Bassist, Composer, Educator, and CEO of Mingus Records

Teaching:
Double Bass/Electric Bass as a main subject
Ensemble Playing
Main Subject Pedagogy
Main Subject other  instruments

Education:
The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus (Graduated June 1997)
Studied under Jens Jefsen and NHØP

Artistic Experience:
Jesper Bodilsen tours both with his own groups and as a sideman.
He performs in clubs, concert halls, and festivals worldwide and has played multiple times at Birdland in New York and the Berlin Philharmonie.

He has performed and collaborated with some of the world’s greatest jazz artists, including Gregory Porter, Joe Lovano, Gino Vanelli, Brad Mehldau, Bill Frisell, Phil Woods, Lionel Loueke, James Moody, Dino Saluzzi, Enrico Rava, Ed Thigpen, Paolo Fresu, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Palle Mikkelborg, Joey Calderazzo, Seamus Blake, and Marc Turner.

He has contributed to more than 100 recordings, including several released on ECM and Universal Records. In 2021, he founded the record label Mingus Records.

Orchestras & Groups:
Stefano Bollani Trio
Ulf Wakenius Group
Max Ionata Special Edition
Fellowship
Jesper Bodilsen Trio
Gunde-Bodilsen-Lund
Vivian Buczek
Veronica Mortensen Group
Magda
Little Blue Book

Awards:
Edward Eriksen Memorial Grant
Django d’Or Prize 2004

Teaching Experience:
The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus
The Rhythmic Music Conservatory
The Southern Denmark Academy of Music

Website:
https://www.jesperbodilsen.dk