Søren Gemmer b. 1984

Pianist, composer and electronic musician. In recent years Søren Gemmer has worked with piano improvisation fused with abstract and not-so-abstract long-wave beats, torn-apart field and foley recordings and sampled voice sounds. He has collaborated extensively with actor Thure Lindhardt in their interpretation of ECCLESIASTES and SONGS of SONGS, Charlotte Munck in GILGAMESH, poets Jørgen Leth and Nicolaj Stochcholm as well as modern jazz great Palle Mikkelborg. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The debut album AT FIRST (ILK, 2013) received widespread critical acclaim for its blend of modern jazz and a love and awe of late romantic and 20th century classical piano music. Follow-up album THE LARK (WhyPlayJazz RS028) presented an elaboration of the trademark melodicism displayed on the debut.

October 2nd of 2024 will see the release of Søren Gemmer's collaboration with performance artist Jessie Kleemann Lone Wolf Runner album, released in collaboration between TILA and Statens Museum for Kunst - National Gallery of Denmark.

“I have a painterly approach to composing and throw sounds together intuitively at first. As a piano player I like to improvise across key centers at the brink of chromaticism. It’s not avantgarde, at least not intentionally. I think my music is basically concerned with the fact that right next to any statement there’s another one with equal truth to it.”

See 'Concerts' for a listing of live and studio work as a band leader and sideman.

Contact Søren for full and updated resumé.