Mathilde Grooss Viddal (born 6 May 1969) is a

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musician (

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and

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) and composer, known as the leader of Friensemblet and as member of bands like Lucky Loop and Eick/Viddal Duo.

Career

Viddal was born in

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. She released albums ''Undergroove'' (2012) with her band Friensemblet, including live takes at Victoria, the Norwegian Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo, where she presents her more or less uklassifiserbare compositions, representing free spirited contemporary music full of improvisation and freewheeling elements. The collaboration was formed in 2004 by the name Chateau Neuf Friensemble, with a history from the 1960s University Big Band and the musical environment surrounding the Department of Musicology at

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. She also runs her own record label Giraffa Records. With

Trude Eick Trude Eick (born 23 April 1969) is a Norwegian musician (French horn and electronics) and composer, known from different forms of music, in which she plays regular repertoire as well as free improvisation. She is the sister of musicians Mathias ...

she cooperates in the Eick/Viddal Duo and released the album ''November Log'' (2008).

Discography

Friensemblet/Chateau Neuf Fri Ensemble *2006: ''Holding Balance'' (Giraffa Records) *2009: ''ComeCloser'' (Giraffa Records) *2012: ''Undergroove'' (Giraffa Records) Eick/Viddal Duo *2008: ''November Log'' (Giraffa Records)

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