Frank Jakobsen (born 28 April 1954) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from a number of recordings, and central to the jazz scenes in

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and

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Career

Jakobsen was born and raised in

, where he played in local groups like Danmarks Plass Rock & Jazz (1974–80), Frk. Pirk (1976–78),

Bergen Big Band Bergen Big Band (BBB) is a Norwegian big band established 1991 as a continuation of Knut Kristiansen's Bergen Band. BBB is known from cooperations with musicians like Phil Woods, Paquito D'Rivera, Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider, Diana Krall, Si ...

, Trang Fødsel and Son Mu among others. He played with jazz musicians like

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. During a period where he lived in

he cooperated with Cutting Edge,

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, Knut Riisnæs,

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and

Carl Morten Iversen Carl Morten Iversen (born 1 May 1948) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), and the son of jazz violinist Arild Iversen (1920–65). He is known from numerous recordings and has long been central to the Oslo Jazz scene. Career Iversen ...

Honors

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 ...

prisen (1997) Bergen Big Band på USF

Discography (in selection)

; Within

's "Ny Bris» *1982: ''Ny Bris'' (

Odin Records Odin Records is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz record company and label founded in 1981 by the Norwegian Jazz Federation, when there were not many independent record labels in Norway. Only major international record companies were to be found in O ...

) ; Within Cutting Edge *1982: ''Cutting Edge'' (Odin Records) *1984: ''Our Man in Paradise'' (Odin Records) *1995: ''Alle tre'' (

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) ;With Carl Morten Iversen and Rob Waring *1992: ''Secret Red Thread'' (Odin Records) ; Within Rune Klakegg Trio *1992: ''Anaerobics'' (Odin Records) ;With

*1995: '' Monk Moods'' (Odin Records) ;With Olav Dale Quartet *1997: ''Little Waltz'' (NorCD), including Sebastian Dubé & Dag Arnesen ; Within

*2003: ''Adventures in European New Jazz And Improvised Music'' (Europe Jazz Oddysey), with Mathias Rüegg "Art & Fun" on compilation with various artists *2005: ''Seagull'' (

Grappa Music Grappa Musikkforlag (established 1983 in Norway) is a Norwegian music company initiated and directed by Helge Westbye. It is one of the oldest and biggest independent record companies in Norway today. The company represents prominent Norwegian a ...

), feat. Karin Krog conducted by

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recorded at the

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, Bergen 2004 *2007: ''Meditations on Coltrane'' (Grappa Music), with The Core *2008: ''Som den gyldne sol frembryter'' (Grappa Music) *2010: '' Crime Scene'' (ECM Records), with

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal ...

recorded at the

, Bergen 2009 ;With other projects *1992: ''Nattjazz 20 år'' (

) *1995: ''Den lilla kvelven'' (Nimis), with Kenneth Sivertsen, poems written and read by

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*1996: ''Jazz Out of Norway'' (Odin Records), sampler *1997: ''Med kjøtt og kjærlighet'' ((Curling Legs)), within

, poetry by Niels Fredrik Dahl and Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen *1997: ''Hybel'' (Norsk Plateproduksjon), within Trang Fødsel *1998: ''Close to My Heart'' (Ponca Jazz Records), with Finn Hauge (including

Olga Konkova Olga Konkova (born 25 August 1969) is a Norwegian–Russian jazz pianist known from several recordings and collaboration with jazz musicians such as Adam Nussbaum, Gary Husband and Karin Krog. Career Konkova was educated as classical pianist ...

Terje Gewelt Terje Gewelt (born 8 June 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Double bass, upright bass). Career Gewelt was born in Oslo and raised in Larvik, a small town on the southeastern coast of Norway. He started playing guitar at the age of 10, swit ...

) *1999: ''Cocoon'' (Acoustic Records), with "Cocoon" (including Barbro Husdal, Carsten Dyngeland & Sigurd Ulveset) *2000: ''City Dust'' (Curling Legs), with

Helén Eriksen Helén Eriksen (born 19 October 1971 in Dale, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone and vocals), songwriter and music arranger. Career In the period 1993 to 1995 she was a member of the Bergen-based pop group Animal Farm. In 1996 s ...

*2001: ''Touching'' (Resonant Music), with Knut Riisnæs *2001: ''Synchronize Your Watches'' (Resonant Music), within Rob Waring Trio *2002: ''Julestemning'' (Lynor), with "Bergen Nord Kammerkor" conducted by Bjørn Berentsen *2003: ''Hush Hush'' (

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, Norway), with

Nathalie Nordnes Nathalie Nordnes (born 22 November 1984, in Bergen) is a Norwegian singer. She released her first album on Virgin Records in 2003, and her fourth album in November 2011. Most of her recorded output is sung in English. Her debut album ''Hush Hush' ...

*2004: ''Reworks; :.What Kind of Machine Is This?'' (), with Chillienuts *2005: ''De aller beste'' (Sony BMG Music), with Trang Fødsel *2005: ''Seagull'' (Grappa Music), within

feat. Karin Krog &

*2005: ''Join Me in the Park'' (EMI Music, Norway), with Nathalie Nordnes *2006: ''Vargtime 2 – Four Cousins'' (Gemini Records), within Jan Kåre Hystad Kvartett *2006: ''Barna synger Pophits'' (Barneselskapet) *2011: ''Live in Bergen'' (Acoustic Records), with

Ole Amund Gjersvik Ole Amund Gjersvik (born 10 December 1963) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the m ...

References

External links

Frank Jakobsen Biography on Norsk Musikkinformasjon
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