-OUT NOW-

“Is As Is”

Out and available for streaming everywhere!

My debut album features 9 original compositions and an amazing band. I'm thrilled to share what I think is an honest and ambitious musical statement.

The band is: Jacob Sacks on piano, Steven Crammer on drums and David Mirarchi on alto saxophone, and myself on bass

I was featured on the ‘Radiojazz’ program Bassline

It’s in Danish but I thought I would link to it anyway - click the image to get to the podcast.
Playing a few of my own originals tomorrow at 7:30 and 9 at the wonderful @nyc_close_up with the inimitable @jacobsacksmusic @stevencrammer and @david.mirarchi ! Come on and support live music and this great new club! #bandleading #improvisedmusic
My debut album 'Is As Is' (still available on streaming everywhere - check link below) got some more nice press in recent months: A very thoughtful review on Stu's Record Room, and a short but sweet review on CD Hotlist! I'm grateful for the attenti
In a few days I'll be back in NYC after a great summer in Europe. I playing some shows coming up I'm very excited for! On August 17th at 8pm I'm bringing a quartet to @barbayeux featuring @calebwcurtis @dabinryumusic and #ericmcpherson! I'll make
"Is As Is" got a nice 4 star review on Allmusic ! And was also part of last months "notable albums" list on the French Culturejazz.fr - right next to the great Fred Hersch no less! #albumrelease #review #originalmusic
@torhammero wrote a nice review of my album! It's in Norwegian, but trust me, it's a smashing review! Thanks to Tor and @nettavisen.no "The Danish bassist and composer Mathias Højgaard Jensen has settled in New York on his search for h
The CDs finally arrived!!! I've been so happy to receive so much positive feedback and support. 'Is As Is' is but the first of many, and much more music and exciting projects is in the works! If you haven't yet listened, go to bandcamp and buy the al
❗️Release Day❗️ To conclude the week-long run resulting in a 478,29% increase in my posting activities on this social media platform, I am excited to finally announce that my new album is out!! 'Is As Is' was recorded late September 2022 and consi
In 2 days, I will be playing a show at @seedsbrooklyn, one of my favorite Brooklyn venues, to celebrate the release of my debut record: 'Is As Is'! The record itself is coming out tomorrow, March 8th and will be available on all streaming services

New EP Release!

Main/Jensen/Mason just released our first ‘thing’ you can listen to right here!

This trio is one of the projects I am currently most excited about, and we have tentative plans to go in the studio hopefully sooner rather than later!

The band is:

Evan Main - Piano

Angus Mason - Drums

MHJ - Bass

MHJ Quartet at American- Scandinavian Foundation

This summer I played with my quartet at the Scandivian House in Midtown, Manhattan.

Jonathan Finlayson - trumpet

Jacob Sacks - Piano

Steven Crammer - Drums

Gideon Forbes sextet at IBeam

A bass feature moment on the tune ‘Shiver’ by Gideon.

The band is: Gideon Forbes - Clarinet Angelica Sanchez - piano, Pablo Masis - Trumpet, Zekkereya El-Magharbel - Trombone, Devin Gray - Drums