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Two time Grammy-winner STEFAN PASBORG is a highly energetic drummer from the melting pot of Copenhagen, and after getting a snare drum, a cymbal and a high-hat at the age of three from renowned jazz drummer Alex Riel, he has developed into a very personal musician on the European jazz scene.

During the last 4-5 years the jazz critics have praised him with words like:
"...Pasborg definitely prooved that he is one of the best young drummers in Europe...Energetic and extremely competent drumming by Stefan Pasborg. He is an outstanding drummer! ...We’re dealing with a coming star...If the Danish jazz scene keeps on creating talents like among others Pasborg, it looks like we're entering a new 'Golden-age' in Danish jazz".

He has performed and recorded with musicians like: John Tchicai, Marc Ducret, Ellery Eskelin, Tomasz Stanko, Ray Anderson, Tim Berne, Palle Danielsson, Anders Jormin, Miroslav Vitous, Michael Formanek, Carsten Dahl, Jesper Zeuthen, Alex Riel, Mikko Innanen, Liudas Mockunas, Kjetil Møster, Lotte Anker and Peter Friis Nielsen among others..

He is one of the founding members of the record label and collective ILK.

At Danish Music Awards Jazz 2004 he was voted ‘New Name of The Year’…and his release ‘Toxikum’ was voted ‘Jazz Discovery of the Year’.

His release TriplePoint was selected into the worldwide TOP 5 "Best Debut Albums of 2007" by All About Jazz Magazine, New York....And, his latest release as a leader - Pasborgs Odessa 5 - was voted into the top-10 of the best releases worldwide in 2008 by the main newspaper in DK (Politiken).