{"id":21,"date":"2022-06-21T11:30:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterdanstrup.com\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:40:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/peterdanstrup.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Peter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Peter Danstrup is a Danish musician, composer, video instructor and author. He has also a long record as an educator and director. This page will capture most of his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Very Short Version<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born April 23rd<\/sup> 1954, Frederiksberg, Denmark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artistic career<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Started playing in the mid 1970\u2019ies in Copenhagen. Joined several important bands with John Tchicai, Svend Asmussen, Marilyn Mazur, Pierre D\u00f8rge, Link Wray as well as his own bands and projects: Reptiles, Kl\u00f6kkebl\u00f6mst, Sacrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a composer he has written mostly for his own bands and projects, recently for Sacrified (8-piece orchestra), GLAS (6-voice vocal ensemble) Strange Bros (jazz quartet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danish Music Awards 2012 (best recording, best composer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected releases<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Darktown Highlights <\/mark>1977 (SLP1015) John Tchicai & Strange Bros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sargasso <\/mark>1979 (KPLP 9) J\u00f8rgen Emborg 4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Det <\/mark>1980 (EXL 30.009) Pia Raug <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soul on fire<\/mark> 1981(DMLP 503) Space Train Simon Spang-Hanssen, Jeppe Reipurth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Jungle Orchestra<\/mark> 1982 (SCS1162) Pierre D\u00f8rge <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six Winds<\/mark> 1982 (CBS 85945) Alex Riel, Marilyn Mazur <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grand Pa\u00b4s<\/mark>  Spells <\/mark>1993 (STCD 4182) Tchicai\/ Mengelberg <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aisha<\/mark> 1997 (DCCD 9426) Peter Danstrup <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reptiles in the Sky<\/mark> 2010 (DANPETCD 01) Peter Danstrup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beautiful Untrue Things<\/mark> 2012 (DANPETCD 02) Danstrup\/Reptiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kl\u00f6kkebl\u00f6mst<\/mark> 2013 (ILK205CD) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kl\u00f6kkebl\u00f6mst; Romantiker<\/mark> 2014 (ILK224CD) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kl\u00f6kkebl\u00f6mst; [sic!] <\/mark>2015 (ILK253CD) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacrified<\/mark> 2016 (ILK260CD) Peter Danstrup; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flag of Time <\/mark>2017 (ILK270LP) Damaztra; Kasper Tranberg, Marilyn Mazur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bird Next Tree<\/mark> 2018 (ILK290CD) Strange Bros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And They Danced<\/mark> 2019 (WEARESURBURBAN) M.Rexen <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landene som Forsvandt\/Nowherelands<\/mark> 2021 (ILK326LP) Vokalselskabet Glas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolute Danstrup<\/mark> 2021 (ILK332LP) Peter Danstrup <\/p>\n\n\n\n

World’s Twelve Worst Books<\/mark> 2022 (ILK340LP) Peter Danstrup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live at Xenon<\/mark> 2023 (ILK350) VsDooM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordic Waste<\/mark> 2026 (ILK386CD) Peter Dahlgren, Anders Banke, Ivar Asheim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sange Fra Bladet<\/a> (with Sanne Graulund) Sight reading for singers (Dansk Sang) 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video &<\/em> Movies:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Django Bates interview<\/a> (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspiration, Intuition, Improvisation<\/a> (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chico <\/a>(2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expel That Pain<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben <\/a>(2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The very long version<\/mark>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CV-26 UK rev homepage<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Peter Danstrup is a Danish musician, composer, video instructor and author. He has also a long record as an educator and director. This page will capture most of his work. The Very Short Version Born April 23rd 1954, Frederiksberg, Denmark Artistic career Started playing in the mid 1970\u2019ies in Copenhagen. Joined several important bands with … <\/p>\n

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