JASPER HØIBY

Over the past decade, Danish double bassist Jasper Høiby has become renowned the world over for his fearlessly expressive sound, charismatic stage presence, and distinct compositional prowess. Besides performing and recording with a number of original artists, including Mark Guiliana, Shai Maestro, Jeff Ballard, Kurt Elling, Kairos 4tet, Marc O’Reilly, Ana Silvera & more, he also created several highly acclaimed personal projects, with which Jasper toured the world namely with his well known power trio Phronesis, his group Fellow Creatures and most recent and current – Planet B.

Planet B is the project that sees Høiby open up big questions for everyone, shaping adventurous new music to prise open the narrow framework of political debate. The first of the four albums ‘Planet B’ (named after the project), was released on Edition Records in 2020 and was featured in Downbeat Magazine as one of the ‘Best Albums of 2020’ and Bandcamp’s ‘The Best Jazz Albums of 2020’.

“What It Means To be Human” is the second in a series of four albums from Jasper Høiby’s Planet B, featuring saxophonist Josh Arcoleo and drummer Marc Michel, that focus on global topics of vital importance – Humanity, Climate Change, Artificial intelligence and Monetary Reform. This album seeks connection. A connection between humanity and the planet, between the problems we all face and about an opportunistic optimism to fix them. The mastermind is Jasper Høiby, the esteemed and revered Danish bassist and the deeply reflective, expressive and visionary artist. What it Means To Be Human is an album at the forefront of the creative European scene and is released on September 16, 2022.

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  • Spring 2026 Jasper Høiby - Fellow CreaturesEurope

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