"Søren Dahl Jeppesen..s guitar playing is incredibly beautiful" (Geiger, Jakob Bækgaard, 2007)
Danish guitarist and composer Søren Dahl Jeppesen (b.1980) has performed on the music scene for several years. SDJ is born and raised in Aarhus, Denmark, where he started playing guitar at age 13. He is now based in Copenhagen.
The debut album as a leader – Route One – is released January 22nd 2010 and features among others Òskar Gudjónsson (sax) and Jakob Bro (guitar).
SDJ has formerly released two critically acclaimed albums with the ensemble Pauseland and one with the band Cowboy Passion.
"Søren Dahl Jeppesen in particular deserves an additional recommendation - very rarely has one heard anything better" (Gaffa, Lars Rønn Olsen, 2008)
As a sideman Søren Dahl Jeppesen can regularly be heard with Billie Koppel and Frank Hasselstrøm in the band Catbird and with Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen. On the jazz scene, he appears/has appeared with Jakob Dinesen, Jesper Zeuthen Quartet and many others.
SDJ is educated from the Rhythmic Music Conservatorys in Aarhus and Copenhagen in 2007. In 2009 he composed the music for the dance performance Snow Eyes, created by choreographer Tali Razga. Concurrently with his live performances, SDJ also teaches guitar.
Gudjónsson, AC, Nørgaard, Høyer, Bro, Dahl
Other CD releases:
Pauseland : Palindrome (2008)
"Simple and elegant" ***** Jyllands-Posten
"Tasty as hell" ***** CD Baby
"An outstanding album" ***** Ã…rhus Stiftstidende
Pauseland : Pauseland (2006)
"Music that speaks to the heart and the mind" Geiger.dk
JazzNyt chose "Pauseland" to be one of the 6 best Danish jazz albums in 2006.
Cowboy Passion : Cowboy Passion (2006)
"An exceptional melodic strength" Jazz Special
Click here to purchase Pauseland: Palindrome .
Click here to purchase Pauseland: Pauseland .
Both albums are also available for download on iTunes Music Store.
Click here to purchase Cowboy Passion .
Check out my bands here:
Pauseland
Hear Hear
Catbird
Cowboy Passion
Snowflake - Solo project
Best, Søren
