Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen as Danish jazz upright bassist (1946–2005).
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen was born at Osted in 1946. His recorded nationality is Denmark.
Broadcast radio, the LP and the touring circuit made this the first era in which a musician could reach a mass audience without ever meeting it.
He worked as composer, jazz musician and university teacher.
The instruments recorded are guitar, double bass and bass.
His work is classed as jazz.
He performed with Roy Eldridge Quartet and The Milt Jackson Big 4.
What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
The honours record reads: Niels Prize (1987) and Nordic Council Music Prize (1991).
That the work came out of Denmark shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen died in 2005, aged 59. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Niels Prize — 1987
- Nordic Council Music Prize — 1991
- Instruments: guitar, double bass and bass
- Genres: jazz
