The double bass and electric bass player Klavs Hovman also composes and arranges music, and he teaches bass and ensemble playing. He has played with Teddy Wilson, Buddy Tate, Putte Wickman, Duke Jordan, Art Farmer, Lee Konitz, John Tchicai, Thad Jones, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Mills Brothers, Dizzy Gillespie, John Abercrombie a.o. and performed and recorded with a large number of European artists. Almost fifty records have Hovman on bass. He is a versatile musician with a profound knowledge of i.e. South American music besides North American jazz of course.