HASSE POULSEN   CV

GUITARIST IMPROVISOR COMPOSER

I play in several groups :

I lead

                   

Hasse Poulsen’s Sound of Choice.                     Lars Juul, Fredrik Lundin.                                                            6 CD’s

Cinema Scandinave                      j. Davidsen, L .A. Haug, T. Snekkestad, A.Banke, J.Ehde.                    recorded november 2006 release september 2008

And co-lead

Speeq                                Phil Minton + Luc Ex, Marc Sanders                    CD  Red Note 2007

Das Kapital                      Daniel Erdmann, Edward Perraud                    2 releases and more coming

Wonderland                     Nicolas Humbert, Martin Otter + Das Kapital

Roy Poulsen Chevillon     Guillaume Roy, Bruno Chevillon             recording planned 2008

Duo with Fredrik Søegaard                                                              CD Leo records 2005

Duo with Pierre Dørge : Titanic

Sound Kitchen                    Teppo Hauta-aho, Jari Hongisto.                                        CD AV-ART records

Invisible Correspondances: Sound of Choice + Ixi String Quartet                    CD 2005  re-release 2008

I am a sideman in

Louis Sclavis Napoli’s Walls                                         CD ECM 2003

Louis Sclavis Big Napoli                                         Sclavis, etc                    recorded dec 2006/dec 2007

Hélène Labarièrre Quartet            François Corneloup, Christophe Marguet     CD 2007

Guillaume Roy Sextet

Peter Corser’s Blackberry Quartet

Upcoming projects  :

Artist in residence at the Dynamo in Pantin 2008-2009

Artist in Residence in Champagne-Ardennes 2008/2009/2010

duo with guitarist Marc Ducret scheduled for the Banlieues Bleues festival march 2009.

Progressive Patriots: quintet featuring saxophone players Guillaume Orti and Stéphane Payen, bass player Henrik Simonsen and drummer Tom Rainey.

progammed at Reims Jazz Festival and the Dynamo, november 2008.

Das Kapital plays Hanns Eisler release october 2008.

DVD Wonderland Zürich to be released spring 2008

DVD  of recording and performing Dance Danes, Dance recorded january 2008 for release in june 2008.

DVD Wonderland Strasbourg to be released autumn 2008

New composition for percussionist Tim Lutte with Henrik Simonsen and H.P to be premiered in Austin, Texas november 2008.

 

compositions             

 

2007           Dance Danes, Dance for solo double bass and percussion ensemble (price for best composition at Musikskole Biennale 2007).

                     Recorded for a DVD with the students at Hvidovre Music School january 2008.

2005-6        Melfløjteren 40 Minutes of music for the Toneart festival in Copenhagen. Revised, augmented and recorded by the National          

                     Danish radio in 2006 under the title Cinema Scandinave.

2004            writing lyrics and melodies for Marshmallows and Yellow Fever.

2000            Composed the music for L’Ombre, a piece by Hommes de Terre

                     Composed ten songs based on chinese poems translated into English for Nina Bjørk.

1999           Composed the music for the play Den Dobbelte troløshed for Grønnegaards Teatret in Copenhagen. 49 performances.

1998           5 Icelandic songs recorded by Nina Bjørk Eliasson. Release 1999.

1996           Beethovens 5th performed by Guitartrio 1+2.

            rb   Fra Værker og Titler: Sound of Choice & poet Niels Lyngsøe at Louisiana art museum.

1994           Composed and recorded the Music for Wadt Thomsen thriller Nedenunder.

1993           Together with Lars Juul composed and performed the music for Esa Alannes dance performance A Mad Man’s Diary.

                   Performances   in Helsinki and Copenhagen.

1992           Mellem Virkelighed, a one hour composition for voice, cello, guitar and percussion.

                    Oi, Paquito, for string quartet.

                   Aquarium and Try for the Esbjerg Ensemble.

1991   rb           4 Vignetter for strygekvartet performed by the Kontra Quartet at Lerchenborg Musicdays. (DR)

1990           Oci T’sen for bigband.

1987           Ennui, The music for a Slideshow by Åse Steensen.

 

discography   

          

                    Louis Sclavis: La Moitie du Monde           JMS records          

                    Hélène Labarièrre Quartet: Les Temps Changent          Emouvance records

2007           SPEEQ: OR          Red Note records

                   Das Kapital: All Gods have Children          QUARK Records

2006          Sound of Choice: Rugby  in japan          QUARK Records

                   And we also caught a Fish          leo records

                   Gjerstad, Moholo, Poulsen, Stephens: Calling Signals           Loose Torque

                   invisible correspondance          PAO records

2005          Das Kapital collectors series n°1                   

                   Louis Sclavis : Napolis Walls          ECM records

2003           49°  NORD: Tentacles          AV-ART records

                    Klakki: lemon river   tutl records

2001            Sound of Choice : Back Street Theatre   LJ records

                    Léandre Poulsen Houle C’est ça     Red Toucan records

                    Sound Kitchen: Pass me the Wine, Please          AV-ART records

2000          Poulsen, Friis, Moholo: Copenhagen           AV-ART records

                   49°Nord: Animal Language,           Unit records

1999          Klakki: In a Gown of water,           Tutl records

1998          Sound of Choice : Dynamics          AV-ART records

1996          Anker Friis Poulsen : Infinite Blueness,            AV-ART records

                   Klakki :Sortner du Sky,                    AV-ART records

1995          Sound of Choice : Sound of Choice,           AV-ART records

1993          Sound of Choice : Triple Exposure,           Olufsen records.

1988          Emmanuel Rahim : Harlem,           Olufsen records.

EDUCATION

Diploma as a guitarist and music teacher from The Royal Conservatory of Jazz, Copenhagen  1990.

Private Studies of Composition with Bent Sørensen 1988-1990.

Berklee College in Boston spring term 1985.

Private guitar studies with Chrisitan Sievert Karsten Houmark, Brett Wilmott, Mike Stern and others.

 

 

 

 

 

concerts and recordings with:


Sidsel Endresen, Frank Gratkowski, Joëlle Léandre, François Houle, Paul Rutherford , Pierre Dørge, Ayi Solomon, Phil Durrant,  Marcio Mattos, Serge Adams John Butcher, Mark Sanders, Roberto Bellatalla, Jakob Riis, Barry Guy, Frode Gjerstad, Nick Stephens, Louis Moholo, Phil Minton, Sten Sandell, Terje Isungset, Arve Henriksen, Audun Kleive, Niels Petter Molvær, Peter Brötzmann, Steve Hubback, Lotte Anker, Benita Haastrup, Markus Stockhausen, Thomas Clausen, Raymond Strid, Sophie Agnel, Lars Møller, Thomas Sandberg, Jens Hørsving, Fredrik Søegaard, Emmanuel Rahim, Nina Bjørk Eliasson, Francois Merville, Tony Moore, Barre Phillips, Olivier Sens, Benoit Delbecq …..