Jacob Anderson Anders Koppel - Music

Benjamin Koppel Born February 21 1974 Is A Danish Saxophonist Who As Grandson Of Composer Herman D. Koppel And Son Of Composer And Musician Anders Koppel Is Rounded By A Large Musical Family. At The Age Of 15 He Co-Founded The Soul/rock Band Tournesoul And At The Same Time Formed His Own Jazz Quartet Which In 1993 Released The Debut CD Benjamin Koppel Quartet. In 1992 Jacob Gades Was The First Jazz Musician To Receive The Scholarship's Major Award. He Studied In New York With The Cuban Saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera And In 1995 He Co-Founded The Crossover Ensemble Mad Cows Sing Which With 4 Classical And 3 Rhythmic Musicians Has Made A Strong Mark In Denmark As Well As On The International Music Scene. In 1997 He Premiered Anders Koppel's Saxophone Concerto No. 1 And 2004 Saxophone Concerto No. 2. In May 2015 The Third CD With Koppel As Soloist With Symphony Orchestra Double Triple Koppel Dacapo-Records Was Released Where Koppel Plays Together With Michala Petri And Odense Symphony Orchestra. His Virtuosity And Musical Surplus Are Equally Well Placed In Both Jazz Soul Pop And Classical Contexts And He Has Also – Especially In Relation To His Young Age – Made An Incredibly Strong Mark Within These Genres Both In Denmark And Internationally. His Saxophone Playing Can Be Heard On A Large Number Of Danish CDs With Among Others Danseorkestret Moonjam Rugsted & Kreutzfeldt Maria Montell Marie Carmen Koppel Hanne Boel Alberte Winding Sanne Salomonsen As Well As Soundtracks To Several Films Cartoons – Including Hugo The Jungle Beast – And Ballets. Koppel Has Performed As A Soloist With A Large Number Of Symphony Orchestras In Both Denmark And Abroad As Well As With International Jazz Stars Such As Chris Potter Al Foster John Abercrombie Davíd Sanchez Lee Konitz Jim Hall Joe Lovano Markus Stockhausen Ron Miles Dave Douglas Ben Monder And Has Also Released More Than 50 CDs As A Jazz Soloist Together With Some Of The Biggest International Jazz Names Including Joe Lovano Kenny Werner Charlie Mariano Daniel Humair Phil Woods Alex Riel Larry Goldings Randy Brecker Palle Danielsson Ignacio Berroa Bill Stewart Lionel Loueke Paul Bley Miroslav Vitous Miguel Zenon Chano Dominguez Peter Erskine Scott Colley Johnathan Blake Bobby Watson Jean Michel Pilc Uri Caine And Others Benjamin Koppel Formed The Trio Koppel-Colley-Blade Collective In 2012 With Bassist Scott Colley And Drummer Brian Blade. They Released Their First CD "The Koppel Colley Blade Collective" On Artistshare USA In May 2015. Two New CDs With The Group Were Expected When? Released In 2019 A Trio Album Recorded In New York And A Release With Anders Koppel's Work "Mulberry Street Symphony" For Symphony Orchestra And Trio. Over The Years Koppel Has Received A Large Number Of Awards And Honors Including The Palæ Bar Jazz Prize The Year After Kenny Drew The Year Before Duke Jordan The Jacob Gade Prize Holstebro Music Prize And Others. He Was Also Appointed Knight Of France Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres In 2011 For His Musical Work. Koppel Made His Debut As A Writer In September 2011 With The Publication Ud Af Musik Gyldendal Written In Collaboration With Casper Rongsted. In 2022 "Annas Sang" Was Published By Gyldendals Forlag. It Is A Family Novel Inspired By Herman D. Koppel's Family. The Book Is 500 Pages Long And In March 2023 Will Already Be Printed In At Least 5 Editions. The Plot Goes Into Detail About A Danish-Jewish Family's Dilemma About The Preservation Of The Jewish Tradition In Copenhagen From 1933 Onwards. Source Google Translate To English Https //da.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Benjamin_Koppel read less