Welcome to the official website of Mathias Heise
Danish jazz harmonica player, composer and arranger
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“A dynamic musical collective where creativity and improvisation are paramount.”
Jazzhus Montmartre
“There is something about the connection with breath and lips that – at least in Heise’s case – creates moments of otherworldly beauty.”
Jørgen Nielsen, All That…
Mathias Heise is one of the world’s leading harmonica players. He was born in 1993 in Rødovre, just outside Copenhagen, Denmark, and started playing harmonica at the age of seven. A few years later he also took up piano and keyboards.
Albums
So far, Mathias Heise has released seven albums in his own name, in addition to playing on more than 50 albums and singles by other artists.
With Action 4’s:
THE ACTION 4S(2025)
With Bjarke Mogensen:
Flux(2024)
With Mathias Heise Quintet:
Mouth Games(2023)
With Mathias Heise Quadrillion:
Quadrillion (2022)
Decadence (2017)
Sudden Ascent (2015)
With DR Big Band:
The Beast (2018)
Awards and nominations
2025: Palæ Bar’s Jazz Award
2024: Mouth Games nominated ‘Album of the year’ at Danish Jazz Awards.
2019: The Hartmann Diploma-Prize awarded to younger persons who are “expected to contribute to a continuously positive development of the Danish society”.
2019: The Beast nominated ‘Album of the year’ at Danish Jazz Awards.
2018: The Danish Arts Foundation’s award presented to artists “who have created a work of particularly high artistic quality” (for his album with DR Big Band The Beast).
2017: The Ben Webster Prize, as the youngest recipient ever.
2016: The Danish Crown Prince Couple’s Stardust Award – an award that is given to honor and highlight young Danish artists about to make an international break-through.
2015: New Jazz Star of The Year, Denmark.
2015: Mathias Heise Quadrillion nominated ‘Best New Jazz Act’ at Danish Jazz Awards.
2013: Chromatic Harmonica World Championship, Trossingen, Germany.
Mathias Heise is a true virtuoso on his instrument.
– Kenth K. Nielsen, bibzoom.dk
Heise may be the world’s best jazz musician on the chromatic harmonica.
– Henrik Palle, Politiken
Mathias Heise is utterly unique on his chromatic harmonica.
– Ivan Rod, Gaffa
Listen up! You have never heard anyone play the harmonica like this guy. Mathias Heise is breathing new life into Danish jazz.
– Finn Frandsen, Heidi Skibsted and Aske Hald Knudstrup, Politiken
Harmonica virtuoso Mathias Heise,
one of the greatest talents in Danish jazz in many years.
– Niels Overgård, Jazznyt.com