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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Danish jazz upright bassist.
Born May 27th, 1946 in Osted. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2005 at 58 years old in Ishøj (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Occupations
composer, double-bassist, jazz musician, recording artist, university teacher
Wikipedia
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus