DR Big Band & Mathias Heise
Biography DR Big Band & Mathias Heise
Mathias Heise
was born in Rødovre, just outside Copenhagen, Denmark in 1993. He started playing harmonica at the age of seven, and a few years later he also took up piano and keyboards. He is one of the world’s leading harmonica players.
He attended The Danish Rhythmic Music Conservatory for a year, being the first student with the harmonica as his main instrument.
In spite of his age, he has already won a number of significant awards.
At the age of 20, he won the 2013 Chromatic Harmonica World Championship.
In 2015, he was awarded ‘New Jazz Star of The Year’ in Denmark. The same year his band Mathias Heise Quadrillion was nominated ‘Best New Jazz Act’ at Danish Music Awards.
In 2016, Mathias Heise received The Danish Crown Prince Couple’s prestigious Stardust Award – an award that is given to honor and highlight young Danish artists about to make an international break-through.
In March 2017, he was awarded the Ben Webster Prize, as the youngest recipient ever.
In April 2019 he received the Hartmann Diploma-Prize (of 20,000 Euros). The prize is awarded to younger persons who are “expected to contribute to a continuously positive development of the Danish society”.
His album The Beast with DR Big Band was nominated ‘Best Album’ at Danish Music Awards 2019.
