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Jimmi Roger Pedersen

Jimmi Roger Pedersen (JRP) is a professional freelance double bass player, composer and educator. JRP was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1965 and in 1986 he studied double bass with legendary Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP) at Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. Jimmi was nominated as best solo instrumentalist in The 2009 JPF Music Awards in Nashville, TN USA. Recieved multiple national grants over the years. Jimmi toured with jazz pianist Horace Parlan and backed artists such as Benny Bailey, Al Grey and Lee Konitz. He has 100+ records to his credit including two solo bass albums. Composed 100+ pieces including music for larger orchestras. Recently released a new learning system for double bass 'theMELTconcept'. Jimmi was artistic director of the European bass congress BASS2012 COPENHAGEN, currently president of BASSEUROPE and chairman of Danish Bass Society. Jimmi lives near Copenhagen. More info at www.doublebass.dk.

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Jimmi was nominated as best solo instrumentalist in The 2009 JPF Music Awards in Nashville, TN USA. Recieved multiple national grants over the years.


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Susanna Lindeborg: Time Sign

Read "Time Sign" reviewed by Matthew Wuethrich


On Time Sign Susanna Lindeborg’s Mwendo Dawa has made one big mess. Depending on how clean a person you are, this could be good or bad. If you like to shove all sorts of timbral colors, rhythms, sonic textures and loose song structures into the closet, then open it and see what floods out, then this record is for you.

“Mwendo Dawa" is Swahili for “the way to a special goal," and Time Sign reaches for an ecstatic ...

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Susanna Lindeborg's Mwendo Dawa: Time Sign

Read "Time Sign" reviewed by Joshua Weiner


“Mwendo Dawa,” this Swedish group’s press kit informs me, means “the way to a special goal” in Swahili. On the evidence presented by Time Sign, their “special goal” is to create some of the thorniest, most vertiginous fusion out there today. In this they succeed, with sometimes thrilling results. The difficulty of some of the music, however, may make it as incomprehensible to some listeners as, well, Swahili.

Mwendo Dawa is led by keyboardist Susanna Lindeborg, who, ...

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"Jimmi Roger Pedersen, who can be named as the most remarkable among younger bass players, once again showed empathy and exquisite sound", and "Rare to hear a young bass player produce such a full and singing sound, delivered with body, soul and creativity". Kjeld Frandsen, Berlingske Tidende

"JRP has international class - one clearly senses his distinguished feeling for theme and solo playing". Lars Stentoft, Herning Folkeblad

"JRP is a brilliant bass player, and his playing is character sized by great concentration, and calm, but very energetic, appearance". Bjarne Nielsen, Vendsyssel Tidende

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