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composer jazz musician

Stefan Pasborg is a Danish drummer, composer and bandleader, and the founding member of ILK MUSIC, a Danish record label.

Career

In 2004 he was voted "New Name of The Year" at the Danish Music Award Jazz 2004 and his release Toxikum was voted Jazz Discovery of the Year. Danish Music Jazz is being given each year by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. He has performed and recorded with many international recording artists such as John Tchicai, Miroslav Vitous, Ellery Eskelin, Tim Berne, Palle Danielsson, Marc Ducret, Anders Jormin, Michael Formanek, Tomasz Stanko, Carsten Dahl, Jesper Zeuthen, Ray Anderson, Alex Riel, Mikko Innanen and Lotte Anker are among others

Pasborg has toured the most of Europe, United States and Asia as a leader, also as a sideman.

His latest Civil Defense was named one of the "Best Debut Albums of 2007" All About Jazz-New York Best of 2007 New York Pasborg was already behind the drums at the age of three. During his studies at the conservatory, he met other young musicians, thirteen of them, which they together formed an independent record label called ILK Music.

Achievements

  • Danish Music Jazz 2004 "New Name Of The Year" Jazz Discovery of the Year 2004 for the album Toxikum released by Pasborg. Both awards were given by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Danish Music Jazz 2011 for Pasborg’s Odessa 5: X-tra Large (category: Best Danish Cross-over Jazz Release of the Year).