Danish Jazz Denmark

A

• April Records (jazz)
• ArtPeople (arts & enterteinement)

B

• Bad Afro (independent)
• Border Breakers (various)

C

• Copenhagen Records (various)

D

• Dacapo Records (classic, jazz)

E

• Edel-Mega Records (pop, Ace of Base)

F

• FLEX Records (electronic)

N

• Nexus Music (Hip hop, R&B, pop)

P

• Playground Music Scandinavia (various)

R

• Rebelle Records (various)

S

• SteepleChase Records (jazz)
• Storyville Records (jazz, blues)

T

• Tambourhinoceros (independent, experimental)

A

• Christen Aagaard (1616–1664)
• Niels Aagaard (1612–1657)
• Kim Fupz Aakeson (* 1958)
• Jeppe Aakjær (1866–1930)
• Emil Aarestrup (1800–1856)
• Jussi Adler-Olsen (* 1950)
• Peter Adolphsen (* 1972)
• Naja Marie Aidt (* 1963)
• Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875)
• Martin Andersen Nexø (1869–1954)
• Vita Andersen (1942–2021)
• Anders Christensen Arrebo (1587–1637)
• Peter Asmussen (1957–2016)

B

• Carl Bagger (1807–1846)
• Jens Immanuel Baggesen (1764–1826)
• Solvej Balle (* 1962)
• Herman Bang (1857–1912)
• Frederik Barfod (1811–1896)
• Jonas T. Bengtsson (* 1976)
• Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835–1911)
• Charlotta Dorothea Biehl (1731–1788)
• Jørgen Bitsch (1922–2005)
• Thorkild Bjørnvig (1918–2004)
• Steen Steensen Blicher (1782–1848)
• Karen Blixen (Tania Blixen) (1885–1962)
• Anders Bodelsen (1937–2021)
• Cecil Bødker (1927–2020)
• Ludvig Bødtcher (1793–1874)
• Svend Borberg (1888–1947)
• Anders Christensen Bording (1619–1677)
• Caspar Johannes Boye (1791–1853)
• Tycho Brahe (1546–1601)
• Georg Brandes (1842–1927)
• Suzanne Brøgger (* 1944)
• Hans Adolph Brorson (1694–1764)

C

• Poul Chievitz (1817–1854)
• Inger Christensen (1935–2009)
• Sophus Claussen (1865–1931)

D

• Ernesto Dalgas (1871–1899)
• Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976)
• Holger Drachmann (1846–1908)

E

• Elsebeth Egholm (* 1960)
• Jonas Eika (* 1991)
• Jakob Ejersbo (1968–2008)
• Karl Ewald (1856–1908)

F

• Christian Falster (1690–1752)
• Mathilde Fibiger (1830–1872)

G

• Karl Gjellerup (1857–1919)
• Meïr Aron Goldschmidt (1819–1887)
• Jens Christian Grøndahl (* 1959)
• Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783–1872)
• Katrine Marie Guldager (* 1966)
• Thomasine Gyllembourg (1773–1856)

H

• Bent Haller (* 1946)
• Kirsten Hammann (* 1965)
• Yahya Hassan (1995–2020)
• Julie Hastrup (* 1968)
• Carsten Hauch (1790–1872)
• Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791–1860)
• Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812–1890)
• Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841)
• Piet Hein (1905–1996)
• Poul Helgesen
• Helle Helle (* 1965)
• Henrik Hertz (1798–1870)
• Christina Hesselholdt (* 1962)
• Leif Hjernøe (* 1938)
• Peter Høeg (* 1957)
• Per Højholt (1928–2004)
• Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)
• Sven Holm (1940–2019)
• Jens Christian Hostrup (1818–1892)
• Peer Hultberg (1935–2007)
• Lars Husum (* 1975)

I

• Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789–1862)

J

• Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885)
• Bengt Janus (1921–1988)
• Johannes V. Jensen (1873–1950)
• Thøger Jensen (* 1960)
• Karin Johannsen-Bojsen (* 1936)
• Erna Juel-Hansen (1845–1922)
• Dennis Jürgensen (* 1961)
• Pia Juul (1962–2020)

K

• Lene Kaaberbøl (* 1960)
• Hans Vilhelm Kaalund (1818–1885)
• Christian Kampmann (1939–1988)
• Harald Kidde (1878–1918)
• Laura Kieler (1849–1932)
• Hans Kirk (1898–1962)
• Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940–1979)
• Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855)
• Thomas Kingo (1634–1703)
• Mogens Klitgaard (1906–1945)
• Troels Kløvedal (1943–2018)
• Jakob Knudsen (1858–1917)
• Jørgen Knudsen (1926–2017)

L

• Tomas Lagermand Lundme (* 1973)
• Kurt Peter Larsen (* 1953)
• Thøger Larsen (1875–1928)
• Ole Henrik Laub (1937–2019)
• Kim Leine (* 1961)
• Vagn Lundbye (1933–2016)
• Claus Christoffersen Lyschander (1558–1623/24)

M

• Aage Madelung (1872–1949)
• Svend Åge Madsen (* 1939)
• Conrad Malte-Brun (1775–1826)
• Ib Michael (* 1945)
• Karin Michaëlis (1872–1950)
• Poul Martin Møller (1794–1838)

N

• Peter Nansen (1861–1918)
• Kaspar Colling Nielsen (* 1974)
• Henrik Nordbrandt (1945–2023)
• Lise Nørgaard (1917–2023)

O

• Adam Oehlenschläger (1779–1850)

P

• Peder Palladius (1503–1560)
• Jacob Paludan (1896–1975)
• Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876)
• Leif Panduro (1923–1977)
• Christiern Pedersen (ca. 1480–1554)
• Carl Ploug (1813–1894)
• Henrik Pontoppidan (1857–1943)
• Merete Pryds Helle (* 1965)

R

• Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760–1830)
• Morten Ramsland (* 1971)
• Adda Ravnkilde (1862–1883)
• Bjarne Reuter (* 1950)
• Christian Richardt (1831–1892)
• Ane Riel (* 1971)
• Jørn Riel (* 1931)
• Klaus Rifbjerg (1931–2015)
• Knud Romer (* 1960)
• Tyge Rothe (1731–1795)

S

• Ole Johan Samsøe (1759–1796)
• Adolph Wilhelm Schack von Staffeldt (1769–1826)
• Sophus Schandorph (1836–1901)
• Hans Scherfig (1905–1979)
• Peter Seeberg (1925–1999)
• Frederik Christian Sibbern (1785–1872)
• Tage Skou-Hansen (1925–2015)
• Erik Skram (1847–1923)
• Finn Søeborg (1916–1992)
• Morten Søndergaard (* 1964)
• Jørgen Sonne (1925–2015)
• Villy Sørensen (1929–2001)
• Henrich Steffens (1773–1845)
• Hans Christensen Sthen (1544–1610)
• Ambrosius Stub (1705–1758)
• Viggo Stuckenberg (1863–1905)

T

• Pia Tafdrup (* 1952)
• Hans Thomissøn (1532–1573)
• Mette Thomsen (* 1970)
• Kirsten Thorup (* 1942)
• Vilhelm Topsøe (1840–1881)
• Dea Trier Mørch (1941–2001)
• Dan Turèll (1946–1993)

U

• Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621–1698)

W

• Niels Birger Wamberg (1930–2020)
• Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785)
• Gustav Wied (1858–1914)
• Dorrit Willumsen (* 1940)
• Christian Winther (1796–1876)
• Jacob Worm (1642–1693)

• Thomas Agergaard, saxophon
• Jacob Anderskov, piano, composing, arrangement
• Svend Asmussen, violin
• Søren Bebe, piano
• Nikolaj Benson
• Thomas Blachman, drums
• Jesper Bodilsen bass
• Jakob Bro, guitar
• Kaya Brüel (vocal)
• Papa Bue, trombone
• Alice Carreri (vocal)
• Christina von Bülow, saxophon
• Anders Christensen bass
• Majken Christiansen (vocal)
• Thomas Clausen, piano
• Mats La Cour trumpet
• Carsten Dahl, piano
• Christina Dahl, saxophon
• Nils Bo Davidsen, bass
• Jakob Dinesen, saxophon
• Chris Minh Doky, bassist
• Niels Lan Doky, pianist
• Pierre Dørge, guitar
• Jørgen Emborg, piano
• Mikkel Ploug, guitar
• Jacob Fischer, guitar
• Lennart Ginman, bass
• Ib Glindemann, arrangement
• Lasse Gustavsen, saxophon
• Ole Kock Hansen, piano
• Caroline Henderson (vocal)
• Nikolaj Hess (piano)
• Jakob Høyer, drums
• Bent Jædig, saxophon
• Aske Jacoby (guitar)
• Jens Jefsen, bass
• Jan Kaspersen, piano
• Benjamin Koppel, saxophon
• Søren Kjærgaard, piano
• Niclas Knudsen (guitar)
• Bjarne Liller (vocal)
• Morten Lund, drums
• Jesper Lundgaard bass
• Fredrik Lundin, saxophon
• Katrine Madsen (vocal)
• Janne Mark (vocal)
• Marilyn Mazur, percussion
• Mads Mathias saxophon, vocal
• Leo Mathisen, pianó
• Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet
• Malene Mortensen (vocal)
• Erik Moseholm, bass
• Nicolai Munch-Hansen, bass
• Lars Møller, saxophon
• Cæcilie Norby, (vocal)
• Kresten Osgood, drums
• Thomas Ovesen
• Stefan Pasborg, drums
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass
• Hugo Rasmussen, bass
• Esben Selvig (vocal)
• Rasmus Sørensen
• Simon Spang-Hanssen, saxophon
• Ole Sterndorff, banjo
• Niels Jørgen Steen, piano
• Bo Stief bass
• John Tchicai, saxophon
• Jesper Thilo, saxophon
• Thulla (vocal)
• Simon Toldam, piano
• Kasper Tranberg, trumpet
• Trille (vocal)
• Hans Ulrik, saxophon
• Mads Vinding, bass
• Emil de Waal (drums)
• Lis Wessberg (trombone)
• Jonas Westergaard, bass
• Jens Winther, trumpet
• Jesper Zeuthen, saxophon
• Katrine Madsen, vocal

Bands

• 5 Go Adventuring Again
• Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
• DR Big Band
• Klüvers Big Band
• Papa Bue’s Viking Jazz Band
• Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band
• StoRMChaser
• Mames Babegenush

• Stan Getz, saxophone (1958 – 1961)
• Oscar Pettiford, double bass, cello (1958 – to his death in 1960)
• Kenny Drew, piano (1961 – his death in 1993)
• Dexter Gordon, saxophone (1962 – 1976)
• Ben Webster, saxophone (1964 – his death in 1973)
• Stuff Smith, violin (1965 – his death in 1967)
• Richard B. Boone, trombone (1970 – his death in 1999)
• Horace Parlan, piano (1972 – his death 2017)
• Ed Thigpen, drums (1974 – his death in 2010)
• Thad Jones, trumpet (1978 – 1984)
• Duke Jordan, piano (1978 – his death in 2006)
• Ernie Wilkins, saxophone (1979 – his death in 1999)
• Bob Rockwell, saxophone (1983 – present)
• Bobby Ricketts, saxophone (1981 – present)
• Doug Raney, guitar (1977 – his death in 2016)