Benita Haastrup
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Benita Haastrup (born 1964) is a drummer, percussionist, educator and composer in Denmark.[1]
She studied at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, graduating in 1992. In 1998, she received the Ben Webster Prize. Haastrup has been a member of Marilyn Mazur's Percussion Paradise and of the all-female jazz group Sophisticated Ladies. She has also performed with Richard B. Boone, Idrees Sulieman, Johnny Griffin, Muhal Richard Abrams, Duke Jordan,[1] Bent Jædig, John Tchicai, Fred Hopkins and Jesper Thilo, among others.[2] She has performed in the United States, China, Africa and throughout most of Europe.[3]
Haastrup teaches at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Benita Haastrup". JAZZPAR.
- ^ "Marilyn Mazur – Queen of Percussion" (PDF). Free Music Production.
- ^ a b "Susi Hyldgaard Trio". AsiaNetwork.
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