Jakob Bro

Jakob Bro

Jakob Bro (born 1978) is a Danish jazz guitarist. Bro has never received any musical training besides short periods spent at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, the Berklee College of Music in Boston and New School University in New York. Jakob Bro has a successful career as a solo artist with artistic collaborations artists such as Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, Lee Konitz, Ben Street, Thomas Morgan [disambiguation needed], Kurt Rosenwinkel among others. He is known in the jazz world for his involvement with bands and artists such as Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band, Tomasz Stańko Quintet as well as his soloalbums feat. contributions for such household names as , and also more rock orientated bands such as Got You On Tape, Teitur, Povl Dissing and Steffen Brandt. International Jakob Bro marks his debut in early 2000 when Bro plays in Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band and later becomes a permanent member of the Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko Tomasz Stańko and his Quintet . Here, Bro is one of the key musicians on "Dark Eyes",. Jakob Bro has distinguished himself in recent years, particularly in the Danish jazz scene. He has won five DMA Awards from his last seven releases. In 2003 as "New Jazzname of the year", "Jazz Album of the year 2006" + "This year's Danish cross-over release 2006" with the album "sidetracked". Again in 2009 with the orchestra Bandapat and "Cross-Year of Release 2009". In 2010, Bro experienced a major commercial breakthrough withBalladeering, an album recorded entirely in New York City's Avatar Studio feat. Lee Konitz (sax), Paul Motian (drums), Ben Street (bass), with Jakob Bro and Bill Frisell on guitar. Bro has also received the Prize "Best Jazz release". The album also received "Album of the Year" in Danish Jazz Special. New Yorker Jazz Journal All About Jazz called "Balladeering" "A true artwork that brings out the best in the players". Bro has also received attention from US media such as Jazztimes and Downbeat. Praise carried over into Bro's 2011 album Time, which took a more minimal approach in both sound and production and added the talents of American bass player Thomas Morgan to the lineup along with Konitz and Frisell. The album was recorded in a single day at Avatar Studios and released in late 2011. Danish media outlet Politiken called Time "masterpiece of Danish jazz history". And the international press to followup. Dutch Written in Music gave it a 4.5 out of 5, and American jazz blogger Jazz Wrap announce "Time" album of the year, French JAZZMAN chose Time as "Pick of The Month". All About Jazz writes "what Remains in the end is a timeless work of art."

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