Sjur Miljeteig (born 4 January 1974) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

jazz musician (trumpet), composer and author, married 20 October 2007 to the actress

Ane Dahl Torp Ane Dahl Torp (born 1 August 1975 in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian actress. Career Torp had her first film appearance in ''The Woman of My Life'' (2003). She has received Amanda Awards for her performances as Trude Eriksen in ''Svarte penger ...

(1975), and they live in Oslo with their two children, a boy (2010) and a girl (2012). He is known for his performances of the music of

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in a band including

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Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (born 23 September 1971 in Oppdal, Norway) is a Norwegian double bass, bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres. (in Norwegian) Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) Career Flaten played electric bass in local f ...

and Peder Kjellsby.

Career

Miljeteig attended the music program at Foss videregående skole (1990) earning his

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in 1993. He has evolved to be one of the finest Norwegian trumpeters, and has been in the line-up on more than 50 Norwegian record releases. He released the album ''Fra Mirakelarkivet'' (1997) with cooperate lyricist Markus Midré, and has operated steadily in tandem with drummer and handyman Peder Kjellsby. Within the duo Friko, they released two albums ''Burglar ballads'' (2003) and ''Journey to Mandoola'' (2006), performed on the

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2004 and 2006 respectively. ''Burglar ballads'' was placed on list of the best Norwegian releases by the Norwegian magazine

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. Later, he became known for his collaborations with

Jaga Jazzist Jaga Jazzist (also known as Jaga) is a Norwegian experimental jazz band, that rose to prominence when the BBC named their second album, ''A Livingroom Hush'' (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002. (in Norwegian) Biograph ...

, as part of the recording crew on the first album ''Jævla Jazzist Grete Stitz'' (1996) and on the EP ''Magazine'' (1998). He also was in their line up for a short period in 1997. In the band "For Sure" he collaborated with

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, and in various formations of the "Slow Motion Orchestra" with

Solveig Slettahjell Solveig Slettahjell (born 2 April 1971 in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer, known for her soulful, seductive voice. Career Slettahjell had her record debut with the album ''Slow Motion Orchestra'' (2003), contains jazz standards lik ...

, as well as on her album ''Natt I Bethlehem'' (2008) including

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and the album ''Tarpan Seasons'' (2009), where the "Slow Motion Orchestra" included

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(piano),

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(organ),

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(guitar),

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(bass) and

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(drums). Miljeteig has also collaborated on the album ''In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster'' with the band Shining, a Jaga Jazzist offshoot with two former members and writers

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and

in their ranks, with Folk & Røvere and with Crimetime Orchestra on the album ''Life is a beautiful monster'' (2004). Miljeteig released his debut solo album ''It's Funny How Things Happen at Particular Times'' in 2013, and here he stands out as a very original in a somewhat surreal, beautiful and catchy electro acoustic landscape. The album was well received in the Norwegian press. The guitarist Olav Torget contributes on several tunes, including the beautiful rocking afro groove on the title track. Miljeteig has on several occasions performed music to different texts together with his wife Ane Dahl Torp, like Arne Garborg and Biblical texts.

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

*2013: ''It's Funny How Things Happen at Particular Times'' (Trust Me), including

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, Olav Torget and

As co-leader

;Within Friko *2003: ''Burglar Ballads'' (C+C Records) *2006: ''Journey To Mandoola'' (C+C Records)

Collaborations

;With

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 ...

*1996: ''New Conception of Jazz'' (Jazzland Recordings) ;With Markus Midré 1997:''Fra Mirakelarkivet'' (Tiden) ;With

*1998: ''New Conception of Jazz'' (

Jazzland Recordings Jazzland Recordings is a Norwegian jazz and improvised music label based in Oslo, Norway, often associated with nu jazz. It was founded in 1996 by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft to release his "New Conception of Jazz" and operate as a standalone label. ...

) Anneli Drecker *2000 ''Tundra'' (

EMI Records EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succ ...

) ;Within Crimetime Orchestra *2004: ''Life is a beautiful monster'' (Trust Me) ;Within Shining *2005: ''In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster'' (

Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its art ...

) ;With

*2008: ''Natt I Bethlehem'' (

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 ...

), with

*2009: ''Tarpan Seasons'' (EmArcy)

References

External links

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Miljeteig har noe stort på gang
on Jazz I Norge – JazzNytt (in Norwegian)
Sjur Miljeteig – I've Been Here Before She Said (2013)
The Official Music Video for Sjur Miljeteig on Vimeo.no {{DEFAULTSORT:Miljeteig, Sjur Jaga Jazzist members 1974 births Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists Living people Musicians from Oslo Norwegian jazz composers Male jazz composers Norwegian jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters 20th-century Norwegian trumpeters 21st-century Norwegian trumpeters