"Søren Dahl Jeppesen has quietly grown to become a significant guitar stylist on the Danish jazz scene" (Geiger.dk)

Danish guitarist and composer Søren Dahl Jeppesen (b.1980) has performed on the music scene for several years. SDJ is born and raised in Aarhus, Denmark, where he started playing guitar at age 13. He is now based in Copenhagen.

The debut album as a leader – Route One – was released January 20, 2010, and features among others Òskar Gudjónsson (sax) and Jakob Bro (guitar). The latest album Red Sky was released July 1, 2011.

SDJ has formerly released two critically acclaimed albums with the ensemble Pauseland and one with the band Cowboy Passion.

"Søren Dahl Jeppesen in particular deserves an additional recommendation - very rarely has one heard anything better" (Gaffa, Lars Rønn Olsen, 2008)

As a sideman Søren Dahl Jeppesen can regularly be heard with Billie Koppel and Frank Hasselstrøm in the band Catbird and with Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen. On the jazz scene, he appears/has appeared with Jakob Dinesen, Jesper Zeuthen Quartet and many others.

SDJ is educated from the Rhythmic Music Conservatorys in Aarhus and Copenhagen in 2007. In 2009 he composed the music for the dance performance Snow Eyes, created by choreographer Tali Razga. In 2011 he will compose music for yet another dance performance. Concurrently with his live performances, SDJ also teaches guitar.

"Søren Dahl Jeppesen is not only a great guitarist, but also a compositional talent, it will be interesting to follow in the future." (Geiger.dk)