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Christian Vuust
Associate professor at the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus, Denmark. Teaches saxophone, jazz ensemble, ear training and entrepreneurship.
Studied at Berklee College of Music in 1990-91, with teachers Herb Pomeroy, George Garzone, Hal Crook, Joe Viola, and Jerry Bergonzi.
Has performed/recorded with Lars Jansson (S), Aaron Parks (US), Ben Street (US), Jeff Ballard (US), Hal Crook (US), Audun Kleive (N), Per Jørgensen (N), Jori Hulkkonen (FIN), Gimo Mendes (Mozambique), Silje Neergaard (N), Jakob Bro (DK), Alex Riel (DK) and many others. Has toured with his own band in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Greenland, Iceland, England, Germany, Syria, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Has recorded 15 albums as leader/co-leader and more than 60 albums as sideman.
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Psalms and Poetry: Den Danske Salmeduo and Nicolai Munch-Hansen
by Jakob Baekgaard
Sometimes, the answer to the quest for an original sound is so obvious that it is overlooked. While many European jazz musicians have tried to imitate the sound of the American jazz scene and the pulse of New York, fewer have tried to reach back into their own musical heritage. Two new Danish jazz releases find inspiration in their home country. One through the European tradition of psalms and the other through the works of a Danish poet.
read moreChristian Vuust & Aaron Parks: Storytelling
by Jakob Baekgaard
"You're technically hip. But what is your story?" This quote from the famous saxophonist and storyteller Lester Young is used in the Danish saxophonist Christian Vuust's introduction to his album Storytelling. The context of the quote is Lester Young teaching a group of young musicians the importance of being able to tell a story with music. This is a lesson that Vuust learned a long time ago and on this album, he shares some of his favorite ...
read moreChristian Vuust: Urban Hymn
by Ian Patterson
Multi-reedist/composer Christian Vuust has been a mainstay of the Danish jazz scene for close to thirty years. A professor at the Royal Academy of Music in his hometown of Aarhus, Vuust has crafted a significant discography as leader, working with some of Denmark's best jazz musicians. Urban Hyms marks a departure for Vuust, being his first CD recorded outside Denmark. Recorded in a single day in jny:New York, Jeff Ballard, Ben Street and Aaron Parks's sophisticated yet subtle support frames ...
read moreChristian Vuust: Urban Hymn
by Jakob Baekgaard
As the jazz capital of the world, New York holds a special fascination for musicians around the world. One of them, the Danish saxophonist Christian Vuust, got the chance to fulfill his dream of living and working in the city and also recorded an album of his own music while he was there. The result is more than a souvenir from a musical tourist. It is a genuine artwork of sophisticated beauty where Vuust is able to hold his own ...
read more"...Vuust's strongly convincing and personal saxophone playing" Aarhus Stiftstidende (Denmark)
"Christian Vuust has a masterful and soulful tone" Ingmar Glanzelius, Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)
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Christian Vuust
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
Born: December 25, 1964
