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Bo Stief

Bo Stief (born 15 October 1946) is a Danish jazz and rock bassist, composer, and arranger born in Copenhagen. He has worked or recorded with Don Cherry, Miles Davis, Warne Marsh, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, George Russell, Kenny Drew and Ben Webster, among many other prominent jazz musicians. Since 1980 Stief has been leading bands as Chasing Dreams, Dream Machine or One Song III. In 2005 he was awarded the Danish Django d’Or as Master of Jazz.

Bo Stief

Santa Cruz band members Poul Halberg, Alex Riel and Bo Stief

Hreinn Gudlaugsson · CC BY-SA 4.0

Name
Bo Stief
Born
15 October 1946
Occupation
Double bassist, Composer, Arranger
Nationality
Kingdom of Denmark
Fields
jazz · jazz fusion
Languages
Danish

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