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Bjørn Klakegg
Bjørn Klakegg (born 30 January 1958 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegians, 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 Alnæs, Knut Værnes, Knut Reiersrud, Hanne Hukkelberg, Tove Karoline Knutsen, Terje Gewelt and Tore Brunborg. Career With his brother, the jazz pianist Rune Klakegg, he played in bands led by Guttorm Guttormsen when he was young. He studied music at "Toneheim folkehøgskole" (1978) and on the Jazz program at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1979–83). During his studies he established his own bands with among others his fellow students Nils Petter Molvær, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Frode Alnæs and Tore Brunborg, before he settled in Oslo and joined Sun (Norwegian band), Sun, Extended Noise, Out to Lunch (band), Out to Lunch and Nuku. He plays in the Sverre Gjørvad, Sverre Gjørvad Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needlepoint (band)
Needlepoint (initiated in 2010 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz-rock band. Biography Needlepoint includes some leading Norwegian jazz musicians according to Tor Hammerø. The band started out as a trio with Bjørn Klakegg, Nikolai Hængsle and Thomas Strønen in 2010 releasing the album ''The Woods Are Not What They Seem'' (2010). David Wallumrød joined the team in 2012 and the album ''Outside The Screen'' was released the same year. Olaf Olsen (drummer), Olaf Olsen known from Bigbang (Norwegian band), Bigbang, replaced Thomas Strønen in 2014. He was replaced with Ola Øverbye, known from Fieh, in 2024. The latest album ''Walking up That Valley'' was released in 2021. They operate in a soundscape somewhere between psychedelic 1970's rock and jazz-rock. Needlepoint have played at several festivals in Norway, at different clubs, and has also been touring in China. In November 2013 they played in Paris, and appeared at 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen, Norway. Band members Curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tore Brunborg
Tore Brunborg (born 20 May 1960) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in Trondheim but grew up in Voss where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international greats including Bugge Wesseltoft, Håvard Wiik, Audun Kleive, Anders Jormin, Diederik Wissels, Arild Andersen, Pat Metheny, Per Jørgensen, Geir Lysne, Misha Alperin, Bjørn Alterhaug, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Jarle Vespestad, Jon Christensen (musician), Jon Christensen, Jon Balke, Nils Petter Molvær, Vigleik Storaas, Bo Stief, and Billy Cobham. Career After playing with Knut Kristiansen and Per Jørgensen, Brunborg debuted at Vossajazz (1980, 1982). After this he studied music at ''Toneheim folkehøgskole'' and on the Jazz program at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1980–82), and has evolved to be one of the most sought jazz saxophonists in Norway. He was on the lineup for the acclaimed band Masqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Einar Vinjor
Nils Einar Vinjor (born 15 December 1962 in Øvre Årdal, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his solo albums and the collaboration with musicians like Silje Nergaard, Iver Kleive and Knut Reiersrud. Career Vinjor, residing in Oslo, is known in Norway as a central guitarist and composer on the Norwegian musical scene. As a freelance musician Vinjor played together with a number of famous Norwegian performers, and also toured in several European countries and East-Asia. In 1997 he released the solo album ''Sjonglør'' with music in the generes jazz, rock and blues, and later the album ''Silent Traveler'' (2004). Discography Solo albums *1997: ''Sjonglør'' (Skald AS) *2004: ''Silent Traveler'' (Virgin Records) Collaborations ;With Silje Nergaard *1990: ''Tell me Where You're Going'' (Sonet Music) *1996: ''Hjemmefra'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2003: ''Nightwatch'' (EmArcy) *2005: ''Be Still my Heart - the Essential'' (EmArcy) *2007: ''Darkness Out Of Blue'' (EmArc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celio De Carvalho
Celio may refer to: People *Célio Mata-Boi (born 1990), Mauricélio Holanda da Silva, Brazilian football player *Elton Divino Celio (born 1987), Brazilian football player known as Eltinho *Enrico Celio (1889-1980), Swiss politician * Gaspare Celio (1571-1640), Italian painter *Nello Celio (1914-1995), Swiss politician Places in Italy *Caelian Hill The Caelian Hill ( ; ; ) is one of the famous seven hills of Rome. Geography The Caelian Hill is a moderately long promontory about long, to wide, and tall in the park near the Temple of Claudius. The hill overlooks a plateau from wh ... (Italian ''Celio''), one of the Seven Hills of Rome * Celio, Lazio, a ''rione'' in the City of Rome Other * Celio (retailer), French clothing retailer * Celio Technology Corporation {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikskonsertene
Concerts Norway () was established in 1967 on the initiative of the Arts Council Norway (), with its main purpose described as follows: "Concerts Norway is to make living music of high artistic quality accessible to all people in the country." The organization had its opening concert in Hammerfest school on 4 January 1968, with artists Liv Glaser, Eva Knardahl, Kjell Bækkelund, Robert Levin (Norwegian pianist), Robert Levin, Arve Tellefsen and Aase Nordmo Løvberg. Concerts Norway is currently under the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, and continues to have as its primary responsibility making a variety of music and culture available to the entire country, but in a greater variety of forms than originally. it annually engages more than 800 artists for more than 9000 concerts in all the country's 433 municipalities, which take place in schools, kindergartens, and work places. In recent years it has worked to promote new, young musicians in jazz, folk, and classica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuku
Nuku was a traditional province of the island of Hiva Oa in pre-European times. It did not function as a unified governmental unit, but rather as a confederation of local tribes during times of war with tribes from Hiva Oa's other province, Pepane. Nuku comprised approximately the western half of Hiva Oa's landmass, as well as the whole of the tribes of the neighboring island of Tahuata Tahuata is the smallest of the inhabited Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi.) to the south of the western end of Hiva Oa, across the Canal du Bordelai .... Resources *Handy, E. S. Craighill. ''The Native Culture in the Marquesas''. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Bulletin 9. B.P.B. Museum, Honolulu, 1971. {{Coord, 9, 49, 45.42, S, 139, 4, 12.11, W, display=title Geography of the Marquesas Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out To Lunch (band) ", a song by The Association which famously has the phrase in its chorus
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Out to Lunch may refer to: *''Out to Lunch!'', a 1964 album by Eric Dolphy * ''Out to Lunch'' (album), a 1994 album by Mainesthai * ''Out to Lunch'' (TV program), a 1974 ABC special * ''Out to Lunch'' (video game), a multi-platform action video game created by Mindscape *"Out to Lunch", a poem in the Conductors of Chaos poetry anthology *"Out To Lunch", a song by Krokus from ''The Blitz'' *"Out to Lunch", a column by South African writer David Bullard See also *"Along Comes Mary "Along Comes Mary" is a song composed by Tandyn Almer, originally recorded by American sunshine pop band the Association. It was the group's first hit, released in March 1966 as the lead single prior to their debut album, '' And Then... Along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Noise
Extended Noise (established 1982) was a Norwegian Jazz Quintet. Their first album ''Keep nose in front'' (1984) under the name AHA was released after an acclaimed appearance at Moldejazz 1983, followed by the Extended nose album ''Jamaha'' (1986) where Alnes was substituted for Klakegg. The change of name was dued to the competition from the Norwegian pop band "a-ha". The last record was ''Slow but Sudden – Langsam, aber Plötzlich'' (Odin Records, 1990), in the US on Cadence Jazz Records 1992), now as Extended Noise as a Quartet without guitars and with compositions by One Pedersen for the most. Band members *Erik Balke - saksofon * Eivin One Pedersen - piano, celeste and harmonium * Carl Morten Iversen - bass *Audun Kleive - drums Additional members *Frode Alnæs - guitar *Bjørn Klakegg - guitar Discography *''Keep nose in front'' (Hot Club Records, 1984), as "AHA" *''Jamaha'' (Circulasione Totale, 1986) *''Slow but Sudden – Langsam, aber Plötzlich'' (Odin Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun (Norwegian Band)
The Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surface mainly as visible light and infrared radiation with 10% at ultraviolet energies. It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth. The Sun has been an object of veneration in many cultures. It has been a central subject for astronomical research since antiquity. The Sun orbits the Galactic Center at a distance of 24,000 to 28,000 light-years. Its distance from Earth defines the astronomical unit, which is about or about 8 light-minutes. Its diameter is about (), 109 times that of Earth. The Sun's mass is about 330,000 times that of Earth, making up about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. The mass of outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere, its ''photosphere'', consists mostly of hydrogen (~73%) and helium (~25%), with much smaller q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with regional campuses in Gjøvik (town), Gjøvik and Ålesund (town), Ålesund. NTNU was inaugurated by the King-in-Council in 1996 as a result of the merger of the former University of Trondheim and other university-level institutions, with roots dating back to 1760. Later, some former university colleges were also incorporated. Depending on the ranking publication, the university typically ranks within a range of 101 and 400 globally. As of November 2022, the university boasts an approximate 9,000 employees and 42,000 students. NTNU has the main national responsibility for education and research in engineering and technology. This is likely attributable to the fact that it is the successor of Norway's pre-eminent engineering university, the Norwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guttorm Guttormsen
Guttorm Guttormsen (born 28 June 1950) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone), arranger and composer. Career Guttormsen was born in Mo i Rana. After moving to Oslo (1969), he appeared with Ivar Antonsen's Band at «Festspillene i Nord-Norge» (1971). Later, at Skien, he led a big band, and led his own quintet with, among others, Bjørn Kjellemyr with a series of recordings. He attended Kongsberg Jazzfestival several times, also with his own quartet (1975, 1979), and «Guttorm Guttormsen/Per Kristian Ekholt Big Band» (1976). He led his own Quintet, including with Lars Klevstrand, Jon Balke, Carl Morten Iversen, Espen Rud, releasing the album ''Høysang'' (1978). Musical Director of «Teater Ibsen» and within Jon Eberson Quartet, Per Husby dedication orchestra (1984–1988) and contributed on albums by «Trio de Janeiro», and the release ''Distant Reports'' (2001) by «Nordnorsk Jazzforum». He is best known for his compositions for theater, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
