NDR Bigband / Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra: Rolf Lieberman (Naxos)
Jan Lundgren, Jesper Lundgaard, Alex Riel: Blue Lights (Marshmallow)
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On May 17 2002 Alex married Ane Brahm Lauritsen in Frederiksberg
Kirke, Copenhagen.
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RELEASES AS SIDEMAN 2002:
Johnny Griffin and
the Great Danes (Stunt Records)
Erik Moseholm: Radiojazzgruppen (Music Mecca)
Sigurd Barret: Sigurds bjørnetime 2 (Universal)
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 New
Live Album
Recorded live at Jive may 3. 2000, featuring Lutz Büchner
(ts), Carsten Dahl (p), Jesper Lundgaard (b) and Alex Riel (dr). See
the discography section.
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New releases as sideman:
Abdullah Ibrahim with the NDR big band "Ekapa
Lodumo " (Enja Records)
Jan Lundgren / Jesper Lundgaard / Alex Riel "Lonely One"
(M&I/Marshmallow)
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| Master of jazz
Alex Riel has received the award "Django
d'Or 2001" in the category "Master of Jazz"
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| On the radio
Listen to the radio programme "Herreværelset"
where drummers Alex Riel and Kresten Osgood talks about drumming.
Interview not available anymore...
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| Drummer World:
Bernard Castiglioni recently included Alex Riel in his amazing
site DrummerWorld.
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|  Award
winner:
The Mads Vinding Trio Album "Six Hands, Three Minds, One
Heart" - Mads Vinding(b), Carsten Dahl(p) & Alex Riel(dr)
- received the two major awards at the Danish Music Awards Jazz
2001: The Danish Jazz Recording of the Year & The Jazz Special
Award.
Pay Mads Vindings
site a visit and read about this recording.
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 Latest
album as a bandleader: Celebration
A new trio-CD with Kenny Werner(p) and Jesper Lundgaard(b) recorded
live in Copenhagen Jazzhouse on Alex' 60th birthday. See
the discography section.
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