Bjørn Espen Stokstad (born 13 April 1940 in
Oslo, Norway
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) is a Norwegian jazz clarinettist and architect, married to visual artist
Anne Weiglin.
Biography
From the 1960s, Stokstad was considered one of the leading clarinetist of traditional style in Norway. He started his own orchestra in 1962, and was 1964-85 together with
Tore Jensen
Tore Jensen (born 19 May 1935 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn) and bandleader, known from a series of Dixieland bands and album releases.
Career
Jensen was first known through the local band «H ...
, leading Stokstad/Jensen Tradband, including trombonist Kjell Haugen, banjoist and singer Børre Frydenlund, bassist Svein Gusrud, and drummer Kjetil Lønborg Jensen. The two friends was also front figures in the tradjazz band Norske Rytmekonger 1985-94. Stokstad/Jensen Trad. Band was a concept within Norwegian traditional jazz in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. They were regular performers at a series of national and international festivals like
Moldejazz
Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has rec ...
and
Nattjazz
Bergen International Jazz Festival or Nattjazz, is one of the largest jazz festivals of Norway. The festival has a musical profile with an emphasis on ethnic and contemporary jazz. It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspillene ...
as well as in
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Honors
* 1974: Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...
in the Jazz category, with Stokstad / Jensen Trad.Band for the album ''Mer Glajazz''
Discography
; With Stokstad / Jensen Trad.Band
* 1972: ''Happy Jazz'' (Karussell)
* 1973: ''Glajazz'' (RCA), with Laila Dalseth
Laila Dalseth (born 6 November 1940) is a Norwegian jazz singer. She was formerly married to the jazz saxophonist Theodor "Totti" Bergh (1935–2012).
Career
After an early debut in her hometown of Bergen, Dalseth was active on the Oslo jazz ...
* 1974: ''Mer Glajazz'' (RCA), with Bill Davison
William Edward Davison (January 5, 1906 – November 14, 1989), nicknamed "Wild Bill", was an American jazz cornetist. He emerged in the 1920s through his work playing alongside Muggsy Spanier and Frank Teschemacher in a cover band where they p ...
and Laila Dalseth
* 1975: ''Nye Gamle'' (RCA)
* 1977: ''Blanda Drops (Glajazz Fra Bach Til Beatles)'' (RCA International)
* 1979: ''Selvskrevet'' (RCA Victor)
* 1982: ''Kraftjazz'' (Talent)
* 1983: ''Happy New Chair'' (Hot Club Records
Hot Club Records is a jazz record label established 1982, by guitarist Jon Larsen in Oslo, Norway.Dregni, Michael (2008) ''Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing'', OUP USA, , p. 229 The label has released over 350 ...
) with Christiania Jazzband
* 2000: ''The Originals - 1974'' (Herman Records), featuring Wild Bill Davison & Laila Dalseth
; With Geirr Lystrup
Geirr Lystrup (born 22 March 1949) is a Norwegian singer, poet, playwright and children's writer. He was born in Vinje. His debut album was ''Ti på taket og Måltrostblues'' from 1972. His album ''Songen om kjærligheta'' from 1981 (a cooperation ...
* 1979: ''I Menneskenes Land'' (Plateselskapet Mai)
; With Norske Rytmekonger
* 1986: ''Hot & Blue'' (NRK, Herman Records), Oliver / Morton / Armstrong / Etc / 1923-28
* 1988: ''Siemens Spesial: My Heart'' (Herman Records)
References
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1940 births
Living people
Norwegian jazz clarinetists
Norwegian architects
Spellemannprisen winners
21st-century clarinetists
Architects from Oslo