Pelle Fridell is one of Denmarks most frequently used reed player, both as a soloist and a session musician. He has collaborated in concerts and performances with composers, artists and groups such as: Toots Thielemans, Ivan Lins, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Angelique Kidjo, Danish Radio Big Band a.o.
Also working as composer, arranger and producer. Pelle is the owner of Pelles Room where music with a spirit connected to jazz is produced.
At the moment Pelle has his focus at three projects.
- A new CD with his acoustic jazz quartet (Kasper Villaume - pi, Thommy Andersson - bass, Morten Lund - dr). Modern jazz with roots in the swedish folkmusic.
- An "electrojazzkustik" project (together with Morten Lund, Thommy Andersson a.o.). Beats and spaces....
- New CD with Mais Uma, a brazilian group with Mai Seidelin-voc, Carsten Kær-pi, Morten Ankarfeldt-bass and Janus Templeton-dr)
Pelle's main instruments are the tenor- and soprano- saxophone, and the flute, but he also plays the alto- and baritone- sax, the clarinet and the bass clarinet.
His first CD as leader, Pelle Fridell - Go Jaz, was released in 2002 on Cope Records.
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