Steeplechase Records is a jazz record label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Steeplechase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording performances at Jazzhus Montmartre, where many American expatriates played, and was given permission by some of the artists to release the material on record. Jed Levy, Peter Zak, Stanley Cowell, Dexter Gordon, Dick Oatts, Vic Juris are some of the artist that you can find. Jazz Messengers offers you all new releases from this jazz label.