Kristin Sevaldsen (born 10 January 1966 in
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
,
Norway) is a
Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, and music producer.
Career
Sevaldsen has been band member and session musician for several years. In 2007 she released the debut solo album ''Impressions''. The album gained very favorable reviews and the Kristin Sevaldsen Band played at several concert venues both in Norway and internationally.
In 2009 she released the psalm album ''Treasure'', together with Lewi Bergrud and
Dag Stokke, that the record company Naxos was awarded hymn album in 2009 and received good reviews from both the album and live concerts. The next solo album ''Transit'' was completed in 2011. The musicians of the set is Tom Erik Antonsen,
Per Hillestad
Per Hillestad (born 25 March 1959 in Øvre Årdal, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (drums) and record producer, known as drummer in Lava and was contributing in releases by a-ha, Vamp, Jonas Fjeld, Bjølsen Valsemølle and Marius Müller.
Car ...
and Einar Thorbjørnsen.
The album ''Aftenstemning'' (2011) was released in collaboration with Norwegian folk musician Camilla Granlien. They have put new melodies and arrangements to poems by Bjørnson. Musicians are
Morten Reppesgård, Jo F. Skaansar and Harald Skullerud. Besides her own music she contribute in multiple projects with the likes of
Gaute Ormåsen and
Cecilia Vennersten.
Otherwise she is doing studio sessions for other artists and creates music for film and theater. In 2012 she began postgraduate studies in film music composition at
Lillehammer University College
Lillehammer University College ( no, Høgskolen i Lillehammer) was a state university college located at Storhove in Lillehammer, Norway. It was merged with Hedmark University College to become the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in 20 ...
, and has already made her mark in the field.
Honors
*2013: Oppland county's Work grant for established artists
Discography
Solo albums
*2007: ''Impressions'' (D'Label)
[
*2009: ''Treasure'' (D'Label), with Lewi Bergrud and Dag Stokke, including old Scandinavian psalms and hymns][
*2011: ''Transit'' (d'Label Records), within The Millionairs
]
Collaborations
*2011: ''Aftenstemning'' (Ta:lik), with Norwegian traditional folk musician Camilla Granlien
Camilla Granlien (born 1974) is a Norwegian folk singer, stev performer and educator.
She was born in Elverum, and has studied music at the Voss Folk High School, the Ole Bull Academy, and the Telemark University College. She has worked as so ...
, including original written tunes and arrangements to poems by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
References
External links
*
Mountain Dance by Kristin Sevaldsen
on YouTube
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1966 births
Musicians from Lillehammer
Living people
Norwegian jazz composers
Norwegian jazz saxophonists
21st-century Norwegian saxophonists
Lillehammer University College alumni
Women jazz saxophonists