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Jesper Thilo (born in Copenhagen on 28 November 1941; died 25 April 2026) was a Danish jazz musician, mainly known as a tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist and clarinetist, remembered as one of the top European straight-ahead jazz musicians of the post-1970 period. Thilo first recorded as a leader for Storyville Records in 1973 and in the 1980s on Storyville his sidemen at various times included Kenny Drew, Clark Terry and Harry "Sweets" Edison. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jesper+Thilo"
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jesper
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- tenor saxophone
- Record label
- Storyville
- Image
- Jt HG jesper-thilo.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1941-11-28
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- Jesper Thilo
- name in native language
- Jesper Thilo
- date of death
- 2026-04-25
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