Elisabeth Lid Trøen (born 15 March 1992 in

Voss, Norway Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...

) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, and composer.

Biography

Trøen picked up the saxophone at 16 in 2008, and studied jazz at Voss Jazzskule. By the age of 20, she had already played with musicians like Terri Lyne Carrington,

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, Andy Sheppard,

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, and not the least

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. In 2013, she played with her own Elisabeth Lid Trøen Quartet, at

Vossajazz Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led by ...

, including with pianist

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, bassist Steinar Raknes, and drummer

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. At the 2014

she played with Signe Førre Band. The lineup included pianist Eivind Austad, and drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen. In 2016 Trøen continued the collaboration with Tord Gustavsen. At the 2018 Vossajazz Trøen appeared with the

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featuring keyboardist and orchestra leader Django Bates.

Honors

* 2011: Awarded the Drømmestipendet (the dream scholarship) by the Norwegian Cultural Education Council

Discography

; With

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and

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: ''Norwegian Song IV'' (

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)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Troen, Elisabeth Lid 1992 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists Norwegian jazz saxophonists Women jazz musicians People from Voss Women jazz saxophonists 21st-century women musicians Bergen Big Band members