Morten Lund (musician)

Morten Lund
Born	1972 (age 38–39)
Origin	Viborg, Denmark
Genres	Jazz
Occupations	Musician, bandleader
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1987 – present
Labels	Stunt Records, ECM
Associated acts	Stefano Bollani Jesper Bodilsen Paolo Fresu
Website	www.mortenlund.dk/about.html

Morten Lund (born 1972) is a Danish jazz drummer. He is co-leading a trio with Italian pianist Stefano Bollani and Danish Jesper Bodilsen on bass and he is a member of trumpetstar Paolo Fresu's Devil Quartet and Kind of Porgy and Bess ensemble. As a sideman he has participated on more than 60 albums.

Biography

Morten Lund was born into a musical family in Viborg, Denmark, in 1972 to a father who played both drums, trumpet and guitar and was a very active part of the city's jazz scene, and a mother who played flute. At age 6 Morten started to play drums and later went on to play in various constallations and genre, playing his first paid jobs at age 15. In 1993 he was accepted into the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus and only a year later, still a student, he started to play in the internationally recognized Klüvers Big Band. It was with this band that he recorded his first CD. After receiving his diploma in 1997 he moved to Copenhagen and was soon involved in several projects, recording and going on tours. Since this day, Jesper Bodilsen, with whom he had also studied at the Academy, has been a close collaborator on many projects. Since then Lund has established as one of the most active drummers on the Danish jazz scene.^[1]

In 2002 Lund and Morten Bodilsen were among the musicians selected for the Jazzpar Sixtet which Enrico Rava formed for the occasion when he received the Enrico Rava. As was the virtuoso Iralian pianist Stefano Bollani and since chemistry was good among the three musicians, they formed a trio the following year.^[2] Their first album,Mi ritorni in mente , was released the same year to critical acclaim and became one of the ten best selling records in Italy that year.^[3] After tours in Italy and Scandinavia it was clear that the collaboration was going to be of a more lasting nature. They went on to play in jazz clubs and at festivals around the world. Their debut in New York City was at the legendary Birdland Club.^[3] In 2006 the trio released their second album, Gleda, wgich is centred around Scandinavian songs.

Lund is also part of Paolo Fresu's Devil Quartet^[4] and he is working on a solo album.

Discography

With Stefano Bollani / Jesper Bodilsen / Morten Lund:

• 2003: Mi ritorni in mente, Stunt Records
• 2006:Gleda, Songs from Scandinavia, Stunt Records^[5]
• 2009: Stone In The Water, ECM

Awards

• 2006 Ben Webster Prize^[6]
• 2006 Australian Jazz Bell Award nomination in the Best International Jazz Release for Gleda^[3]

References

1. ^ "Biography". Morten Lund. http://www.mortenlund.dk/about.html. Retrieved 2010-01-04. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Stefano Bollani/Jesper Bodilsen/Morten Lund". Gaffa. http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/37003. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Stefano Bollani, - Jesper Bodilsen - Morten Lund: Mi Ritorini in Mente". Moonlight News. http://radiomlrnews.blogspot.com/2009/07/stefano-bollani-jesper-bodilsen-morten.html. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
4. ^ "Fresu, Paolo". Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/fresu-paolo. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
5. ^ "Gleda: Songs From Scandinavia". All About Jazz. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=20468. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
6. ^ "Prizewinners". Ben Webster Foundation. http://benwebster.dk/the-ben-webster-prize/the-prizewinner/. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 

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