Frederik Villmow is a jazz drummer, composer and bandleader.
He was born in 1993 in Cologne/Germany,
has a master degree from Jazzlinja ved NTNU in Trondheim,
and currently lives in Oslo, Norway.
Frederik Villmow has worked with a wide variety of musicians and ensembles
such as Tomas Franck (DK), Carl Winther (DK), Carsten Dahl (DK),
Felix Peikli (NO), Bjørn Vidar Solli (NO), Will Vinson (UK),
Lage Lund (NO), Vigleik Storaas (NO), John Pål Inderberg (NO), Cecilie Grundt (NO),
Bjørn Alterhaug (NO), Erling Aksdal (NO), Kåre Kolve (NO), Knut Riisnæs (NO),
Sigurdur Flosason (IS), Andrés Thor (IS), Vanisha Gould (USA), Hetty Kate (AU/UK),
Jerry Lu (GER), Marc Doffey (GER), Julius Gawlik (GER), Bendik Hofseth (NO),
Cappella Amsterdam (NL), Mats Holmquist Big Band (SWE), Alan Skidmore (UK),
Metropole Orkest Academy conducted by Vince Mendoza (NL),
and Gabriel Pérez´ SoundTrip Orchestra featuring Chris Potter (ARG/GER/USA).
In 2019, he released his debut album as a bandleader, entitled
Frederik Villmow Quartet feat. Tomas Franck – Live in Copenhagen´,
recorded live at one of Europes finest jazz venues; Jazzhus Montmartre.
Live in Copenhagen was selected as Best Newcomer of the year
by jazz journalist Hank Msiao (Taiwan) and received great response from the International press:
Japan Jazz Magazine, Jazz Life Japan, Jazzthing Germany, JazzDK, UK Vibe.
The recording Live in Copenhagen is available on CD and 2LP-format in the webshop.
Concert tours have brought him to The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,
England, Ireland, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Greece, France, Belgium, The Netherlands,
Germany, Poland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Beside his acitivities as a drummer and composer, he´s also organizing concert series and teaching drums.
Frederik Villmow is organizing and hosting Lørdagsjazz, a jazz concert series in Ski,
which has presented concerts with some of Norways foremost jazz musicians such as
Knut Riisnæs, Bjørn Vidar Solli, Cecilie Grundt, Felix Peikli, and Lage Lund.
Frederik Villmow is officially endorsed by CANOPUS DRUMS.
NEW ALBUM RELEASES COMING OUT IN 2023:
- Frederik Villmow Quartet + 1 - Momentum (Losen Records) feat. Gisle Røen Johansen, Olga Konkova, Erlend Kongtorp & Julian Haugland
- Frederik Villmow New York Quartet feat. Nicole Glover, David Kikoski & Alexander Claffy
He was born in 1993 in Cologne/Germany,
has a master degree from Jazzlinja ved NTNU in Trondheim,
and currently lives in Oslo, Norway.
Frederik Villmow has worked with a wide variety of musicians and ensembles
such as Tomas Franck (DK), Carl Winther (DK), Carsten Dahl (DK),
Felix Peikli (NO), Bjørn Vidar Solli (NO), Will Vinson (UK),
Lage Lund (NO), Vigleik Storaas (NO), John Pål Inderberg (NO), Cecilie Grundt (NO),
Bjørn Alterhaug (NO), Erling Aksdal (NO), Kåre Kolve (NO), Knut Riisnæs (NO),
Sigurdur Flosason (IS), Andrés Thor (IS), Vanisha Gould (USA), Hetty Kate (AU/UK),
Jerry Lu (GER), Marc Doffey (GER), Julius Gawlik (GER), Bendik Hofseth (NO),
Cappella Amsterdam (NL), Mats Holmquist Big Band (SWE), Alan Skidmore (UK),
Metropole Orkest Academy conducted by Vince Mendoza (NL),
and Gabriel Pérez´ SoundTrip Orchestra featuring Chris Potter (ARG/GER/USA).
In 2019, he released his debut album as a bandleader, entitled
Frederik Villmow Quartet feat. Tomas Franck – Live in Copenhagen´,
recorded live at one of Europes finest jazz venues; Jazzhus Montmartre.
Live in Copenhagen was selected as Best Newcomer of the year
by jazz journalist Hank Msiao (Taiwan) and received great response from the International press:
Japan Jazz Magazine, Jazz Life Japan, Jazzthing Germany, JazzDK, UK Vibe.
The recording Live in Copenhagen is available on CD and 2LP-format in the webshop.
Concert tours have brought him to The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,
England, Ireland, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Greece, France, Belgium, The Netherlands,
Germany, Poland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Beside his acitivities as a drummer and composer, he´s also organizing concert series and teaching drums.
Frederik Villmow is organizing and hosting Lørdagsjazz, a jazz concert series in Ski,
which has presented concerts with some of Norways foremost jazz musicians such as
Knut Riisnæs, Bjørn Vidar Solli, Cecilie Grundt, Felix Peikli, and Lage Lund.
Frederik Villmow is officially endorsed by CANOPUS DRUMS.
NEW ALBUM RELEASES COMING OUT IN 2023:
- Frederik Villmow Quartet + 1 - Momentum (Losen Records) feat. Gisle Røen Johansen, Olga Konkova, Erlend Kongtorp & Julian Haugland
- Frederik Villmow New York Quartet feat. Nicole Glover, David Kikoski & Alexander Claffy
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