Kristoffer Lo (born 19 February 1985 in Moss, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, flugabone, guitar, keyboards) and composer.

Biography

Lo has redefined the use of tuba and its role in band. From its traditional role as the low-end in symphony orchestras and Dixieland bands, he has taken the instrument to a new direction, filling the position as the ultra low end in metal- and noise bands. With a bunch of electronics and huge amps, Kristoffer’s tuba sounds like a low-end monster and a high pitched squeal at the same time. He is a part of bands like Pelbo,

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (TJO) (established 1999 in Trondheim, Norway) is an orchestral project based in Trondheim, and closely related to both the Midtnorsk Jazzsenter (MNJ - Mid Norwegian Jazz Center) and Jazz Line at the Trøndelag Conservator ...

, Microtub, Sunswitch and

Highasakite Highasakite is an indie pop and indie rock band from Norway. The band formed when vocalist and songwriter Ingrid Helene Håvik met drummer Trond Bersu whilst studying jazz at the Trondheim Jazz Conservatory. In 2010, after just six months, the d ...

. With music studies from the jazz program at the Musikkonservatoriet i Trondheim, he has slowly built up a solid reputation both in Norway and elsewhere.

Honors

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: This years Jazzstipendiat at

Moldejazz Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has re ...

Discography

Solo albums

*2013: ''Anomie'' (Gigafon Records) *2016: ''The Black Meat'' (Propeller Recordings)

Collaborations

;Midtnorsk Ungdomsstorband with

André Roligheten André Roligheten (born 2 January 1985) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and bands like Albatrosh and Team Hegdal. He has also played with musicians like Andrew D'Angelo, Theo Bleckmann, ...

and Brother K * 2009: ''Live At Dokkhuset'' (MNJ Records) ;With PELbO * 2010: ''PELbO'' (Riot Factory) * 2011: ''Days Of Transcendence'' (Riot Factory) ;With Microtub ( Hayward / Lo / Taxt) *2011: ''Microtub'' (Sofa Records) *

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: ''Star System'' (Sofa Records) ;With Machina *2011: ''So Much For Dancing'' (Øra Fonogram) ;With Sunswitch *

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: ''Sunswitch'' (Riot Factory) ;With

*2012: ''All That Floats Will Rain'' (

Propeller Records Propeller Records was an independent record label formed in Auckland, New Zealand, by Simon Grigg in 1980. 1980-81 In the years prior to 1980 the New Zealand contemporary recording industry was largely moribund. The major record labels were eith ...

) *2014: ''Silent Treatment'' (Propeller Records) ;With Yodok *2013: ''#2'' (The Perfect Hoax) ;With Yodok III *2014: ''Yodok III'' (A New Wave Of Jazz) * 2015: ''The Sky Flashes. The Great Sea Yearns.'' (A New Wave Of Jazz) ;With

*2015: ''Savages'' (MNJ Records) feat. Kristoffer Lo ;With Motorpsycho *2018: ''Roadwork Vol. 5 – Field Notes: The Fantastic Expedition of Järmyr, Ryan, Sæther & Lo - Live in Europe 2017'' (Rune Grammofon) (Stickman Records)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Kristoffer 21st-century Norwegian tubists Norwegian jazz tubists Norwegian jazz composers Male jazz composers Propeller Recordings artists Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni Musicians from Trondheim Musicians from Moss, Norway 1985 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian male musicians PELbO members