Jakob Frandsen, elec./acc. Guitar
Born 20-03-1968, Østofte,DK

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Education:
1993-1999, Educated on the Royal Conservatory, The Hague,
The Netherlands with the main subject Jazz-guitar with the
following diplomas:

1999: Master of Music (with destinction for own compositions)
1997: Pedagogic Diploma
1997: Music-teacher Diploma

Musicianship:
2006: Tour w/ Dr. Drawbars in DK and Norway
Church-concerts in various danish churches with the
rock-quartet: "Liv & Lys
2005: Performed at "Ærø Jazzfestiva" w/Danny Gottlieb a.o.
Church-concerts in various danish churches with the
rock-quartet: "Liv & Lys
2004: Performed at "Ærø Jazzfestival" w/Bo Stieff and friends
2003: Performed at "Ærø Jazzfestival" w/Jakob Frandsen Quintet
Performed at "Rejkjavik Jazzfestival w/Nordic hearts
Tour in Germany and Holland with "Anette von Eichel Group
2002: Performed at the Northsea jazz-festival, w/ Anette von
Eichel Band.
Concerts in Holland in january,june,august
2001: Co-writer and musical performer for the theater-show,
“Adams Boot” by “Teater de Muzen”, Arnhem,
NL (info: www.muzen.nl)
performed at the Northsea jazz-festival w/ Ulli Glassman trio
performed at the Phillip Morris Jazz-festival w/ Michiel van Dijk
Tours in Holland, Germany, Spain
2000: Tours in Holland, Germany
1999: Performed at the Breda jazz-festival, Holland w/
Marietta Aprea
1998: Tour in Denmark w/ Jakob Frandsen Quartet
1997: Tour in Denmark w/ “Sons of W.T.”
1996: Tour in Spain w/ “Sons of W.T.”
Concerts in the Dutch Radio-west w/Bob Wijnen Trio
1995: Tour in Poland w/Suzanna Abbuhel Group
Concerts in Dutch radio w/ Frandsen/Medin Quartet,
Tilmar Junius Trio
1994: Tour in Denmark with Frandsen/Medin Quartet

Pedagogic Experience:
2005 One semester of jazzcombo lessons "Rytmisk Center"
2003-2005 2 years of fulltime teaching of the music
departement of "Ærø Folkehøjskole"
2002 A two-week jazz-course/workshop “Allmost bigband”
on Ærø Folkehøjskole"
2001 (1-9) –2002 (31-8) One year teacher of the
music-department of “Ærø Folkehøjskole”
2000(1-1) – 2001 (1-7) Guitar-teacher at the
“Dortdse Muziekschool”, in the Netherlands

CD’s

Tilt: "En del af det hele" (2006)
Anette von Eichel: "Get out now" (2003)
Jakob Frandsen & His Foreign Friends: "Nu"(2003)
Anette von Eichel: “Welcome to my world” (2001)
Bigband Koninklijk Conservatorium:
"KonCon Bigband" (2000)

Prices/Awards:
“Mother of Jazz” award in Jazz-concours Breda, Holland for
“best musician”.
Graduated from The Royal conservatory in 1999 with
destinction for own compositions.
Price in jazz-concours Dortdrecht, Holland with the
“Jakob Frandsen quartet”

Workshops/ Teachers:

- One week bigband workshop w/ Maria Schneider,
Workshop and performance w/ Michael Brecker
One week w/ International Association of Schools of Jazz
in Cologne.
John Abercrombie, Tal Farlow, Dough Raney,
Joe Lovano, Michaek Brecker a.o.