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Career

Sandbakk was born in

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, Ballangen. He appeared on Thorgeir Stubø's first album ''Notice'', later establishing himself in Trondheim, where he teaches on the Jazz programat at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, where he holds an instrumental teaching degree from 1982. In addition he is Associate professor at the Musikkonservatoriet i Tromsø, and has also written several textbooks on drumming like ''Hvordan spille moderne trommesett'', to mention one. Sandbakk appeared on the album ''Blodig Alvor'' (1988), with the renowned Norwegian rock band

, playing drums on the song "Idyll". In 1993 he initiated the band

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, together with jazz singer

, daughter of the legendary jazz guitarist

, and the pianist

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. Sandbakk has worked as Program Director at NTNU Department of Music, Performing music, in addition to teach the drum set and aural training. He is managing director of Trondheim Jazz Festival, has been freelance musician since 1977, and has played with such orchestras as "Trondheim Sympatiorkester", "Trondheim Bop-Service", "Konerne Ved Vandposten", "Arvid Martinsen Band", "Bjørn Willadsen Band", "Gunnar A. Berg & The Music Machine", "E.W.S. & The Sympathy Orchestra" (including keyboardist

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and pianist

). He also plays on a regular basis with his own prosjects

and Afrocadabra".

Discography

Solo works

*1998: ''Sympathetic'', "E.W.S. & The Sympathy Orchestra»

Collaborative works

;Within

*''

'' (Norske Gram, 1995) *''

Oofotr II ''Oofotr II'' (released 2001 in Norway by Grappa Music, Heilo catalog - HCD 7169) is a Norwegian studioalbum by the band Oofotr performing traditional music from Ofoten like World Ambient in a Nordic Traditional style. Review ''Oofotr II'' i ...

'' ( Heilo, 2001) ;With John Pål Inderberg *2000: '' Baritone Landscape'' (Gemini Records), within "The Zetting» *2004: ''Sval Draum'' (Taurus Records) ;With other projects *1981: '' Notice'' ( Odin Records), with

*1982: ''It's Just A Game'' (Experience Records), with "Arvid Martinsen Band» *1988: ''Blodig Alvor Na Na Na Na Na'' (CBS Records), with

"Idyll" *2012: ''Eg Vandrar Langs Kaiane'' (Øra Fonogram), with Annjo K. Greenall *2014: ''Exit'' Sigurd Bjørhovde Groups, recorded 1981 *2013: ''Live No Evil'' Sigurd Bjørhovde Quintet, recorded 1980

References

External links

Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk Profile
on NTNU (in Norwegian)
Sandbakk, Ernst-Wiggo Publications on Cristin
Current Research Information SysTem in Norway {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandbakk, Ernst-Wiggo 1957 births Living people Musicians from Ballangen 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Male drummers Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian writers Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology 20th-century drummers Male jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Oofotr members