Espen Aalberg is a

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jazz musician (drums) known for his contributions in several orchestras like

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, Shagma, Kwaz, Håvard Lund Quartet and musicians like

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and

Torbjörn Zetterberg Torbjörn Zetterberg (born 10 May 1976) is a Swedish jazz musician (double bass) and composer, known from collaborations with Jonas Kullhammar. Biography Zetterberg attended Södra Latin och Fridhems Folkhögskola in Svalöv but was first reco ...

. He also contributes on a series of recordings.

Career

Aalberg played percussion in

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percussion ensemble (1988–1994) and became champion in ensemble playing, after which he studied at the "Musikkonservatoriet" in

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and the Jazz Program at '' Trondheim Musikkonservatorium'' (1998–2000). (1999–2002). While studying jazz in Trondheim, he formed the innovative band

together with fellow students (including

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and

Steinar Raknes Steinar Raknes (born 22 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, and the younger brother of Jazz singer and pianist Eldbjørg Raknes. He is considered to be one of the most talented double bass players of his generat ...

). He also established the jazz band Shagma in 2004, comprising additional

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and Raknes. At the

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jazz festival in Bergen 2006 he led the band Kwaz comprising

and

. In addition Aalberg has contributed within Håvard Lund Quartet. In 2006 Aalberg and The Core, now as The Indian Core, contributed on The Oslo World Music Festival, after returning from a Tour to India with three hot Indian musicians. The result of this cooperation is manifested on the album ''The Indian Core'' (2007). Aalberg also acts as a drummer in classical music within among others

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, Trondheim Sinfonietta and " Luftforsvarets Musikkorps".

Discography

*2004: ''Vision'' (Jazzaway), within

*2005: ''Music'' (Jazzaway), within Shagma *2006: ''Blue Sky'' (Jazzaway), within The Core *2007: ''The Indian Core'' (Grappa), within The Indian Core including Prasenjit Mitra, Kanchman Babbar & Fateh Ali *2007: ''Office essentials'' (Jazzland), within The Core *2007: ''Meditations on Coltrane'' (Grappa), within The Core &

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*2008: ''Golonka Love'' (Moserobie), within The Core *2008: ''Så rart'' (Øra), within Trondheim Sinfonietta *2009: ''The art of no return'', Vol. 1 (Moserobie), within The Core & More *2010: ''Party'' (Moserobie), with among others

(recorded, mixed & producer by Aalberg) *2012: ''Basement Sessions'', Vol. 1 (Clean Feed), with Jonas Kullhammar &

References

External links

Espen Aalberg på Myspace

The Core

The Core Myspace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aalberg, Espen Living people Musicians from Trondheim Norwegian military musicians 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Male drummers Norwegian jazz composers Male jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) The Core (band) members