Emil Hess

Emil Hess (b. April 16th 1965 ) is a Danish saxophone/clarinet player and composer based in Copenhagen . He leads Emil Hess Nonet and Emil Hess quartet. He regularly plays in New York City where he is leading the group Hess/Huntley together with the American drummer Richard Livingston Huntley.He also co-leads the ToneArtensemble and the Scandinavian Jazz Quartet the Saxophone Quartet United Notions and the Hess Dayyani trio with his brother Nikolaj Hess and singer Camilla Dayyani.E. Hess has composed for and played many constellations. He has received several composers Awards from the Danish Art Society. He has composed 135 compositions for small groups and larger ensembles and film productions.He has played with Mulgrew Miller, Cameron Brown, Lars Jansson, Dave Ballou, Thomas Clausen , Jan Kaspersen , Jacob Fisher, Søren Lee , Klüvers Big Band , Ted Curson, Bill Dobbins and Carmen Bradford. He currently plays with Hess/Huntley,Emil Hess Nonet and Emil Hess quartet, Hess Dayyani, ToneARt Ensemble, the Saxophone Quartet United Notions, Scandinavian Jazz Quartet, different Big Bands, Lee/Illsøe, the duo Danish Songs and plays with/composes for different projects in the Copenhagen-based composers association ToneArt.During his career E. Hess has played at many clubs and festivals in Scandinavia , USA , Africa, China and most of Europe with appearances at e.g. Knitting Factory (NYC), Copenhagen Jazzfestval, and Beijing International Jazz Festival.E. Hess holds a Masters degree in music from Aarhus University . He has studied two years at Berklee College of Music in Boston and City College in New York . His teachers have been, among others, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Ron Carter and Bill Pierce.to buy CD..s go to CDjazz.comSelected discography of Emil Hess2006: ConFluencia.- Proyecto de Composittoes Boliviano- Danes Noneto Artekorp. ”Bolivian Dream”2005:HESS/HUNTLEY : WORKING : New York - Copenhagen Emil Hess , Dave Ballou, Nikolaj Hess , Cameron Brown og Richard Huntley.2005: DVD MYTE OG MENNESKE2003: ToneArt ensemble 2003: PLAYS Music Mecca CD 4044-22002: Skovens Nat movie by Flemming Arnholm music by Emil Hess2001: Forest Night : Music by Emil Hess Music. Hess CD 101Dist. Music Mecca Thomas Clausen , Søren Lee , Marc Davis, Richard Huntley og Emil Hess .2001 Silent Knowlegde : Scandinavian Jazz Quartet Abovoice1006.2000: Linie 5 . moviesoundtrack composed E.H.1999: The Great Bridge : Hess/Huntley Group, Storyville STCD4234.. Mulgrew Miller, Søren Lee , Cameron Brown og Richard Huntley.1997: A Night in Bilbao : Scandinavian Jazz Quartet + den svenske pianist Lars Jansson, Music Mecca CD 2031-2.1994: New Deal : Scandinavian Jazz Quartet, Intermusic Right CD020.1995: Klüvers Big Band: Count On It Intermusic Intcd0271994:Klüvers Big Band: The Heat is On Intermusic Right CD 019.