Jesper Bodilsen


Jesper Bodilsen is a Danish jazz double bassist.

Biography

Bodilsen was born in Haslev, Denmark. He was a student of Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Since the end of the 1990s he worked regularly with Ed Thigpen, with whom he recorded various albums. Furthermore, he worked with, among others, trumpeter Enrico Rava and recorded with Kasper Villaume, Stefano Bollani and Katrine Madsen. With George Colligan, he recorded a duo album. He leads his own trio with pianist Stefano Bollani and drummer Morten Lund.

Awards and honors

In 2004 he was awarded a Django d'Or as "Performer of the year"

Discography

Solo albums

;Duo with George Colligan
;Trio with Stefano Bollani & Morten Lund
;Baltic Trio with Max De Aloe & Niklas Winter