Alex Riel
Danish jazz and rock drummer (1940–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Danish jazz and rock drummer (1940–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alex Riel (13 September 1940 – 9 June 2024) was a Danish jazz and rock drummer.[1][2] His first group, the Alex Riel/Palle Mikkelborg Quintet, won the Montreux Grand Prix Award at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1968.[3] He was married to the writer Ane Riel.
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Alex Riel | |
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Alex Riel photo by Gorm Valentin | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 13 September 1940 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 9 June 2024 (aged 83) Liseleje, Denmark |
| Genres | Jazz, rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1962–2024 |
| Website | www |
Riel recorded with, among others, Booker Ervin, Kenny Drew, Kenny Werner, Bob Brookmeyer, Thomas Clausen, Bill Evans, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Thad Jones, and Ben Webster. He formed a jazz ensemble with bass player Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.[4] Riel was also a founding member in 1968 of the Danish rock group The Savage Rose.[5] His album The Riel Deal won a Danish Grammy Award Jazz in 1996.[citation needed]
In September 2010, Riel's 70th birthday celebration at the Jazzhus Montmartre was broadcast live with the title Celebration of a Living Jazz Legend by the Danish national television station TV2.[6]
Riel married crime fiction author Ane Riel in 2002. They lived in Liseleje in North Zealand from 2005 until his death.[7] He died at his home there on 9 June 2024, at the age of 83.[8]
With Dexter Gordon
With Bob Brookmeyer
With Ken McIntyre
With Jackie McLean
With Archie Shepp and Lars Gullin
With Sahib Shihab
With Thorgeir Stubø
With Radka Toneff
With Ben Webster
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