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Peter Nissen er født i Danmark i 1950. Han startede som orkesterleder i 1967 og levede af at spille jazz indtil 2007. Hans første instrument var kornet, så skiftede han til banjo og spillede i de sidste 30 år trommer. I 1973 begyndte han at bringe jazzveteraner til Danmark. Den første var Kid Sheik Colar, og senere kom tournéer med Brother Cornbread, Wild Bill Davison, Milton Batiste, Tuba Fats, Jaques Gauthe, Gregg Stafford, Wendell Eugene, Big Al Carson, Dwayne Burns, Fred Lonzo, Sammy Rimmington og flere andre....
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                                                     About the author - english version

Peter Nissen is a Dane born in 1950. He started as a band leader in 1967 and made his living playing jazz music until 2007. His first instrument was a cornet, then he switched to the banjo and for the last thirty years played the drums. In 1973, he began bringing jazz veterans to Denmark. The first one was Kid Sheik Colar and later on came tours and recordings with Brother Cornbread, Wild Bill Davison, Milton Batiste, Tuba Fats, Jacques Gauthe, Shirley Alexander, Gregg Stafford, Wendell Eugene, Big Al Carson, Dwayne Burns, Fred Lonzo, and Sammy Rimmington among others...

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