Kresten Osgood is a Danish drummer, composer and multi-instrumentalist who has shaped European improvised music since the late 1990s. He co-founded the influential ILK Music label and has performed and recorded with figures such as Paul Bley, Yusef Lateef, Wadada Leo Smith and Derek Bailey. He teaches at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and created a well-regarded podcast on the history of Danish jazz. In December 2024 his quintet won the Danish Music Awards Jazz prize for Release of the Year with the live album 'Live at H15 Studio'.
Kresten Osgood releases the album 'Evidence' (ILK Music) on September 5, 2025 - a studio recording with saxophonists Jesper Løvdal and Krister Andersson, pianist Heine Hansen and bassist Thomas Vang.
Kresten Osgood Quintet receives the award for Jazz Release of the Year at Danish Music Awards Jazz 2024 at Store Vega on December 9, 2024 for the live album 'Live at H15 Studio' (ILK Music).
Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt personally presents the award for Jazz Release of the Year to Osgood during the DMA Jazz show, where Osgood himself hosts the evening.
The quintet's live album 'Live at H15 Studio' is released on ILK Music on June 7, 2024 - recorded over three night concerts during Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2023 at H15 Studio in Kødbyen.
Kresten Osgood Quintet plays at Jazz Dock in Prague on May 1, 2025 as part of a European tour.
Kresten Osgood Quintet, one of Danish jazz's most important ensembles, presents a strong lineup featuring some of the country's finest musicians on saxophone, trumpet, piano, and bass.
Kresten Osgood Quintet performs in Hundested as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of Danish jazz. The evening opens with a lecture on jazz history, followed by a concert with Osgood's all-star quintet.
Funk jazz concert featuring Hammond organist Martin Schack, drummer Kresten Osgood, and American guitarist Will Bernard.
Drummer Kresten Osgood leads a quintet performing jazz at Sønderborghus. A central figure in Danish jazz since the 1990s, Osgood's group's 2024 live album won a DMA award.
Kresten Osgood leads his quintet with musicians from Denmark and Norway in a concert blending jazz and classical music.
