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Kenneth Knudsen
Kenneth Knudsen (born September 28, 1946 ) is a Danish jazz keyboardist and composer.
The self-taught musician studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts until 1974. He recorded more than a hundred albums with soloists such as Arild Andersen , Svend Asmussen , Niels- Henning Ørsted Pedersen , Jan Akkerman , Karsten Vogel , Palle Mikkelborg , Miles Davis ( Aura ) and the Indian violinist L. Subramaniam and groups such as Secret Oyster , Coronaria Dans , ANIMA , Entrance , Bombay Hotel and Heart To Heart Trioon. He also recorded several of his own CDs, including Silence and Music for Eyes .
Knudsen composed ballet, film and television music, string quartets , choral works and pieces for piano and cello, cello solo and guitar.
Knudsen also composed the distinctive ringtone of the telephone models called "BeoCom 2" from the Danish electronics manufacturer Bang & Olufsen .
Awards
Scholarships and a 3-year grant from the Danish Arts Foundation. The Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, Niels Mathiasen's Memorial Award (with NHØP and Palle Mikkelborg) Lifetime grant from the Danish Arts Foundation
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Kenneth Dahl Knudsen: Clockstopper
by Edward Blanco
Not much is known about Danish bassist Kenneth Dahl Knudsen, even his own website reveals little about his personal story, only that he has won several awards, including being voted “Jazz musician of 2010 in northern Denmark," has been fortunate to have performed the music he loves for most of his life and claims inspiration from the music of John Coltrane and Igor Stravinsky. Delivering his second album as leader on Clockstopper, Knudsen leads a core quintet of international players, ...
read moreKenneth Knudsen & Christian Skeel: Music for Eyes
by Glenn Astarita
Recorded in Copenhagen Denmark 1997, “Music for Eyes” represents the dual efforts of synthesists-composers Kenneth Knudsen and Christian Skeel. Having heard (via word of mouth) of Knudsen’s work, this writer’s curiosity was appeased upon receipt of this CD.
Here, Knudsen (synths and keyboards) and Keel (samplers, computers) team up and engage in minimalist ambient-electronic pieces that surpass this writer’s pre-conceived notions. This project seems to justify many of the positive assertions pertaining to Knudsen’s prominence and stature within Denmark’s jazz ...
read moreKenneth Knudsen: Sounds And Silence
by Glenn Astarita
Corresponding to this months review of Kenneth Knudsen’s “Music For Eyes” (See April 99’ AAJ), we pulled one of Knudsen’s 1994 releases from the archives which shows the Danish synthesist in a slightly different light. On “Sounds and Silence”, Knudsen employs soloist’s throughout most of these pieces which also includes Scandinavia’s well known and esteemed jazz trumpeter, Palle Mikkelborg.
The series of works (Part I-VII) are vignettes or segments of the main compositional theme; hence, the album title. Many of ...
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Kenneth Knudsen
Location: Copenhagen
Instrument: Synthesizer
Born: September 28, 1946
