Christer Fredriksen (born 15 April 1972 in
Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist.
Biography
Fredriksen is known from collaborations in a series of settings for many years. He studied music at the
Agder University College
The University of Agder ( no, Universitetet i Agder), formerly known as Agder College and Agder University College, is a public university with campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad, Norway. The institution was established as a university co ...
with a Performing Masters in Rhythmical Music, and he has focused his research on sound, how different electric guitarists create their sound. He is a guitarist and composer with a distinctive sound and an ability to tell stories through his music.
In 2011 he released his first solo album ''Urban Country'', with saxophonist
Bendik Hofseth
Bendik Hofseth (born 19 October 1962, in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz musician, who plays the saxophone and sings. He is also a bandleader, and arranges and composes music.
Career
When Bendik Hofseth went to New York in 1987, and replaced the wor ...
(
Steps Ahead
Steps Ahead is an American jazz fusion group.
History
The group arose out of spontaneous sessions at Seventh Avenue South, a jazz club in New York City owned by saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter brother Randy Brecker. The first three al ...
) as featured artist. This instrumental jazz album, with elements of other musical styles, was mixed and mastered at the Rainbow Studio in Oslo, by
Jan Erik Kongshaug
Jan Erik Kongshaug (4 July 1944 – 5 November 2019) was a Norwegian sound engineer, jazz guitarist, and composer.
Career
Kongshaug was born in Trondheim, the son of guitarist John Kongshaug. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) During his chi ...
. The second album ''Trademark'' was released in 2014. Here he collaborates with bassist Audun Ramo and drummer Bjørn Stiauren.
Discography
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2011
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: ''Urban Country'' (
Losen Records Losen Records (initiated 2010 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label founded by Odd Gjelsnes at the distribution company MusikkLosen.
Background
The distribution company MusikkLosen was founded in 1997 by Odd Gjelsnes, and Losen Records, wh ...
), feat.
Bendik Hofseth
Bendik Hofseth (born 19 October 1962, in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz musician, who plays the saxophone and sings. He is also a bandleader, and arranges and composes music.
Career
When Bendik Hofseth went to New York in 1987, and replaced the wor ...
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2014
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: ''Trademark'' (Losen Records)
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2017
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: ''Vit'' (Losen Records)
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2021
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: ''Mauve'' (monovision)
References
External links
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Norwegian jazz guitarists
Norwegian jazz composers
Musicians from Kristiansand
1972 births
Living people
21st-century Norwegian guitarists
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