Morten Haxholm

Morten Haxholm is an established doublebass player and composer in his native Denmark and on the international jazz scene. Graduated in 2013 from the prestigious “soloist” class education (7 years) at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen (RMC), and with nine albums in his own name and several tours with his own bands (and as a sideman) in Denmark and Europe, he has emerged on the music scene as a new composer and bass player to be reckoned with.

Morten Haxholm is engaged in countless Danish jazz, pop and rock projects as a sideman, has an active work as a composer, and has played with countless Danish musicians: Nikolaj Hess, Jesper Løvdal, Claus Waidtløw, Søren Møller, Bob Rockwell, Jakob Høyer, Mads LaCour and recorded (and played several tours) with international names like Lage Lund, Gilad Hekselman, Emma Rawicz, Lionel Loueke, Melissa Aldana, Seamus Blake, John Escreet, Jonathan Kreisberg and Ari Hoenig

Awards

"Nominated for best jazz composer of the year 2023" (Danish Music Awards) LINK

Morten Haxholm: Vestigium

Read "Vestigium" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann

by Friedrich Kunzmann
September 15, 2018

The world of bass players in modern and post-bop jazz can be divided into two currents. On the one hand, you'll find the dominant character who leads the compositions with a decisive hand and frequent moments of striking ostinatos. On the other, one finds a personality who seems to walk through the composition and, like camouflage, conceal moments of pure bliss within the harmonic context and overall texture. While the former at times seems to have the song serving his ...

Album Review

Morten Haxholm: Vestigium

Read "Vestigium" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey
September 14, 2018

Other nationalities find the double bass a cumbersome instrument. But, perhaps because they are, in the main, tall, healthy and strong and thus can handle it with relative ease, Danes love it. Since its introduction by the great native American bassist Oscar Pettiford in the late 1950s, it has come to play a major role on the local scene. The thing is Danes take their jazz seriously. There is now a Rhythmical Music Conservatory, or university of ...

Multiple Reviews

A New Danish Bassist on Top: Introducing Morten Haxholm

by Jakob Baekgaard
July 15, 2015

There is little doubt that Denmark has a proud tradition of fostering exceptional bassists -just think of names like Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Jesper Lundgaard, Bo Stief, Jesper Bodilsen and, more recently, Anders Christensen, Jonas Westergaard and Richard Andersson. Add Morten Haxholm to this ever growing list. Haxholm has been ambitious from the start. On his debut, Equilibrium (Storyville, 2013), he enlisted no less than the powerhouse drummer Ari Hoenig and the renowned guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg. Both of ...

“There is little doubt that Denmark has a proud tradition of fostering exceptional bassists - Add Morten Haxholm to this ever growing list.” ALL ABOUT JAZZ, 2015

“Contempoary, and with chops a la carte, the gentlemen delievers to a top grade.” … “One of the best rounded, timeless jazz albums, this reviewer have heard in a long time. Star Potential.” JAZZSPECIAL FALL 2018

“Rough Edged New Yorker Vibe” – about “Viridian” 4/5 star review in JAZZWIZE

“Modern sophistication that moves.” JAZZWEEKLY