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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Danish jazz ensembles, Danish jazz musicians, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Jesper Thilo, Jazz collections at the University Library of Southern Denmark, Papa Bue, Jesper Lundgaard, Hugo Rasmussen, Leo Mathisen, Alex Riel, DR Big Band, Jens Winther, Fredrik Lundin, Jazzhus Montmartre, Morten Lund, StoRMChaser, Carsten Dahl, Nikolaj Hess, Bjarne Liller, Storyville Records, Ben Webster Prize, Svend Asmussen, Mads Vinding, Thomas Fryland, John Tchicai, Erik Moseholm, Chris Minh Doky, Jacob Fischer, Ib Glindemann, Jakob Bro, Marilyn Mazur, SteepleChase Records, Thomas Clausen, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Almost Big Band, Kai Ewans, Katrine Madsen, Jazzpar Prize, Pierre Dorge, Erik Tuxen, Thomas Blachman, Valdemar Eiberg, Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Max Bruel, Swe-Danes, Jorgen Emborg. Excerpt: Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (Danish pronunciation: , May 27, 1946 - April 19, 2005) was a Danish jazz bassist known for his impressive technique and an approach that could be considered an extension of the innovative work of Scott LaFaro. Born in Osted, near Roskilde, on the Danish island of Zealand, Pedersen was known as The Great Dane with the never-ending name, or more simply as NHOP. As a child, Pedersen played piano. As a teenager, he started learning to play contrabass and at the age of 14, he began his professional jazz career in Denmark with his first band, Jazzkvintet 60, while studying. Later on, he was engaged as the regular bassist at Copenhagen's Jazzhus Montmartre. At 17, he had already turned down an offer to join the Count Basie orchestra, mainly because he was too young to get legal permission to live and work as a musician in America. During the 1960s, Pedersen played with several important American jazzmen who were touring or resident in Denmark, including Ben Webster, Bill Evans, Brew Moore, Bud Powell, Count Bas...
