Jens Vilhelm Pedersen, also known as Fuzzy, (23 February 1939 – 13 October 2022) was a Danish composer and musician. A student of

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, he taught music history and theory at the

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until 1978. His music spanned a wide range of genres from jazz, over film music, to experimental electronic music. In 1972, he composed the music for the

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'' under the pseudonym Jean Gepoint. Fuzzy died on 13 October 2022, at the age of 83.

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Fuzzy biography
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* as Fuzzy * as Jens Wilhelm Pedersen * 1939 births 2022 deaths Danish composers Danish male composers Danish jazz musicians People from Roskilde Musicians from Region Zealand Danish film score composers {{Denmark-composer-stub