Emil Hess

Emil Hess (b. April 16th 1965 ) is a Danish saxophone player and composer based in Copenhagen . He plays all saxophones, clarinet, bassclarinet, flute and piano. He has released 14 CD´s and is an internationally active musician. He leads Emil Hess Quartet & Emil Hess Evolution Orchestra. He also co-leads Hess-Winter -Huntley, 3 x Hess, Hess-Dayyani- Clausen & 3 of A Kind.

E. Hess has composed for and played many constellations. He was Winner of Danish Music Award jazz 2014 for best Danish Jazz Release with " 3 X Hess : Music for Mum & Dad and has received several composers Awards from the Danish Art Society. He has composed 310 compositions for small groups and larger ensembles and film productions. He has played with Mulgrew Miller, Cameron Brown, Lars Jansson, Dave Ballou, Thomas Clausen , Marilyn Mazur, Søren Lee , Richard Huntley, Niklas Winter, Klüvers Big Band , Ted Curson, Bill Dobbins and Carmen Bradford. During his career E. Hess has played at many clubs and festivals in Scandinavia , USA , Japan, Africa, China and most of Europe with appearances at e.g. Knitting Factory (NYC), Copenhagen Jazzfestval, and Beijing International Jazz Festival.

Emil Hess is a associate professor at Aarhus University from where he holds a Masters degree in Music. He has also studied two years at Berklee College of Music in Boston and City College in New York . His teachers have been, among others, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Ron Carter and Bill Pierce.