CV
1978-1981
Mirror, a jazz-quartet with Jan zum Vohrde, Ole Skipper & Aage Tanggard
1979-1983
TC trio with NHØP & Aage Tanggaard
1983-1985
co-leader trio with Palle Mikkelborg & NHØP
1987-1996
own trio with Alex Riel & Mads Vinding
1990-1992
same trio records two albums with american vibes-star Gary Burton
1995-1997
forms a quintet/sextet with the Brazilian guitarist/komposer Celso Mendes.
1997-2005
Thomas Clausen Brazilian Quartet with Jan zum Vohrde, Fernando de Marco (bas) & Afonso Correa (dr). Becomes a quintet with Mikkel Nordsø (guit), And an Octet by adding Madam Claude Harp Trio ( the “Balacobaco” -album)
2001-1003
TC Trio with Jesper Lundgaard (b) & Peter Danemo (dr)
2006-2009
co-leder af Maritaca Quintet med Teco Cardoso (sax/fl) & Lea Freire (fl), both from Sao Paolo, Brasil. and Fernando de Marco, now in Sao Paolo & Afonso Correa (still in Cph)
2006
Member of the Andrea Marcelli Trio
TC Trio med Thomas Fonnesbæk (b) & Karsten Bagge (dr)
Forms TC SXTET: same trio + Paolo Russo (bandoneon), Peter Fuglsang (clar/sax) & Per Gade (guit)
Co-leader of trio with: Celia Malheiros (BR voc, guit,perc) from San Francisco & Carlos Malta (sax/fl) from Rio de Janeiro
Plays DUO with Palle Mikkelborg
Entrance reformed: Mikkelborg, Clausen, Roupe, Stief & Riel
TC Trio med Thomas Fonnesbæk (b) & Karsten Bagge (dr)
Forms TC SXTET: same trio + Paolo Russo (bandoneon), Peter Fuglsang (clar/sax) & Per Gade (guit)
Co-leader of trio with: Celia Malheiros (BR voc, guit,perc) from San Francisco & Carlos Malta (sax/fl) from Rio de Janeiro
Plays DUO with Palle Mikkelborg
Entrance reformed: Mikkelborg, Clausen, Roupe, Stief & Riel
2013
Thomas Clausen Brazilian Quartet reformed with Nico Gori (cl), T. Fonnesbæk & Afonso Corea
2014 -2015
Thomas Clausen Quartet with Tomas Franck/Jesper Lundgaard/Billy Hart first tours & CD recording
2015
Performs own music for Theatre Rio Rose's play ”Ankomsten” (The Arrival”) on Theatre Sorte Hest (”Black Horse”) April & May – in DUO with Francesco Calì (accordion)
2016
records the music for ”Ankomsten” - becoming the music for the CD: ”The Voyage”, released june 2016. New performances of the play November 2016 & February 2017
Prizes
Radio Jazz Prisen
Ben Webster Prisen
JASA Prisen
Dansk Grammy (for the CD ”Cafe Noir”)
Fanfare Prisen
Arbejdslegat fra Statens Kunstfond
Det Treårige Arbejdslegat fra Statens Kunstfond
Arbejdslegat fra Statens Kunstfond
Thomas Clausen's Ensembler appointed ”Special-Ensemble” by the Danish Arts Foundation,
2013
Kunstfondens livsvarige ydelse – the Permanent pension from the Danish Arts Foundation