tribute (Carsten Lindholm), with Carsten Lindholm («9th Gate»)
References
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- ↑ "Tao Højgaard & Kristor "Duoism"". BandPortalen.dk. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "Bohemia After Dark - Tao Højgaard & Kristor". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "Jazzens hastighedsbegrænsninger overtrådt". Kulturkapellet.dk. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kastrup, Mads (1999-05-03). "Bas over basun". Kulturkapellet.dk. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "JazzKamikaze - The Return of JazzKamikaze Review". Challenge Records. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ↑ "Jazz Kamikaze: Supersonic Revolutions (2010) Review". All About Jazz. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "JazzKamikaze Biography". ArtPlaneta.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Jazz Kamikaze: Supersonic Revolutions (2010) Review". All About Jazz. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ↑ "YoungNordicJazzComets winners". Young Nordic Jazz Comets. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Jazz Kamikaze: Mission 1 (2006) Review". All About Jazz. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2013-09-03.