Selected Awards
| 2009 | Lifelong grant from The Danish Arts Foundation |
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| 2001 | Nominated by Nordic Music Council (Nordisk Musikråd) for the work "Angels" |
| 2000 | Was chosen for the "Den Blaa Bog" (Who is Who) |
| 1998 | The Album "The Escape" was awarded by the Danish National Art Foundation |
| 1997 | 2nd. prize in the International Competetion of Jazzthemes, Monaco |
| 1996 | A Grammy for the best Danish Jazzrecording of the year |
| 1996 | 1st. prize in the International Competetion of Jazzthemes, Monaco. First time ever, a musician have won the prize three times. |
| 1993 | A prize og honour from the organisation of Danish Jazz, Beat and Folk Authors |
| 1992 | Recieved a 3-year scholarship as a composer from the Danish National Art Foundation |
| 1991 | 1st. prize in the International Competetion of Jazzthemes, Monaco. |
| 1990 | 1st. prize in the International Competetion of Jazzthemes, Monaco |
| 1988 | 2nd. prize in the International Competetion of Jazzthemes, Monaco |
| 1987 | The Ben Webster Prize |
| 1986 | The Danish Bank Bikuben's award "Yellow Card" |
| 1983 | Elected as the Danish representative in the European Youth Jazz Orchestra. |
| 1982 | Sonning's Music Grant (1982), |