Jakob Bro

In 2016, he signed with ECM Records. His annual stint as a leader at The Village Vanguard began in 2020.

• Name — Jakob Bro • Born — 11 April 1978 • Birthplace — Denmark • Genre — Jazz, Free improvisation, Contemporary Music, Film Music • Occupation — Musician, Composer • Instrument — Guitar • Label — ECM, Loveland Music • Current Member Of — Jakob Bro Trio feat. Thomas Morgan & Joey Baron, Palle Mikkelborg, Marilyn Mazur, Jakob Bro / AC / Brian Blade, Once Around The Room with Joe Lovano, Jakob Bro / Óskar Guðjónsson / Skúli Sverrisson • Past Member Of — Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band, Tomasz Stańko, Charles Lloyd Sky Trio, I Got You On Tape, BRO/KNAK • Website — www.jakobbro.com

Jakob Bro currently leads a trio with Joey Baron and Thomas Morgan. Bro also works with Palle Mikkelborg, Charles Lloyd, Ambrose Akinmusire, Midori Takada, Joe Lovano, Mark Turner, Brian Blade, and Bro/Knak, a collaboration with the Danish producer Thomas Knak. His album, "Taking Turns", with Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, and Andrew Cyrille was featured as the album of the month in The Guardian. Bro is a former member of the Paul Motian Band (Garden of Eden, ECM, 2006) and a member of Tomasz Stanko's Dark Eyes Quintet (Dark Eyes, ECM, 2009). Jakob Bro’s music and various ensembles are depicted in the film “Music for Black Pigeons” (directed by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed), which premiered at the 79th Venice Biennale and has been featured at film festivals around the world. The soundtrack was released in 2024. Bro has worked with Paul Bley, Chris Cheek, Andrew D'Angelo, Bill Frisell, George Garzone, Lee Konitz, Thomas Morgan, Paul Motian, Oscar Noriega, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Speed, Ben Street, Mark Turner, David Virelles, and Kenny Wheeler.

• Daydreamer (Loveland, 2003) • Sidetracked (Loveland, 2005) • Pearl River (Jakob Bro album) (Loveland, 2007) • The Stars Are All New Songs (Loveland, 2008) • White Rainbow (album) (Loveland, 2008) • Who Said Gay Paree (Loveland, 2008) • Balladeering (Loveland, 2009) • Time (Loveland, 2011) • Bro/Knak (Loveland, 2012) • December Song (Loveland, 2013) • Gefion (ECM, 2015) • Hymnotic/Salmodisk (Loveland, 2015) • Streams (ECM, 2016) • Bay of Rainbows (ECM, 2018) • Returnings (ECM, 2018) • Uma Elmo (ECM, 2021) • Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian - Co-Leader with Joe Lovano (ECM, 2022) • Strands with Palle Mikkelborg, Marilyn Mazur (ECM, 2023) • Music For Black Pigeons - Motion Picture Soundtrack (Loveland Music, 2024) • Taking Turns with Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Thomas Morgan, Andrew Cyrille (ECM, 2024) • Murasaki with Wadada Leo Smith and Marcus Gilmore (Loveland, 2025)

• Bandapart, Visions Du Lamarck (Blackout) • Beautiful Day, Copenhagen Melodrama (Eight Islands, 2022) • Steffen Brandt, Baby Blue (Alarm) • Jakob Buchanan, I Land in the Green Land (Buchanan) • Povl Dissing, That Lucky Old Sun (Stunt, 2010) • I Got You On Tape, 2 (Auditorium) • Søren Dahl Jeppesen, Route One (Dog Day, 2010) • Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard, Vesper (Hiatus, 2012) • Paul Motian, Garden of Eden (ECM, 2004) • Nicolai Munch-Hansen, Wanna Do Right... (Loveland) • August Rosenbaum, Heights (Hiatus) • Tomasz Stańko, Dark Eyes (ECM, 2009) • Teitur, The Singer (Arlo & Betty) • Jonas Westergaard, Helgoland (Stunt)

Jakob Bro is recorded with the occupation jazz guitarist. Recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded with the occupation composer. Classed in the genre jazz. Recorded as composer, guitarist and musician.