Jesper Lundgaard (born 12 June 1954) is a Danish jazz bassist, bandleader, composer and record producer.

There he met Danish jazz musicians such as Thomas Clausen, Alex Riel, Niels Jørgen Steen, Finn Ziegler, Jesper Thilo, Jørgen Emborg and Jan Zum Vohrde as well as many American musicians, including Dexter Gordon, Harry Sweets Edison, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Joe Newman, Benny Waters, Hal Singer, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Pepper Adams, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge and Doug and Jimmy Raney.

Lundgaard became bassist-in-residence at the La Fontaine Jazz Club and also played frequently at other venues such as Jazzhus Montmartre and Slukefter, accompanying musicians such as Benny Carter, Teddy Wilson, Jay McShann, Dorothy Donegan, Phineas Newborn, Mose Allison and Stanley Turrentine.

These included lengthy tours with Doug and Jimmy Raney to the Netherlands, France and Germany and others with Tommy Flanagan and Ed Thigpen.

[3] With Lotte Anker – Mette Petersen Quartet With Chet Baker With Paul Bley With Benny Carter With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Teddy Edwards With Tommy Flanagan With Frank Foster With Martin Jacobsen With Thad Jones With The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra With Duke Jordan With Kirk Lightsey With Warne Marsh With Phineas Newborn Jr. With Horace Parlan With Doug Raney With Jimmy Raney