Jasper Høiby

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Jasper Høiby
Jasper Høiby in Aarhus 2013
Jasper Høiby in Aarhus 2013
Background information
Born (1977-05-10) 10 May 1977 (age 46)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OriginDenmark
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Jazz musician & composer
Instrument(s)Double bass & bass guitar
LabelsEdition Records
Loop Records
WebsiteOfficial website

Jasper Høiby (born 10 May 1977 in Copenhagen) is a Danish jazz bass player known for his virtuosity and high-energy eloquence.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Høiby started to play the double bass in Denmark before he moved to the UK in 2001 to study at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London,[3] where he got into the London jazz scene. Whilst at the RAM he studied with Milton Mermikides. His time at the Academy led to membership of the Loop Collective, where he later collaborated with Ivo Neame. Høiby established himself as a bassist in London's jazz scene, with performers such as vibes player Jim Hart, saxophonist Mark Lockheart and vocalist Julia Biel.[1]

Høiby formed Phronesis in 2005, and the debut album Organic Warfare (2007) featured Magnus Hjorth (piano). The second album Green Delay (2009) was dedicated to Høiby's sister Jeanette, who lost her sight, and features the current[when?] lineup with Neame and Eger. Both albums were well received by critics and fans and helped to establish Phronesis's reputation as one of Europe's best up-and-coming bands. It was Alive (Edition Records, 2010) that really broke big, gaining rave reviews and Best Album awards from Jazzwise and Mojo. The album was recorded at the Forge in Camden, London. Due to a last-minute problems, Eger was unavailable. The American drummer Mark Guiliana took his place temporarily, for the concerts that formed the basis of the album, before Eger returned to the fold.[1][4][5] Phronesis has recorded eight albums, all receiving critical acclaim.

His reading of, and response to, Naomi Klein's influential book on climate change This_Changes_Everything_ prompted Høiby to found his band Fellow Creatures.[6]

Discography[edit]

As co-leader and leader[edit]

With Phronesis, trio including Ivo Neame & Anton Eger
With Fellow Creatures
With Jasper Høiby's Planet B
  • 2020: Planet B (Edition Records) feat. Josh Arcoleo and Marc Michel
  • 2022: What it Means to be Human (Edition Records) feat. Josh Arcoleo and Marc Michel
With Malija with Mark Lockheart and Liam Noble (musician)
With Three Elements (new trio with changing personnel, subsequent lineups to be announced)[7]
  • 2023: Earthness with Noah Stoneman (piano) and Luca Caruso (drums) (Edition Records)

Collaborations[edit]

With Ivo Neame
With Marius Neset
With Ana Silvera
With Jim Hart's Gemini
  • 2009: Narrada (Loop Records)
With Richard Fairhurst's Triptych
  • 2010: Amusia (Babel Records)
With Compassionate Dictatorship
  • 2007: Coup D'Etat (FMR Records)
  • 2010: Cash Cows (FMR Records)
  • 2013: Entertaining Tyrants (Jellymould Jazz)
With Kairos 4tet
With Slowly Rolling Camera
With Mark Lockheart
With Rory Simmons' Fringe Magnetic
  • 2010: Empty Spaces (Loop Records)
  • 2011: Twistic (Loop Records)
  • 2013: Clocca (Loop Records)
With Sam Crowe
  • 2010: Synaesthesia (F-IRE)
With Magnify
  • 2007: Magnify
With Tom Arthurs
  • 2008: Explications

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Lindsay, Bruce (2012-04-16). "Jasper Høiby: Phronesis and a Walk in the Dark Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  2. ^ Fordham, John "Phronesis review – they're a killer live band" The Guardian 13 June 2016
  3. ^ "Jasper Hoiby Review". Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  4. ^ "Jasper Hoiby Biography". Classical-music.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  5. ^ "Biography of Jasper Hoiby". JazzCDs.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  6. ^ Quinn, Peter. "10 Questions for Musician Jasper Høiby" The Arts Desk, 27 June 2016
  7. ^ "Jasper Høiby | Three Elements: Earthness". Edition Records. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

External links[edit]

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