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Øyvind Brække
Øyvind Brække (born 25 August 1969) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trombone), composer, music arranger and band leader, best known for Bodega Band and S. Møller Storband. He was the initiator of the popular and still active band The Source, who released several albums, and made contributions to dozens of recordings with musicians like Chick Corea, Eirik Hegdal, Per Zanussi, Erlend Skomsvoll, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Knut Kristiansen, Jacob Young, Trygve Seim, Per Oddvar Johansen, Mathilde Grooss Viddal, Dingobats, Sverre Gjørvad, Motorpsycho, FriEnsemblet and Come Shine. Career Brække was born in Bærum, where his jazz career started in Sandvika Storband. He played on the SS recordings ''Come Rain or Come Shine'' (1989) and ''Contemporary Music For Big Band'' (1991) with them, and joined the band "Why Not" in 1990. He studied on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (1991–93), and was a member of several bands on the Trondheim jazz scene, including Bodega B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bærum
Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral district and historical county of Akershus and of the newer Viken County. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Bærum has the highest income per capita in Norway and the highest proportion of university-educated individuals. Bærum, particularly its eastern neighbourhoods bordering West End Oslo, is one of Norway's priciest and most fashionable residential areas, leading Bærum residents to be frequently stereotyped as snobs in Norwegian popular culture. The municipality has been voted the best Norwegian place to live in considering governance and public services to citizens. Name The name (Old Norse: ''Bergheimr'') is composed of ''berg'', whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilde Grooss Viddal
Mathilde Grooss Viddal (born 6 May 1969) is a Norwegian musician (saxophone and clarinet) and composer, known as the leader of Friensemblet and as member of bands like Lucky Loop and Eick/Viddal Duo. Career Viddal was born in Oslo. She released albums ''Undergroove'' (2012) with her band Friensemblet, including live takes at Victoria, the Norwegian Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo, where she presents her more or less uklassifiserbare compositions, representing free spirited contemporary music full of improvisation and freewheeling elements. The collaboration was formed in 2004 by the name Chateau Neuf Friensemble, with a history from the 1960s University Big Band and the musical environment surrounding the Department of Musicology at University of Oslo. She also runs her own record label Giraffa Records. With Trude Eick Trude Eick (born 23 April 1969) is a Norwegian musician (French horn and electronics) and composer, known from different forms of music, in which she plays regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangam (Trygve Seim Album)
''Sangam'' is a 2004 studio album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Trygve Seim. The album was Seim's second solo release on the ECM Records label and developed musical themes introduced on his solo debut, '' Different Rivers'', and from his free jazz collaborations with The Source. The album title is derived from the Sanskrit word ''sangam'', which can mean 'the meeting point of three rivers'. This has been interpreted by critics as reflecting the album's music, which is a meeting point between jazz, contemporary composition, and Norgwegian folk. ''Sangam'' includes Seim's composition, 'Himmelrand I Tidevand', commissioned by Redningsselskapet, the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue, for their 110th jubilee in 2001. Reception ''Sangam'' was warmly received by many jazz critics upon release, with many unified in their agreement of the album's positive qualities. In a review by John Fordham for '' The Guardian'', ''Sangam'' was described as the epitome of the ECM jazz aestheti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Different Rivers
''Different Rivers'' is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Trygve Seim, released on ECM Records. Released in 2000, ''Different Rivers'' was Seim's solo debut for ECM Records and began his long association with the label, as both a leader and sideman. The album was recorded and produced throughout 1998 and 1999 and, unusually, without the direct production assistance of ECM founder, Manfred Eicher. Instead the album was recorded at one of Eicher's favoured Oslo studios using long-serving ECM audio engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug. Eicher is credited as 'executive producer'. ''Different Rivers'' is noted for establishing Seim's jazz aesthetic, entailing unusual arrangements and instrumentation, as well as infusing classical and Eastern influences. Reception Warmly received by many jazz critics upon release, ''Different Rivers'' won the German Record Critics Prize, "Jahrespreis – Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik" in 2001 and is frequently considered a landmark album in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazzaway Records
Jazzaway is a Norwegian record label founded by saxophonist Jon Klette in Oslo, Norway. He is also the main composer/leader in the band Jazzmob. Their CD ''Pathfinder'' (2003) was the first release from the label. The label includes artists and bands such as Crimetime Orchestra, Jazzmob, Morthana, The Core and Sonny Simmons. Roster * Anders Aarum * Bushman's Revenge * Close Erase * Dingobats * Eirik Hegdal * Jazzmob * Jon Eberson * Lucian Ban * Per Zanussi * Sam Newsome * Sonny Simmons * Svein Olav Herstad * The Core * Trondheim Jazz Orchestra See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... References External links Official site Norwegian record labels Jazz record labels {{Norway-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ECM Records
ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres. ECM's motto is "the most beautiful sound next to silence", taken from a 1971 review of ECM releases in ''Coda'', a Canadian jazz magazine. ECM has been distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records, PolyGram Records, BMG, and, since 1999, Universal Music, the successor of PolyGram, worldwide. Its album covers were profiled in two books: ''Sleeves of Desire'' and ''Windfall Light'', both published by Lars Müller. History The first ECM release produced by Manfred Scheffner was pianist Mal Waldron's 1969 recording '' Free at Last''. The label went on to release recordings by many prominent jazz musicians, including Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Chick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathprod
Deathprod is the musical pseudonym used by Norwegian artist Helge Sten for his ambient music project. He is married to Norwegian singer Susanna Wallumrød. Biography Sten began creating music under this name starting in 1991, culminating with a box set of most of his recorded work being released in 2004. Simply titled ''Deathprod'', the collection contains three albums along with a bonus disc of previously unreleased, rare, and deleted tracks. On recordings, Sten is usually credited with "Audio Virus", a catchall term for "homemade electronics, old tape echo machines, ring modulators, filters, theremins, samplers and lots of electronic stuff." Sten also did the mixing of the album ''PB'' by the Norwegian artist Per Bergersen. Sten is a member of Supersilent and works as a producer on many releases on the Norwegian label Rune Grammofon. He has also produced Motorpsycho and has worked with Biosphere on an Arne Nordheim tribute album called ''Nordheim Transformed''. Discograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling Legs
__NOTOC__ Curling Legs Productions A/S (established 1992 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label with a catalogue encompassing all styles of jazz and improvised music. It was started by Knut Værnes and Morten Halle to release their own music. In 1994, Odin Records was licensed to Curling Legs from the Norwegian Jazz Forum, to continue the production of Norwegian jazz. In addition to Værnes and Halle, the third co-owner of Curling Legs is Helge Westbye, the director of the record label Grappa Music, and the label is part of FONO. The music is distributed through the company Musikkoperatørene. By the time of their fiftieth issue, on 3 May 1999, Curling Legs had won Spellemannprisen four times. The Radka Toneff Memorial Award is funded by the royalty income from all her releases on Odin, Universal and Curling Legs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Shine
Come Shine is a Norwegian jazz band, established 2001 in Trondheim. Biography Their eponymously titled debut album was released in 2001 on Curling Legs, and was followed by a later studio album, ''Do Do That Voodoo'', and a live album, ''Come Shine with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in Concert''. Come Shine has a long history at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival, where they this summer again is on the playlist. They also played at the Norwegian National Jazz Scene, Victoria, in Oslo. Personnel *Erlend Skomsvoll - piano *Håkon Mjåset Johansen - drums *Sondre Meisfjord - bass *Live Maria Roggen - vocals Discography Albums *2001: ''Come Shine'' (Curling Legs) *2002: ''Do Do That Voodoo'' (Curling Legs) *2003: ''Come Shine with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in Concert'' (Curling Legs) *2014: ''Red and Gold'' ( Jazzland) *2016: ''Norwegian Caravan''( Lawoo Classics) References External links *Come Shine - a peek from the Operaon YouTube YouTube is a global online video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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