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About Jens Winther. Also see: www.jenswinther.net Info: 1970: Started playing the trumpet 1978: Became professional freelance trumpet player in the jazz area. Played with various local groups and the New Jungle Orchestra, Erling Kroner Tentet, Candentia Nova Danica, Ernie Wilkkins Almost Big Band and others. 1982: Was appointed solo trumpet player in the Danish Radio Big Band. 1985: Started writing for the Big Band. Thad Jones was leader at the time. 1989: Left the Big Band and moved to New York, due to an invitation to join a two-year workshop, "Jazz Composer's Workshop", under the direction of Bob Brookmeyer. Worked also as a professional trumpet player in New York with various groups and musicians such as Toshiko Akoishi Band, Eddie Palmieri, Kenny Barron, Max Roach, Tito Puente, Marie Bauza Orchestra, George Mraz, Xavier Cugat Orchestra and others. 1991: Back in Denmark. Doing various writing and playing projects for the Danish Radio, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, UMO Big Band in Finland, Swedish Radio, Norwegian Radio NRK, German Radio Big Band such as NDR in Hamburg, WDR in Cologne, SDR in Stuttgart a.o. Worked fulltime since 1991 as a composer and trumpet soloist besides having his own small group (Jens Winther Group). 1992: Composition for organ, percussion and trumpet "After Silence" among others. Composition for Randers City Chamber Orchestra, Big Band and Sct. Peder Choir a.o. 1994: May 5th. His first Trumpet-concerto for Symphony Orchestra, "Concerto for

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