Mads Vinding
Mads Vinding (born 7 December 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz double-bassist.
Mads Vinding
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- Name
- Mads Vinding
- Born
- 7 December 1948
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Occupation
- Musician, composer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Fields
- jazz · soul
- Honours
- Django d’Or
- Languages
- Danish
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Mads Vinding (born 7 December 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz double-bassist.
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• Name — Mads Vinding • Born — 7 December 1948 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Genre — Jazz, classical • Occupation — Musician, composer • Instrument — Double bass • Years Active — 1960s–present • Label — Sonet, Stunt • Website — www.vinding.dk
Music career
Music career
Vinding began his professional career when he was 16 as the house bassist for Jazzhus Montmartre, a jazz club in Copenhagen. He has played on more than 800 recordings and more than 1000 Radio/TV shows.
As sideman
As sideman
With Yelena Eckemoff • Cold Sun (L & H, 2010) • Grass Catching the Wind (L & H, 2010) With Kenny Drew • Your Soft Eyes (Soul Note, 1981) With Art Farmer • Manhattan (Soul Note, 1981) With Johnny Griffin • Blues for Harvey (SteepleChase, 1973) With Hank Jones • Trio (Storyville, 1991) • Hank Jones in Copenhagen - Live at Jazzhus Slukefter 1983 (Storyville, 2018) - trio with Shelly Manne, drums With Duke Jordan • Flight to Denmark (SteepleChase, 1974) - recorded in 1973 • Two Loves (SteepleChase, 1975) - recorded in 1973 • Truth (SteepleChase, 1983) - recorded in 1975 With Doug Raney • Guitar Guitar Guitar (SteepleChase, 1985) With Idrees Sulieman • Groovin (SteepleChase, 1985) With Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller • Giant Bones '80 (Sonet, 1980)
Discography
• Mads Vinding Group (Cosmos Collector, 1977) • The Kingdom (Stunt, 1998) • Daddio Don (Stunt, 2000) • Six Hands Three Minds One Heart (Stunt, 2002) • Over the Rainbow (Cope, 2002) • Two Basses (ZYX/Touche/Weaving, 2005) • Abrikostræet (Calibrated, 2005) • In Our Own Sweet Way (Storyville, 2009) • Open Minds (Storyville, 2011) • Composing (Storyville, 2015) • Yesterdays (Stunt, 2017)
Awards
• Best soloist, Nordring, 1978 • Ben Webster Prize, 1982 • Palæ Jazz Prize, 1997 • Launy Grøndahl's honorary prize, 2000 • Django d’Or, 2007
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