Kresten Osgood is an active shaper of the Danish contemporary music scene and one of the most sought-after drummers in Europe. He is an extraordinary drummer and improviser. Kresten Osgood has released about 100 albums, performed practically everywhere, and played and/or recorded with such legends as Roscoe Mitchell, Paul Bley, Lee Scratch Perry, William Parker, Masabumi Kikuchi, Derek Bailey, Wadada Leo Smith, Jason Moran, Michael Blake, Oliver Lake, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Tchicai, Tim Berne, Justin Vernon, Peter Brötzman, Joshua Redman, Eugene Chadbourne, Billy Preston, Alan Silva, Brad Mehldau, Mats Gustafsson, Bennie Maupin, The National, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sam Rivers, Henry Grimes, Dr. Yusef Lateef, Warren Smith, and many others.
But even that doesn’t cover all of his career achievements. A successful rapper, composer, pianist, vocalist, saxophonist, and trumpeter, a true multi-instrumentalist, a powerful organizer who is an extremely important driving force promoting and advancing Copenhagen’s musical life, an entertainer with his own television and radio shows, winner of numerous awards and honors, a man of sharp intellect who, regardless of the context, always realizes his full potential.
Kr. Osgood’s musical world pulsates with a combination of humor, experimentation, and conceptual boldness.