Rune Klakegg (born 19 April 1955 in Skien,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, the older brother of guitarist

Bjørn Klakegg Bjørn Klakegg (born 30 January 1958 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer, known from a number of recordings and cooperations with the likes of Nils Petter Molvær, Sverre Gjørvad, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Frode Aln� ...

, and known from a number of recordings and jazz bands including

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 ...

, Cutting Edge,

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, Out to Lunch and

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Career

Klakegg played within and composed music for bands like Cutting Edge, "Søyr",

, and "Out to Lunch". He led his own Rune Klakegg Trio (from 1986) with Frank Jakobsen (drums) and Olaf Kamfjord (bass) on the album ''Anaerobics'' (1991). Later they were replaced by

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 ...

(bass) and Helge Nordbakken (drums). He has also contributed on releases by Espen Rud, Susanne Fuhr,

Morten Halle Morten Halle (born 7 October 1957) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), composer and music arranger. He was born in Oslo, and he is known from the city's jazz scene and from a series recordings. (in Norwegian) Career Halle participated in ...

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, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Alfred Janson, Sigurd Janson and Per Eriksen. He has also composed music to texts by the poet

Jacob Sande Jakob Sande (1 December 1906 – 16 March 1967) was a Norwegian writer, poet and folk singer from Dale in Sunnfjord. His parents were Andreas Sande and Ragna Margrete (born Barsnes). He married Solveig Ytterlid in 1942 and they had a daughter, Si ...

, released on the album ''Sundslegen, herja og naken'' (2006) with

Lars Klevstrand Lars Klevstrand (born 30 September 1949) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He was born in Drammen, Buskerud, the son of Olav Klevstrand and Grethe Sofie Larsen, and was brought up in Bærum. Career His debut album was ''Vi ...

and Jan Olav Renvåg. Klakegg has played within "Øvrevoll spelemannslag" with Ragnar Heyerdahl, Eilif Moe and Kjetil Sandum, and they reseased the album ''Spillegal'' (2006). He also contributes on an album with Tine Asmundsen Band, Elin Ødegaard (2000),

Lars Martin Myhre Lars Martin Myhre (born 10 August 1956 in Tønsberg, Norway) (in Norwegian) is a Norwegian composer, guitarist, pianist, singer and producer residing in Sandefjord. He is best known for his collaboration with Odd Børretzen, (in Norwegian) but ha ...

(2001, 2006) and within Guro Gravem Johansen Trio, play in trio with Carl Størmer and Jan Olav Renvåg, and has toured with

Brit Bildøen Brit Bildøen (born 28 January 1962) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic. She was born in Ålesund. She made her literary debut in 1991 with the poetry collection ''Bilde av menn''. Her first novel, ''Eit ...

, Bjarne Magnus Jensen and

Johannes Martens Johannes Martens (9 July 1870 – 6 March 1938) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Målselv as a son of dean Nikolai Martens (1836–1890) and Eleonora Henrikke Clodius Giæver. ...

. With

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he played in the Quartet "Changes". In 1995 he was awarded "Work of the Year" by "NOPA" Prize for the tune "Pamplemousse". Klakegg has taught jazz piano at Foss videregående skole and was editor of "Jazznytt" (1984–87). He lives in Skien (2012) and teaches at Skien videregående skole. Klakegg's ''Romantic Notions'' (2012) is his debut in the acoustic piano trio format, with bassist Jan Olav Renvåg and drummer Roger Johansen, and serves nine of their own later compositions with certain pianistic hand and eloquent improvisations.

Discography

Solo albums

*1991: ''Anaerobics'' (

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 ...

), R.K. Trio (Frank Jakobsen & Olaf Kamfjord) *1996: ''Fuzzy Logic'' (

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) *2012: ''Romantic Notions'' (Curling Legs), R.K. Trio (Jan Olav Renvåg & Roger Johansen)

Collaborative works

;Within Out to Lunch *1988: ''Out to Lunch'' (Odin Records) *1995: ''Kullboksrytter'' (Curling Legs) ;Within

*1987: ''Vectors'' (

Hot Club Records Hot Club Records is a jazz record label established 1982, by guitarist Jon Larsen in Oslo, Norway.Dregni, Michael (2008) ''Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing'', OUP USA, , p. 229 The label has released over 350 ...

) *1994: ''Bussene lengter hjem'' (Curling Legs), with

Elin Rosseland Elin Rosseland (born 5 April 1959 in Norway) is a singer, bandleader, and composer who studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and is known from collaborations with Vigleik Storaas, Johannes Eick, Sidsel Endresen, Eldbjørg Raknes, Christian W ...

*1997: ''Med kjøtt og kjærlighet'' (Curling Legs), with

Eldbjørg Raknes Eldbjørg Raknes (born 9 February 1970 in Midsund, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist known for her a cappella vocal performances, innovative improvised vocals and electronic effects. She has collaborated with musicians such as Jon Balke, Ander ...

*2001: ''Alene hjemme'' (Curling Legs) ;With other projects *2000: ''I Will Wait For You'' (Via Music), with Elin Ødegaard *2006: ''Sundslegen, Herja Og Naken'' (Tylden & Co), with

& Jan Olav Renvåg *2006: ''Spillegal'' ()

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klakegg, Rune 20th-century Norwegian pianists 21st-century Norwegian pianists Norwegian jazz pianists Norwegian jazz composers Male jazz composers Musicians from Skien 1955 births Living people Norwegian male pianists 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Cutting Edge (band) members Søyr members