Audun Skorgen (born 26 February 1967) is a Norwegian jazz musician ( upright bass and bass guitar).

Career

Skorgen is a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (2000). He specialized in improvisation, and has a distinctive bottling bass technique. In addition to being an active freelance musician, he has also been a county musician, first in Finnmark and later in Sunndal, Møre og Romsdal, from 2008 as part of "Møremusikarane". Skorgen has also collaborated within the bands like 'Velvet Lounge Orchestra', including

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Discography

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*2007: ''Silent Sunday'' (Magica Records)

References

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Audun Skorgen på kontrabass
picture on Mediabasen.no {{DEFAULTSORT:Skorgen, Audun 1967 births Living people Musicians from Ålesund 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians 20th-century Norwegian bass guitarists 21st-century Norwegian bass guitarists 20th-century Norwegian upright-bassists 21st-century Norwegian upright-bassists Avant-garde jazz musicians Norwegian male double-bassists Norwegian male jazz composers Norwegian jazz upright-bassists Norwegian male bass guitarists Norwegian jazz bass guitarists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni