Carsten Dahl
Dahl in 2010
Dahl in 2010
Background information
Born3 October 1967
Copenhagen, Denmark
GenresJazz, classical, experimental
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Piano, drums
Years active1982–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Carsten Dahl (born 3 October 1967) is a Danish pianist.

Early life

Dahl was born in Copenhagen on 3 October 1967.[1] His first instrument was the drums, which he began playing at the age of nine.[1] He taught himself both drums and piano, then studied both at Det Rytmiske Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen.[1] Dahl said that, "As a pianist, I am greatly influenced by Jørgen Nielsen and later, Butch Lacy who had a significant impact on my musical identity both as a mentor, icon and spiritual teacher."[2]

Later life and career

Dahl turned professional in 1982.[1] He was part of tenor saxophonist Thomas Agergaard's quartet from 1991 and drummer Ed Thigpen’s Rhythm Features band from 1998.[1] Dahl also led the rhythmic department of the West Jutland Academy of Music, Esbjerg, from 1992 to 1996 and taught at Det Rytmiske Musikkonservatorium for the following two years,[1] and again for five years from 2011.[2] He taught piano at the Danish Rhythmic Conservatory between 2012 and 2015, but said that he resigned because his "spiritual and highly religious approach to understanding what art really is caused certain conflicts with the general idea of the schools programmes".[2]

By 2022, Dahl had played on approximately 300 albums.[3] He is also a painter.[2] He said in 2020: "My pictures vary from the almost golden age of painting yet set in a modern context to specifically complex abstractions."[2]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Notes
1996 Will You Make My Soup Hot & Silver Storyville Trio, with Lennart Ginman (bass), Frands Rifbjerg (drums, percussion)[1][4]
1996–2003 Solo Piano Stunt Solo piano[1]
1998 Message from Bud Storyville Trio, with Lennart Ginman (bass), Frands Rifbjerg (drums)[1][5]
1999 The Butterfly Dream Storyville Solo piano[1]
2000? Lys På Himlen Dacapo Duo, co-led with Christina Dahl (soprano sax)
2000 Jazzpar 2000 Quintet Storyville Quintet, with Jörg Huke (trombone), Tony Coe (tenor sax, clarinet), Lars Danielsson (bass), Aage Tanggaard (drums); in concert[1][6]
2002 The Sign Stunt with Arild Andersen, Patrice Heral[1]
2003 Moon Water Stunt Trio, with Arild Andersen (bass), Patrice Heral (drums)[1]
2003? The Library Bar Concerts Verve with Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman
2004 Copenhagen-Aarhus Edge Solo piano
2004? Blue Train Marshmallow Trio, with Lennart Ginman, Frands Rifbjerg
2005? Ginman/Blachman/Dahl! Universal with Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman
2005–2007 In Your Own Sweet Way Storyville Trio, co-led with Mads Vinding (bass), Alex Riel (drums)[7]
2006? God Bless the Child Marshmallow with Lennart Ginman, Frands Rifbjerg, Bob Rockwell
2006? Charlie Butterfly Stunt Duo, with Allan Vegenfeldt
2006? Det gyldne landskab Private with Christina Dahl
2006? Short Fairytales EmArcy with Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen
2006? Tribute to Night Train Ploug Partnership
2007 A Good Time Storyville Trio, with Lennart Ginman (bass), Frands Rifbjerg (drums); in concert[8]
2007? Bebopish Rubbish Rabbit Marshmallow Trio, with Lennart Ginman, Frands Rifbjerg
2008? Minor Meeting Grave News Trio, with Jesper Lundgaard, Alex Riel
2008 Humilitas Storyville Quartet, with Jesper Zeuthen (alto sax), Nils Davidsen (bass), Stefan Pasborg (drums)[9]
2010 Effata Storyville Solo piano[10]
2011? Synesthesia & Metropolis Exlibris With Ensemble MidtVest[11]
2011 Metamorphosis Storyville Quartet, with Jesper Zeuthen (alto sax), Nils Davidsen (bass, percussion, flute), Stefan Pasborg (drums, percussion)[12]
2011 Live at Montmartre Storyville Duo, co-led with Eddie Gómez (bass); in concert[13]
2011 Space Is the Place Storyville Trio, with Arild Andersen (bass), Jon Christensen (drums)[14]
2012 Live at SMK ILK Duo, co-led with Stefan Pasborg (drums); in concert[15]
2012 Dreamchild Storyville Solo piano[16]
2012 Soliluquy Exlibris With Ensemble MidtVest; in concert[17]
2013 Under the Rainbow Storyville Trio, with Arild Andersen (bass), Jon Christensen (drums)[18]
2013 Reverentia Storyville Quartet, with Jesper Zeuthen (alto sax), Nils Davidsen (bass), Stefan Pasborg (drums)[19]
2013? Papillon Tiger Solo piano
2014? Bach – The Goldberg Variations for Prepared Piano Tiger Solo piano
2014 The Myth & the Moth Tiger Solo piano
2015? Grace Tiger Solo piano
2016 Caleidoscopia Storyville Quartet, with Jesper Zeuthen (alto sax), Nils Davidsen (bass), Stefan Pasborg (drums)[20]
2016 The Jester Exlibris Solo harpsichord[21][22]
2016 Live Storyville Quartet, with Jesper Zeuthen (alto sax), Nils Davidsen (bass), Stefan Pasborg (drums); in concert[23]
2016 Simplicity Storyville Trio, with Lennart Ginman (bass), Frands Rifbjerg (drums)[24]
2019 Painting Music ACT Trio, with Nils Bo Davidsen (bass), Stefan Pasborg (drums)[25]
2019 The Solo Songs of Keith Jarrett Storyville With Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet), Fredrik Lundin (sax), Nils Bo Davidsen (bass), Stefan Pasborg (drums), Ana Feitosa and Matthew Jones (violin), Sanna Ripatti (viola), Jonathan Slaatto (cello); in concert[26]
2019 Mirrors Within Storyville Trio, with Nils Bosse Davidsen (bass), Stefan Pasborg (drums)[27]
2021? Sagn Storyville Solo piano[28]
2021 A Beautiful Blue Moment Storyville Quartet, with Tim Hagans (trumpet), Johnny Åman (bass), Jukkis Uotila (drums); in concert[29]

As sideman

Year recorded Leader Title Label
1994–95 Lars Møller Cross Current Stunt[1]
1996–98 Richard Boone A Tribute to Love Stunt[1]
1998 Ed Thigpen It's Entertaintment Stunt[30]
1999 Mads Vinding Six Hands, Three Minds, One Heart Stunt[1]
2001 Ed Thigpen The Element of Swing Stunt[1]
2002 Cæcilie Norby First Conversation Blue Note[1]
2002 Ed Thigpen Live at Tivoli Copenhagen Stunt[31]
2003 Ulf Wakenius Forever You Stunt[1]
2017 Mads Vinding Standards Storyville[22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Büchmann-Møller, Frank (20 July 2005). "Dahl, Carsten". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Yardley, Erminia (30 January 2020). "Carsten Dahl, Painting Music". Jazz in Europe. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ Tucker, Michael (4 October 2022). "Carsten Dahl: A Beautiful Blue Moment". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Will You Make My Soup Hot & Silver". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Message from Bud". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Jazzpar 2000 Quintet". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ "In Your Own Sweet Way". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "A Good Time". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Humilitas". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Effata". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Synesthesia & Metropolis". Exlibris. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Metamorphosis". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Live at Montmartre". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Space Is the Place". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  15. ^ Margasak, Peter (March 2015). "Dynamic Duos". DownBeat. Vol. 82, no. 3. p. 58.
  16. ^ "Dreamchild". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Soliluquy: Ensemble MidtVest & Carsten Dahl". Exlibris. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Under the Rainbow". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Reverentia". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  20. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (May 2017). "Carsten Dahl Experience: Caleidoscopia". Jazzwise. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Carsten Dahl: The Jester". Exlibris. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  22. ^ a b Rusch, Robert (October–December 2017). "Papatamus". Cadence. Vol. 43, no. 4. p. 90.
  23. ^ "Live". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Simplicity". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Carsten Dahl: Painting Music". ACT Music. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  26. ^ "The Solo Songs of Keith Jarrett". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  27. ^ Tucker, Michael (4 October 2021). "Carsten Dahl Trinity: Mirrors Within". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  28. ^ Tucker, Michael (21 March 2021). "Carsten Dahl: Solo. Sagn". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  29. ^ "A Beautiful Blue Moment". Storyville Records. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  30. ^ "It's Entertaintment: Ed Thigpen". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  31. ^ "Live at Tivoli, Copenhagen: You and the Night and the Music/Ed Thigpen: Master of Time, Rhythm And Taste". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carsten Dahl.

External links

Authority control databases
Categories