Danish avant-garde jazz guitarist, bandleader and composer

Pierre Dørge

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Danish avant-garde jazz guitarist, bandleader and composer
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Pierre Dørge (born 28 February 1946) is a Danish avant-garde jazz guitarist. As leader of the New Jungle Orchestra, he combined traditional and modern jazz with West African Highlife guitar music. Among his collaborators have been his wife, pianist Irene Becker, saxophonist John Tchicai, bassist Johnny Dyani, and percussionist Marilyn Mazur.