Per Jørgensen (born 9 September 1952) is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist with trumpet as his main instrument, also known for his vocal contributions, in collaboration with

Dag Arnesen Dag Syver Arnesen (born 3 May 1950) is a Norwegian jazz pianist with a series of album releases. Career Arnesen was born in Bergen, and studied classical piano under Jiri Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and got a commitment by Den Na ...

Knut Kristiansen Knut Johan Bratland Kristiansen (born 14 April 1946) is a Norwegian composer and jazz musician (piano), known from Bergen jazz life primarily for his many interpretations of the music of Thelonious Monk as orchestra leader his own bands with var ...

Alex Riel Alex Riel (born 13 September 1940) is a Danish jazz and rock drummer.''Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne'' Af Bine Madsen. Dagbladenes Bureau, 9 February 2010. Same interview in Flensborg Avis, 17 February 2010, Side 18''Alex Riel'' Horsens F ...

Jon Christensen Jon Christensen may refer to: * Jon Christensen (musician) Jon Ivar Christensen (20 March 1943 – 18 February 2020) was a Norwegian jazz drummer. He was married to actress, minister, and theater director Ellen Horn, Store Norske Leksikon (in ...

, Jon Balke, Audun Kleive, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Marilyn Mazur, Nils Petter Molvær,

Bugge Wesseltoft Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, and producer, son of jazz guitarist Erik Wesseltoft. Career In 1989, Wesseltoft collaborated with the Knut Riisnæs Quartet and was soon after ...

, and Terje Isungset. (in Norwegian)

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(in Norwegian)

Career

Jørgensen was a major voice in Bergen Jazz Community in the 1970s, with marked musical performances with bands such as

Danmarksplass Rock og Jazz Danmarks plass is a square in Årstad, Bergen, Årstad borough in the city of Bergen, Norway. Today most famous as one of Norway's busiest Intersection (road), road intersections, it was originally known as "Kronstadtorget". After World War II, i ...

(trumpet and voice) with the young saxophoneplayer

Olav Dale Olav Dale (30 October 1958 – 10 October 2014) was a Norwegian composer, orchestra leader and jazz saxophonist. In addition to saxophone he played other woodwinds. He received little formal education in music, but he completed studies at the Vos ...

from Voss and the profound Bergen guitarist

Ole Thomsen Ole Thomsen (born 28 November 1952 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer, known from a number of releases and since 1977 central on the Bergen jazz scene. (in Norwegian) He is the older brother of another Bergen Gu ...

, now central member of the ''Bergen Big Band''. (in Norwegian) He was also a central member of the

Bergen Blues Band Bergen Blues Band (1974 - 1984) was a Norwegian blues band from Bergen, Norway. Biography The band was founded and led by John Magnar Bernes (vocalist and harmonica player, alias «Hungry John»), along with Per Jørgensen on guitar (replace ...

(guitar and voice) and ''

Kvintett'', and later on 'Tamma',

JøKleBa JøKleBa (establishesd 1990 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz band with a free improvising expression. Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian) All the band members are still very active in different projects, but in recent years has played very few concer ...

Magnetic North Orchestra Magnetic North Orchestra established in Oslo, Norway (1992–2005) was a Norwegian jazz orchestra, created and led by Jon Balke. MNO was originally a jazz ensemble inspired by Oslo 13, put together with strings and percussion. As Olympic musica ...

and in various duo projects with Jon Balke, Terje Isungset and others. In 1991, Jørgensen was awarded "Vossajazzprisen" for his contribution to jazz in Hordaland, and was the same year he was elected "FNJ" (The Norwegian Jazz Musicians Federation) "Jazz Musician of the Year". From 1992, he held a Trio ("J.I.G.") in Bergen together with Terje Isungset and

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 ...

, in 1993 he also had a trio collaboration with Eldbjørg Raknes and

Christian Wallumrød Christian Wallumrød (born 26 April 1971 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, organ and electronic keyboards) and composer, and is considered one of the most prominent musicians of the younger Norwegian generation, known from ...

, and toured with Jon Balke &

(recording in 1993 released 1995, another release 2002 and one in 2004). In 1995, he was a soloist with the "Veslefrekk" at Vossajazz. Jørgensen has extensive collaboration with many international performers including guitarist

Tobias Sjögren Tobias Sjögren (born 23 October 1970 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish jazz guitarist and composer, a graduate master of arts (1996), among others known from solo albums like ''Hymn'' (1994) and ''Tobias Sjögren'' (2002) and several cooperation. com ...

with ''Unspoken Songs'' and ''The Thule Spirit'' (2006), and percursjonist Marilyn Mazur with firstly ''Circular Chant'' (1995) with among others Nils Petter Molvær and

Honors

*1991:

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, awarded for his contribution to jazz in Hordaland *1991: "Jazz Musician of the Year", awarded by "FNJ" (The Norwegian Jazz Musicians Federation) *1995:

Buddyprisen Buddyprisen (established 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is an award, given annually by the Norwegian Jazz Forum to a Norwegian jazz musician that has "been an excellent performer and significantly involved in Norwegian jazz by other means". The award was a ...

*2001:

Radka Toneff Memorial Award Radka Toneff Memorial Award (established in 1993) is a Norwegian award given to individuals who are acting in the spirit of Norwegian jazz singer Radka Toneff. The award amounts to 25,000 Norwegian kroner, and is managed by the Radka Toneff Memo ...

Discography

Album participations: ;With

: *

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

: ''On And On'' – (

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 ...

) – trumpet, flute, vocal *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

: ''Jøkleba!'' – (Norsk Plateproduksjon AS) – trumpet, vocal *

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

: ''Live!'' – (Curling Legs) – trumpet, vocal *

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

: ''Nu Jøk?'' – (

EmArcy EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company. During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...

, Universal Music Norway) – trumpet, vocal *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

: '' Outland'' (

ECM Records ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's a ...

) ;With Jon Balke and

: *

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

: ''Further'' – (

ECM ECM may refer to: Economics and commerce * Engineering change management * Equity capital markets * Error correction model, an econometric model * European Common Market Mathematics * Elliptic curve method * European Congress of Mathematics ...

) – trumpet, vocals *

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

: ''Solarized'' – (Emarcy) – trumpet, vocals *

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

: ''Kyanos'' – (

) – trumpet, vocals *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

: ''Diverted travels – (

) – trumpet, vocals *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: ''Magnetic Works 1993–2001'' (

), compilation ;Duo with Tobias Sjøgren: *

: ''Unspoken Words'' – trumpet, vocals *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

: ''The Thule Spirit'' – (ToBeJazz Music) – trumpet, vocals ;With other projects: *

: Secret Mission – ''Strange Afternoon'' – trumpet, citar *

: Jon Balke and

Oslo 13 1300 Oslo (active from 1979 in Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian jazz band originally called Oslo 13 (1979–93), founded and operated the first two years by Bror Hagemann and continuated by Jon Balke. In 1994 the band got a joint leadership with Tr ...

– ''Nonsentration'' – trumpet *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

: Kari Bremnes – ''Gåte Ved Gåte'' – trumpet *

: Marilyn Mazur and Pulse Unit – ''Circular Chant'' (Storyville) – trumpet, vocals *

''Monk Moods'' (

) *

: Jan Gunnar Hoff – ''Moving'' *

Hans Børlie Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

lytrics – ''Prøv å sette vinger på en stein'' *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

: Terje Isungset – ''Reise'' *

: Michael Mantler - ''The School of Understanding'' (

) - vocals *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Berit Opheim Berit Opheim Versto (born 18 June 1967 in Voss, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, known for her interpretations of folk music. Career Opheim studied at Bergen Musikkonservatorium (1987–90) and Norges Musikkhøgskole (1990–92), and has worked ...

, Bjørn Kjellemyr,

Einar Mjølsnes Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology ...

, Per Jørgensen and Sigbjørn Apeland – ''Fryd'' ( Vossajazz Records) – trumpet *

Unge Frustrerte Menn Unge Frustrerte Menn was a rock band from Bergen, Norway. The band formed in 1991 and broke up in 2002. Their debut album, ''Slanger og Snegler'', was released in 1991. Their last album, ''Solen Titter Frem – De Beste Sangene'' (2002), was a comp ...

– ''Øl og Peanøtter'' – trumpet *

Chocolate Overdose Chocolate Overdose (initiated 1991 in Bergen, Norway) is a pop oriented rock band. Biography The band was started by the four musicians who originally was backing band for songwriter and singer Doddo Andersen, Eduardo «Doddo» Andersen in his ...

– ''Whatever'' – trumpet *

: "Headwaiter" – ''Not Goin' Anywhere'' – vocals *

Cæcilie Norby Cæcilie Norby (born 9 September 1964) is a Danish jazz and rock singer. She was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark, into a musical family. Her father, Erik Norby, is classical composer and her mother, Solveig Lumholt, is an opera singer. She was a ...

– ''First Conversation'' – trumpet, vocals *

Svein Folkvord Svein Folkvord (born 18 May 1967) is a Norwegian Jazz musician ( double bass), sound engineer and composer, known from cooperations with Andy Sheppard, Paolo Fresu, Knut Kristiansen, John Pål Inderberg, Per Jørgensen, Phil McDermott, Jack Wil ...

's commissioned work for Vossajazz 2004 – ''Across'' (Vossa Jazz Records) – vocals, trumpet *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Hildegunn Riise Hildegunn is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Hildegunn Eggen (born 1953), Norwegian actress *Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak (born 1985), Norwegian racing cyclist *Hildegunn Mikkelsplass (born 1969), Norwegian biathlete *Hild ...

and

Edvard Askeland Edvard Askeland (born 10 December 1954) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from a series of album releases in various genres and for being regular in Dag Arnesens lineups in 1970-80, and within Cutting Edge. Career Askeland was born in Bergen ...

(Lyrics by Olav H. Hauge) ''Under stjernone'' – vocals, trumpet *

Miki N'Doye Miki may refer to: Places *Miki, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Kagawa, a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan People *Miki (given name) *Miki (surname) *Miki Núñez (born ...

– ''Tuku'' – vocals, trumpet *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: Terje Isungset – ''Two Moons'' – vocals, ice-trumpet *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: Per Jørgensen and Terje Isungset – ''Agbalagba Daada'' (NorCD) – trumpet, heriba-ton, tabla, flute, coupon, vocals, kalimba, percussion, piano *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

: Lena Skjerdal – ''Home'' *

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

: Per Jørgensen and Espen Berg's trio "Green Serene" ''Living live'' *

: Daniel Herskedal "City Stories» *

: gruppa BMX med "Bergen open» *

Markku Ounaskari Markku is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Markku Alén (born 1951), Finnish former rally and race car driver *Markku Aro (born 1950), Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision contest in 1971 * Markku Huhtamo (born 1946), Fin ...

Samuli Mikkonen Samuli is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province Rift Valley Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Bonde la Ufa) of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the Kenyan general election, 2013. Rift Valley Province was the lar ...

and Per Jørgensen – ''Kuára: Psalms And Folk Songs'' (

) – trumpet *

Gabriel Fliflet Gabriel Fliflet (born 18 July 1958 in Åland, Finland) is a Norwegian accordion player and vocalist, known for his multicultural musical expressions and numerous recordings. He is the brother of bass player and sagspiller Andreas Fliflet, and the ...

– ''Åresong'' ;As producer: *

: Per Jørgensen and Terje Isungset – Agbalagba Daada (NorCD) ;As composer/songwriter: *

: Terje Isungset – Two Moons *

: Per Jørgensen and Terje Isungset – Agbalagba Daada (NorCD)

References

External links

Biography – Store Norske Leksikon
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