Biography
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Simon Krarup Jensen was born in Copenhagen in 1973. He started playing the flute at the age of ten. Simon played classical music through childhood and switched to rock when the hormones started circulating. In Denmark he played experimental hard rock with a band called Patricia Painting for three years while taking several courses in jazz theory, improvisation and of course flute playing. He played on the streets a lot, mostly ballads, jazz and folk music. |
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In 1996, Simon moved to Sweden and joined the progressive rock band Grovjobb (the Swedish
word for hard work). Simon was the flutist and saxophonist of Grovjobb for five years. During that time they made three albums (read more in the Discography). The other musicians in Grovjobb were: Jerry Johansson (guitar, sitar), Jesper Jarold (bass, violin) and Ola Jensen (drums, percussion). |
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| Simon in Peekaboo Studio, spring 2004. |
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The band Grovjobb,
a summer day in 1999.
From the left: Ola W. Jensen, Jesper Jarold, Jerry Johansson (in the front) and Simon Jensen. |
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Simon on stage with the
band Patricia Painting,
a summer night 1995. |
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In 1999, a group of five friends started an investigational quintett, called Någon (the Swedish word for someone). They had some gigs and recorded a few tunes
(read more in the Discography).
The music of Någon was very amusing, but it was impossible for the guys to control the project, so they stopped playing together and saved their friendships instead.
The other permanent members in Någon were: Erik Fridell (accordion, piano),
Carl Söderström (bass, harmonica, piano), Per Fenger-Krog (piano, bass) and Joel Gröndahl (saxophones). |
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| The band Någon playing at a party in 1999. Erik Fridell on accordion. |
Joel Gröndahl on saxophone. |
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Simon Jensen Band started as an odd duo in December 2003 with Simon Jensen (flute) and Peter Nilsson (bass) trying to find a way to communicate. During January and February 2004, Per Fenger-Krog (piano, keyboards) and Oskar Bergenheim (drums, percussion) joined the group. One day in March 2004 they recorded four experiments in Peekaboo Studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Simon lives most of the time. The music turned out to be unique in several ways so they decided to continue playing. A few months later the band signed a deal with the label Blue Beat Productions. |
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| The debut "All You Can Eat" was released in January 2005 (see the Discography). Shortly after the debut the group was disbanded because the members wanted to go in separate directions. Simon was in the middle on a divorce and he didn’t have the energy to lead a band. Instead he started teaching free improvisation at ABF Göteborg, a small one-day-a-week job that he had for ten months. Besides that, he wrote on a book on the improvisation subject and played solo flute on funerals and weddings. |
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| Peter Nilsson played the bass on All You Can Eat. The album was released in January 2005. |
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| Per Fenger-Krog played the keyboards on All You Can Eat. Besides that, Per has worked together with Simon in several projects during the past eight years. |
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Oskar Bergenheim played the drums
on All You Can Eat. |
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During the late spring 2006 Simon met the guitar player Jack Andersson at a party. They started playing and after six months the bass player Marcello Musumeci and the drummer Lars Rosengren joined them. In May 2007 the guitarist Daniel Jägerholt showed up, and once again it was time for the studio. Three tunes were recorded on the 31th of May 2007. Shortly after that the musicians went apart.
At present time, there is no Simon Jensen Band. Simon is planning to start it again during 2008. |
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The demo cd Summer 2007
was recorded in Peekaboo
Studio the 31th of May 2007.
Only 100 copies were made,
but you are free to download
two tunes (Points and The Aunt).
See the Free Tunes section
for further information. |
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Simon Jensen Band as they looked like in April 2007. From the left: Jack Andersson, Marcello Musumeci, Simon Jensen, Lars Rosengren and Daniel Jägerholt. |
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During the autumn 2007 Simon has been
doing some recording jobs together with the electronica-
oriented Björn Nyberg who runs the dynamic Open Jam Session project. They want to mix
the electronic sounds with the flute and plan to release an album later this year.
In January 2008 Simon joined the jam band Tangle. In the middle of March they recorded three tunes: Bazaar, Signum and The Den. The musicians in Tangle are Simon Jensen (flute), Björn Nyberg (bass), Svenna Granit (guitar), Håkan Åkerblom (drums) and Mårten Larsson (trumpet).
Simon also arranges workshops in flute playing and improvisation. Next workshop will be given this summer, please see the Teaching section. |
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Björn Nyberg is the man behind the Open Jam Session project. |
Mårten Larsson plays the trumpet in Tangle. Spring 2008. |
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