Jens Winther

Danish jazzmusician, composer and conductor (1960-2011)

Born: 29 October 1960
Næstved
Died: 24 February 2011
Geneva
Country: Denmark
Active: 1978–

Biography

Jens Winther was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Jens Winther was born on 29 October 1960 in Næstved and died on 24 February 2011 in Geneva. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include Ben Webster Prize (1987).

Jens Winther (29 October 1960 – 24 February 2011) was a Danish jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader. He composed for and played in a long line of European big bands and other orchestras. His work includes compositions for symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and choirs. As a bandleader, he was noted on the international Jazz scene with his JW European Quartet (originally a quintet), particularly since 2007. In 2008, he founded the fusion band JW Electrazz. From 2009, he was based in Berlin, Germany. Jens Winther was born in Næstved, Denmark, in 1960. At the age of 10 he started to play the trumpet and at 18, he moved to Copenhagen to become a professional freelance trumpeter, playing with such bands as the New Jungle Orchestra, the Erling Kroner Tentet, Candentia Nova Danica and Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band. In 1982, he became a solo trumpeter in the DR Big Band and in 1985 he also started to compose for it.

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