Rasmus Kjær Larsen (b.1982) is a pianist, composer and performer based in Copenhagen. He has collaborated with some of the most intriguing acts on the underground scene in Denmark and released several critically acclaimed albums raging from acoustic improvisational to electronic music.
“A full-grown jazz modernist” Jazz Special
With the acclaimed collective Under Byen (2007-2009) Rasmus toured across Europe and North America concurrently starting to write music for his own projects. In 2012 he released his debut as a bandleader: The trio jazz album ‘Broken Bow’ with drummer Kresten Osgood and bassist Jonas Westergaard. In 2016 he released his acclaimed solo church organ album ‘Orgelimprovisationer’ and in 2019 his synth album ‘Turist’ which won the price as best new LP release at the Annual Vinyl Anachronist Awards 2020 in the online magazine Perfect Sound Forever. Turist was then followed by the album EROBOTICA which Rasmus released under the moniker Turist.
“music that moves through different atmospheres and energies” Politiken
Alongside his own releases Rasmus has collaborated with names like Klimaforandringer, SVIN, Henriette Sennenvaldt, BISSE and Frisk Frugt and he played at festivals across Europe such as Roskilde Festival and Eurosonic Festival. He also curated several concerts and events in Copenhagen including a Jerome Cooper memorial concert (2017).
From 2022-2023 Kjær lived close to Geneva, Switzerland. Here he met saxophonist Nicolas Masson and drummer Noé Franklé with whom he formed a trio and recorded the album Underlake (2025).
Rasmus was educated at Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium 2003-2008 where he studied piano with Butch Lacy among others. He made several trips to US and Brazil to study and listen.
As a talented young child he received classical piano training and won 3rd prize at the Steinway Competition in Denmark 1992. Later, his interest in improvised music made him shift to jazz and when moving to Aarhus to study, he started frequenting the local jazz jams.
New single out Sep. 5!
Rasmus will release the first single “slow swell” from his coming trio album with saxophonist Nicolas Masson and drummer Noé Franklé.
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Email: kontakt[at]rasmuskjaer[dot]com