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Søren Kristiansen

Søren Kristiansen – born December 7th 1962 comes from the picturesque town of Ærøskøbing on one of the small islands south of Hans Christian Andersen’s native island, Funen. He made his debut as a professional jazz musician at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival in 1985. He comes out of a tradition led by figures such as Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans. Among the bandleaders with whom he has played and made several recordings, are two of the most prominent Danish mainstream musicians, clarinetist Jorgen Svare and tenor saxophonist Jesper Thilo. In their bands Kristiansen has been able to cultivate his gift for basic, unfailing swing. Through the years he has also toured with several jazz greats, such as Harry “Sweets” Edison, Al Grey, Clark Terry, James Moody, Art Farmer, Putte Wichman and Rolf Ericsson.
Søren Kristiansen is a very popular pianist on the Danish jazz scene as a sideman (with many recordings under his belt as such), with his own trio, and now as a solo pianist. In 1992 he was awarded The Ben Webster Prize, in 1995 The Danish Jazz Prize, and in 2001 his first recording as a leader (Søren Kristiansen Trio: VERY EARLY.... VERY LATE) was nominated for a Danish Grammy. He received Pala Bar’s Jazz Prize in 2007 and Best Album Of The Year 2007 for his first solo album WITH A SONG IN MY HEART. He has recently composed and recorded the music for world famous director Henning Carlsen’s new movie “Springet”.