Kasper Bai
Encyclopedia
Kasper Bai is a Danish
songwriter
, composer
, arranger
and guitar
ist. He was born in Hjørring
, studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus
, and now lives and works in Copenhagen
. He is known for his Jazz/Classical crossover orchestral pieces and his modern use of the Danish "Vise" form. His ensembles include the Kasper Bai Orchestet, the Kasper Bai Kvartet and Cordelia.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, arranger
Arranger
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and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist. He was born in Hjørring
Hjørring
Hjørring Municipality is a municipality in North Denmark Region on the west coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 929,58 km², making it the largest in Vendsyssel, and it has a total population of 67,121...
, studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus
Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus
The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark, is a conservatoire under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture...
, and now lives and works in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. He is known for his Jazz/Classical crossover orchestral pieces and his modern use of the Danish "Vise" form. His ensembles include the Kasper Bai Orchestet, the Kasper Bai Kvartet and Cordelia.