Mikkel Blaesild Vuust
Mikkel Blaesild Vuust is an accomplished performer, composer and recording artist in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, USA and Canada and is currently based in New York. Mr. Vuust is a well-versed drummer in a wide array of musical styles with a specialty in bebop, hard-bop and traditional jazz drumming. He is an adventurous performer who seeks to explore the limits of the instrument and music at large. He has a unique musical voice and spirit that guides his drumming and musical projects.
Throughout his life he has studied with jazz greats such as Kendrick Scott, Marcus Gilmore, Louis Hayes, Gregory Hutchinson, Dan Weiss, Obed Calvaire, Kenny Washington and John Riley. Mikkel Vuust has shared the stage and recorded with great artists from all over the world. Some of his projects include the 2016 EP Mehr Licht with the Danish alternative band HEL which he co-produced. The EP was released on the record label Brystet. In 2022 he co-released the critically acclaimed record Further to fly with the band 5xVuust. Mr. Vuust is also featured drummer on the EP Neon by Japanese composer Arina Fujiwara and the self-titiled EP by the swedish/danish art-pop band OTTILIA. Mr. Vuust has performed with several acclaimed danish and international musicians such as Marc Mommas, Ron Mcclure, Cæcilie Nordby, Sinne Eeg, Larry Koonse, Jacob Fisher, Ingrid Jensen, Christine Jensen, James Loveless, Mathias Heise to name a few. Mikkel Vuust has toured around the world with various musical acts and is going on a national tour in Denmark in the fall of 2025. Mr. Vuust is also a recipient of musical grants; Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, Beckett Foundation and the Danish Artist Association (DAF) and was awarded the President’s Award through Manhattan School of Music offered to students demonstrating exceptional talent and abilities on their instrument during auditions.