Jakob Bro

Who is Jakob Bro?

Jakob Bro is a Danish guitar player and composer living in Copenhagen, Denmark.

He is a former member of Paul Motian & The Electric Bebop Band and a current member of Tomasz Stanko’s Dark Eyes Quintet.

He has released 10 records as a bandleader including musicians like Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, Kenny Wheeler, Paul Bley, Chris Cheek, Thomas Morgan, Ben Street, Mark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Andrew D’Angelo, Chris Speed, George Garzone, Oscar Noriega, David Virelles and many more.

He is currently leading a trio with Jon Christensen and Thomas Morgan. This trio recorded for ECM records in November 2013. Also he is touring and working with his trio with Anders Christensen and Jakob Høyer, with his Undectet with Andrew D’Angelo, Jesper Zeuthen, Chris Speed, AC, Nicolai Munch-Hansen, Thomas Morgan, Kresten Osgood, Jakob Høyer, Nikolaj Torp, Søren Kjærgaard and Peter Laugesen and with Bro/Knak, a collaboration with the Danish electronica producer Thomas Knak.

Jakob Bro has received 5 'Danish Music Awards' and has been accepted into "JazzDanmark’s Hall of Fame".