Born 1976 in Esbjerg, Denmark Instrument: Bass Based in Esbjerg, DK
Education: Master degree from the Conservatory of Music, Esbjerg 2008
Bio: Jespers bass playing can be heard on Barefoot-releases by Synnjadrag and Trio Barefoot. With a wide open musical mind and a strong commitment to a wide array of genres, he plays and releases music in both improvised musical contexts as well as folk/roots, rock, blues, electronica and what have you.
Jesper Dyhre Nielsen is one of the co-founders of Barefoot Records.
Born 1980 in Trondheim, Norway. Instrument: Vocal, Acoustic guitar Based in Oslo, Norway
Education: The Kaospilots, Århus/Denmark Bachelor degree in Media Science, NTNU Trondheim/Norway
Bio: Esther is an autodidact singer/songwriter and guitarist. She has been composing songs ever since that day she got the flu in 8th grade and picked up the house guitar and started playing out of sheer boredom.
Esther got her musical background from the music- and theatre scene in Trondheim, collaborating with all kinds of musicians and contributing to professional shows. Esther was later educated as a Kaospilot in Århus, an education focusing on project management and process leadership. Her final project was teaching kids how to
remember difficult facts, using catchy songs.
EstherOrkester is Esther’s musical baby and has been in her back pocket on her journeys. After years on the road, and filling up her suitcase with songs, the EstherOrkester debut album “Why we woo” was recorded with the help of some of the talented musicians of Barefoot Records.
Esther’s song writing has been acclaimed for its curious melodies, creative lyrics and highly personal style.
Born 1980 in Copenhagen, Denmark Instrument: Piano Based in Copenhagen, DK
Education: Student at Musikhöjskolen Toneheim i Hamar, Norway 2001 Master degree from Conservatory of Music in Esbjerg 2007
Bio: Danish pianist & composer. Former student of piano players such as Carsten Dahl, Lars Jansson, Kasper Villaume a.o. Playing mostly in jazz settings.
Morten can be heard with bands like Maria Faust Group, Skylight Lounge, Nicolas Kock Kvartet and in his own trio The Mighty Mouse.
Morten has great experience in making crossover and creative workshops/ projects combining art and jazz.
Morten Pedersen’s playing is characterized by having a high level of energy and an uncompromising and highly personal approach to the music.
Born 1982 in Fredrikstad, Norway Instrument: Piano, Vocal Based in Oslo, Norway
Education: Bachelor degree from Conservatory of Music, Adger 2003 Master degree from the Conservatory of Music, Esbjerg 2007
Bio: Susanne is educated as a classical pianist. From a young age she has worked as a songwriter and conducter while studying music. Her interest in composing and arranging has always been very strong. When meeting the musicians from Trio Barefoot her inspiration flourished and she formed the band Synnjadrag, where Susanne is both the singer and songwriter.
Susanne now lives in Oslo where she works as conducter, freelance soloist and accompanist.
Born 1981 in Ribe, Denmark Instrument: Bass Based in Copenhagen, DK
Education: Studies at MGK, Esbjerg 2000-2002 Master degree from the Conservatory of Music, Esbjerg 2007
Bio: Adam’s bass playing can be heard in several projects spanning the Barefoot artists Trio CrEePy, The Mighty Mouse, Maria Faust Group and Melbye/Berre/Brötzmann as well as Jesper Zeuthen 3, Angel and in duo constellation with Swedish reed player Sture Ericson.
His playing is characterized by a sonic diversity that utilizes the many possible ways of making the double bass whisper and scream by using hands, bows, sticks, combs, brushes and whatnot. His tone is dark and percussive, favoring a setup that calls for a quite physical approach to playing.
Born 1979 in Kuressaare, Estonia Alto Saxophone Based in Copenhagen, DK
Education: Studied at Estonian Academy of Music, Tallinn Master degree from the Conservatory of Music, Esbjerg 2008
Bio: Maria Faust is a saxophone player and composer, coming from the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. In 2002 she cut short her studies as a classical conductor at the Academy of Music in Tallinn to study jazz at the conservatory of music in Esbjerg, Denmark.
Maria Faust has been featured as a composer and player in Very Big Band, The European Broadcasting Union Bigband, Almost Arrangers and 4YP feat. Django Bates and has toured Denmark, Estonia, Sweden, Germany, Russia and China.
Born 1980 in Overhalla, Norway Instrument: Piano, Keyboards Based in Trondheim, NO
Education: Master degree from the Conservatory of Music, Esbjerg 2006
Bio: Ole Jonas Storli moved to Denmark in 2001 and has since then been busy on the Danish and European music scene where he plays in almost every type of setting whether it is county, rock, free jazz, solo piano, or fusion.
Besides the piano Ole also plays Hammond organ, rhodes and different “analogue stuff”.
Also enjoying studio & sound engineering, Ole functions as sound engineer at Barefoot Records in his own studio.
Ole Jonas Storli is one of the co-founders of Barefoot Records.
Born 1980 in Namsos, Norway Instrument: Drums Based in Copenhagen, DK
Education: Education in music science & music technology from Oslo University 2001 Master degree from the Conservatory of Music, Esbjerg 2007
Bio: Norwegian drummer and composer.
has established himself as one of the most interesting young drummers on the Danish scene for improvised music. Having expanded the drumset with a diversity of trash ranging from ringing bells, tin plates and chains, to pot lids, tea towels, forks and chopsticks, Håkon has made collaborations with artists such as Peter Brötzmann, Kasper Tranberg, Peter Friis-Nielsen, Niels Præstholm, Petter Wettre, Stephan Meinberg, John Tchicai and Sture Ericson.
Håkon is also working on incorporating realtime electronics into his playing. His inventive and energetic drumming has brought him to numerous clubs and festivals all around the world, and can be heard on a discography spanning 17 CD’s, many of them released on Barefoot Records, where Håkon is one of the co-founders.
Education: Currently finishing his Bachelor in music at RMC, Copenhagen.
Bio: An improvising rising star with a Tuba, great tastes and an adventurous approach.
He’s a member of prominent new bands such as GNOM, The Roll-Ons, Horse Orchestra, Low Pitch Ansamble and several other exciting projects. Kristian has performed with amongst many others; Django Bates (stoRMChaser), Jeppe Zeeberg, Jonas Johansen (Johansen/Tangvik), Henrik Sundh (Dodebum/Tangvik), Andrew D’Angelo (GNOM feat), IKI, Johanna Elena, and mentioned last, but not least; Jesper Zeuthen, Adam Pultz Melbye, Thomas Præstegaard and Kasper Tranberg in the new “Jesper Zeuthen Plus”.
Born 1988 in Copenhagen, Denmark Instrument: Piano, keyboards Based in Copenhagen, DK
Education: Bachelor degree from Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, 2011.
Bio: Danish piano player and composer.
Jeppe is an innovative and energetic young piano player on the danish jazz scene. Playing a variety of musical genres from fully improvised jazz music to rock he tries to keep up a personal approach to whatever he does. He is currently working mostly with his own bands The Roll-Ons and Dødens Garderobe plus the indie band Bird Alert. In all of those groups he works as a piano/keyboard player as well as a composer. His playing and composing are always based on an attempt to be original and stay away from compromises.
Jeppe has made collaborations with a.o. saxophonists Andrew D’Angelo and John Tchicai, drummer Kresten Osgood and poets Peter Laugesen and T. S. Høeg.
Born 1976 in Esbjerg, Denmark 
Born 1980 in Trondheim, Norway.
Born 1980 in Copenhagen, Denmark 
Born 1982 in Fredrikstad, Norway 
Born 1981 in Ribe, Denmark 
Born 1979 in Kuressaare, Estonia
Born 1980 in Overhalla, Norway 
Born 1980 in Namsos, Norway 
Born 1986 in Trondheim, Norway
Jeppe Zeeberg