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Jesper Thilo

Danish jazz musician

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born: 1941
died: 2026
age at death: 84
known for: clarinetist, jazz musician, saxophonist

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Jesper Thilo was a Danish jazz musician, mainly known as a tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and clarinetist. He is considered to be one of the top European straight-ahead jazz musicians of the post-1970 period. Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins were early influences, while he later developed a highly personal sound reminiscent of Zoot Sims.

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