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JENS JEFSEN QUARTET

Melodic and energetic jazz music composed by Jens Jefsen and Uffe Steen.
The quartet originated from Jens Jefsen's co-operation with guitarist Uffe Steen www , starting in 1975, when the group Chameleon was formed. During the time this band existed, the two musicians established a musical intimacy, which has developed into an almost telepathic interplay. Their numerous concerts together are proof that these two fine musicians have something special going on.
Untill 2002 Jefsen had his trio lineup with Uffe Steen and the oustanding danish drummer Alex Riel www
Guest soloists tenorsax player Bob Rockwell, pianist Thomas Clausen, marimba player Dave Samuels and drummer Adam Nussbaum have performed concerts and recorded with the trio.
In march 2002 Jefsen released the CD "BeJazzled" featuring saxophone player Dave Wilczewski www . Like all previous CDs this CD also got very fine reviews.
Current drummer is the finnish Jukkis Uotila www . Already during the first gig he adjusted his sound and style to the special Jefsen/Steen world.
Coming up:
CD release 15th june 2008
Jens Jefsen Quartet LIVE AT COPENHAGEN JAZZHOUSE
Go to Jens Jefsen's website
JENS JEFSEN: Acc. Bass
UFFE STEEN: Acc. & El. Guitars
JUKKIS UOTILA: Drums
DAVE WILCZEWSKI: Saxophones
Jens Jefsen's Skype name: bejazzled
Jens Jefsen can also be heard under these profiles:
TØBRUD
and
Kohlmetz-Jefsen-Siqueira
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OG NU PÃ… DANSK:
Melodisk og energisk jazzmusik i kompositioner af Jens Jefsen og Uffe Steen.
Kvartetten er udsprunget af bassisten Jens Jefsens samarbejde med guitaristen Uffe Steen www . Da gruppen "Kamæleon" i 1975 blev dannet, blev der mellem disse to musikere grundlagt en musikalsk fortrolighed, som i dag er udviklet til et sammenspil, der nærmer sig musikalsk telepati.
I mange år dannede Jefsen og Steen trio sammen med den meget lydhøre trommeslager Alex Riel www
Forskellige gæstesolister, som gennem årene har medvirket ved indspilninger og koncerter, er tenorsaxofonisten Bob Rockwell, pianisten Thomas Clausen, vibrafonist & marimbaspiller Dave Samuels og trommeslageren Adam Nussbaum.
I marts 2002 udsendte Jefsen CD'en "BeJazzled", præsenterende endnu en solist, nemlig den svensk / amerikanske saxofonist Dave Wilczewski www , der hurtigt og på naturligste vis smeltede sammen med gruppen.
Nuværende trommeslager er den finske Jukkis Uotila www , som på kort tid lærte at justere sin lyd til det specielle Jefsen/Steen univers.
Ny Jefsen CD "Don't Quit" er nu ude på Music Mecca. Kvartetten har i Nilento Studio Göteborg indspillet Jefsens 6. solo-album.
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JENS JEFSEN
Hører til blandt eliten af danske jazzbassister og er kendt for sin personlige stil. Jefsen har i 70erne været sideman til amerikanske jazzmusikere som f.eks. Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Zoot Zims, Al Cohn samt mange flere.
Spillede i denne periode også i Tears, Det Beskidte Dusin og Peder Pedersens Big Band, og optrådte med mange af vore hjemlige solister i studier, på teater, på radio og TV.
Jens Jefsen var bassist i grupperne KAMÆLEON, TØBRUD, ATILLA ENGIN GROUP, FUSIJAMA og ISTANBUL EXPRESS samt i KLÜVERS BIG BAND fra 1991 til 2004.
Jens Jefsen har desuden optrådt med Sylvia Vrethammer, Bob Rockwell, Thomas Clausen, Dave Samuels, Adam Nussbaum, Phil Markowitz, Jukkis Uotila, Lars Møller, og som medlem af Klüvers Big Band med solister som Bob Mintzer, Jerry Bergonzi, Paquito D'Rivera, Lars Jansson, Deborah Brown, Carmen Bradford, Bill Dobbins, Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Matt Harris, Dennis Mackrel, John Abercrombie, Bill Warfield, Ken Peplowski, Michael Abene.
Jefsen er i dag aktiv med:
Povl Dissing/Benny Andersen www , www
Valdemar Rasmussens Trio
Besøg Valdemars hjemmeside --Se Videoclip her
Jens Jefsen Trio / Quartet www
samt et duosamarbejde med sangerinden Veronica Mortensen www
Derudover arbejder Jefsen free-lance og kan fx også tage sig af selskabsjazz til specielle lejligheder.
Den 28. januar 2006 modtog Jens Jefsen sammen med guitaristen Uffe Steen Jazzselskabets Gaffelpris for året 2005 www
"Interaction" og "Bejazzled" kan nu downloades fra iTunes
Nyt album release 15. juni 2008:
Jens Jefsen Quartet live på Copenhagen Jazzhouse
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/7/2007
Band Website: kontrabas.dk
Band Members: Jens Jefsen
Acoustic Bass

Uffe Steen
El. Guitars

Jukkis Uotila
Drums

Dave Wilczewski
Saxophones

From 1987 to 2002:
Alex Riel on drums
and various guest players

"BeJazzled" and "Interaction" now available on iTunes Music Store

Influences:

In the first place:
NHØP, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Eddie Gomez.
Later:
Ron Carter, Miroslav Vitus, Marc Johnson, Dave Holland, Gary Peacock, Christian McBride, Larry Grenadier, John Patitucci, Avishai Cohen.
Electric bass players like:
Alphonso Johnson, Paul Jackson, Jaco Pastorius . . . . . . and lots of other bassplayers, drummers, pianoplayers, guitarplayers, hornplayers etc. . . . .


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Sounds Like:

Jens Jefsen solo albums
and albums with Uffe Steen:

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Her er nogle få af Jefsens talrige indspilninger

Oldies fra LP-tiden,
med Jefsen på bas


Quartet Situation at Holbæk Jazzclub

Acknowledged as being among the elite bass players in Denmark, Jefsen has with his wide ranging stylistic background, reaped kudos for his lyrically attentive personal style of playing.

Since the 70's Jefsen has had an infinite number of gigs in Denmark with American jazz musicians living in Denmark and abroad. Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Clark Terry, Zoot Zims and Al Cohn are just a few of the people he has performed with.

Jefsen has also, during the last 40 years, played with many trendsetting Danish groups.

Most recently he has performed on the Danish scenes with musicians such as Bob Rockwell, Thomas Clausen, Alex Riel, Bob Mintzer, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Samuels, Paquito D'Rivera, Lars Jansson, Deborah Brown, Carmen Bradford, Matt Harris, Kenny Werner, Joe Lovano, Dennis Mackrel, John Abercrombie, Lars M..ller, Adam Nussbaum, Phil Markowitz, Jukkis Uotila, Bill Warfield, Ken Peplowski and many others.
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