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Hermund Nygård
Hermund Nygård (born 16 May 1979 in Råde, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and composer residing in Oslo, known from collaborations with musicians like Hallgeir Pedersen, Staffan William-Olsson, Anders Aarum, Steinar Raknes, Erlend Slettevoll, Magne Thormodsæter, Karin Krog, Bob Dorough and Bobby Shew, and bands like The Real Thing (jazz band), The Real Thing and Sharp9. Career Nygård is a graduate of the Jazz program at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2005), where he started his own Billington Trio including fellow students Ove Alexander Billington (piano) and Andreas Amundsen (double bass). He has participated in the bands Hubtones, In Front, Platoon, Stjern and Schap9. He is one of the most popular jazz drummers in Norway, who made his mark in many genres. Having worked with numerous artists both in Norway and internationally. He has collaborated on several occasions in the twice Grammy nominated band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo Jazzfestival
Oslo International Jazz Festival (Oslo Jazzfestival, established 1986 in Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian music event, held in August, with a focus on music form the jazz genre, performed on stages in Oslo. History The pilot project (1984–1985) was initiated by Aage Teigen. The first festival in 1986, had more than forty volunteers and the event received 350 000 Norwegian kroner in donations from Oslo Municipality. The music was largely traditional jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans jazz, etc. The organization became a Foundation (nonprofit), Foundation in 1995, led by Truls Helweg, chairman of the board since 1995) and permanently appointed General Manager (Aage Teigen), at a time when the budget was over 5 million Norwegian kroner. Teigen was in 2002 awarded the Oslo City Artist Award for his commitment. In 2006, the festival held 70 concerts (of these 15 free) with 450 musicians on 18 stages with around 70,000 spectators. Aage Teigen was then general manager with more than 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Real Thing (jazz Band)
The Real Thing is a jazz band from Oslo, Norway, founded in 1992 when Sigurd Køhn and Palle (Paul) Wagnberg formed the forerunner, The B3 Blues Band with Vidar Busk and Hamlet Pedersen. They changed the name when Staffan William-Olsson and Fredrik Carl Størmer joined the band. Størmer was replaced by Torstein Ellingsen in 1995, and Ellingsen again by Børre Dalhaug in 1998. Due to the sudden death of the band's saxophonist Sigurd Køhn in the tsunami in Thailand in December 2004, The Real Thing was hibernating until a reunion in 2010. In the 2010s, Hermund Nygård replaced Dalhaug on the drums, with Dave Edge playing the saxophone. Before their hiatus, the quartet released eight albums, debuting in 1992 with the album ''The Real Thing'' and continuing with both live and studio recordings. They mostly play original music, combining influences from American Blue Note jazz (represented by people such as Jimmy Smith, George Benson and Wes Montgomery) and elements from modern po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Råde
A musician is someone who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters, who write both music and lyrics for songs; conductors, who direct a musical performance; and performers, who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer (also known as a vocalist), who provides vocals, or an instrumentalist, who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians can specialize in a musical genre, though many play a variety of different styles and blend or cross said genres, a musician's musical output depending on a variety of technical and other background influences including their culture, skillset, life experience, education, and creative preferences. A musician who records and releases music is often referred to as a recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisle Torvik
Gisle Torvik (born 2 June 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) from Tørvikbygd in Hardanger. Career Torvik was born in Bergen, and spent three years studying music at the Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio (Oslo, 1995–98) with a major in guitar and composition. He is considered one of the most talented Nordic jazz guitarists.OnYourStage, 2009, p. 1 Torvik released his first album in 1999 called ''Naken uten gitar'' (which translates to "Naked without guitar"), where Sigmund Groven, Petter Wettre, Frode Berg, Endre Christiansen and Torstein Lofthus contributed. The album ''Frozen Moment'' was released in 2009 (ten years after his initial album) featuring Hilde Norbakken (on vocals and piano), to good reviews. The release concert was housed by 'Herr Nilsen' in Oslo 21 September 2009. In 2011 Torvik reached the semi-final of ISC International Songwriting Competition with the tune "I remember". He is first and foremost a jazz guitarist, but is as comfortable in oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NorCD
NorCD (established 1991 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label for folk, jazz, world music and improvisational music, led by the founder saxophonist and composer Karl Seglem. NorCD is distributed through Musikkoperatørene, and is a member of FONO. Biography In 1991 Karl Seglem decided to create a new free record label to distribute his music. The company soon enlisted a number of Norwegian performers in different genres. A derivation of the company was the label SOFA, which focused on the European improv, led by Ingar Zach and Ivar Grydeland. The NorCD catalog features 110 CD-titles (spring 2012) with many of the foremost Norwegian jazz and folk musicians. Most of the music is available on main digital platforms (download & streaming) in addition to traditional CD-format. The 10-year anniversary was celebrated in Blå in Oslo in 2001. NorCD want to be a pool where different musical projects driven by musician and owner Karl Seglem in collaboration with other musicians an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Dahle Aagård
Julie Dahle Aagård (born 30 December 1978) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (vocals). She is the sister of Tora Dahle Aagård. Career Aagård is a graduate singing teacher from the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (1997–2002) She has also been active in the art scene, first in her own cabaret, ''Julie, heilt ålein'' (1998), later in ''Lady Arbuthnott'' at Sunndalsøra, ''Mack & Mabel'' at "Hedmark Teater" and ''Havet legg aldri stilt'' (Norveg). She played the Primary Role in the production ''Piaf'' (2005) at Det Norske Teatret and in 2010 she was the slave Anna, in the historic play "Håkon og Kark" (Korsvikaspillet) at Lade in Trondheim. Her debut solo album ''Det Klaraste Lyset'', produced by Åge Aleksandersen, and premiered at the World Ski Championships 1997 in Trondheim. She also released ''Goodnight Stranger''. She collaborates in the bands "Gutvik 5" (Ketil Gutvik), Cannonballs, and Reggae Kings. She was a leading figure in the quintet Subtonic fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audun Ellingsen
Audun Ellingsen (born 4 January 1979) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Upright bass) known from collaborations within bands like "Sphinx" and with musicians like Frøy Aagre, Erlend Slettevoll and Gisle Torvik. Career Ellingsen was born in Ørsta Municipality and started studying classical piano as a child, but substituted the piano with an electric bass guitar at ten, in order to play in local rock bands. Jazz came to be the main musical focus when he went to the musical program at high school in 1998, and he picked up the double bass. After graduation he attended musical studies at Toneheim Folkehøgskole for one year, followed by studies on the jazzprogram at Leeds College of Music (1999) under guidance of Stuart Riley and Zoltan Dekaney. Ellingsen took a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies and got a Masters of Music degree in 2004. During the time in Leeds Ellingsen played in various bands and local rhythm sections comping touring British and American soloists like Mark Nighti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Riisnæs
Knut Riisnæs (13 November 1945 – 22 July 2023) was a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and flute), arranger, and composer, son of pianist Eline Nygaard Riisnæs and brother of classical pianist Anne Eline Riisnæs (1951–) and jazz saxophonist Odd Riisnæs (1953–). The brothers are both known from a variety of recordings in Norway and internationally. Career Knut Riisnæs was born in Oslo, where he became central to the local jazz scene at an early age. He contributed to the bebop inspired records released by some of the greatest jazz musicians of Norway, and made his solo debut with the album ''Escape'', by Knut Borge characterized as "the basis of the Wizard John Coltrane ... by far the best Norwegian jazz production in 1982, besides New Cool Quartet". Ten years after he released jazz standards on the album ''Confessin, whereupon Stein Kagge said that "Riisnæs have signed up as successor to the great Norwegian tenor saxophonists like Arvid Gram Paulsen and Bjarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yngvar Numme
Yngvar Numme (1 October 1944 – 25 November 2023) was a Norwegian singer, actor, revue writer and director. He was particularly known for his central role in the show group Dizzie Tunes for about forty years, one of the most successful ensembles in Norwegian entertainment. He was awarded the Leonard Statuette in 1990, and Dizzie Tunes received the same award in 1993. Numme and fellow Dizzie Tunes member also formed a comedy duo which usually performed as a part of the Dizzie Tunes shows, but sometimes also as a standalone act independent of the group. Numme would typically be the straight man, while Gunstrøm would be the funny or eccentric character. Numme and Gunstrøm was one of Norway's most popular comedy acts in the 1970s and 1980s. Numme also voiced in the animated film, "Løvenes Konge" (Norwegian version of ''The Lion King'') and voiced for The Chronicler in the Norwegian dub for '' The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon'' video game released in 2008. Personal lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Amundsen
Andreas Amundsen (born 28 December 1980) is a Norwegian jazz bassist. Career Amundsen was born on the island of Senja, Norway. He attended the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2004–06), but did not graduate. He is distinguished for a European style in his musical expression. He has performed with "North" the quartet of Håvard Stubø, with Tore Johansen Quartet, in a quartet with Ed Thigpen, Espen Reinertsen's "Platoon", and at the Trondheim Jazz Festival, 2005, with John Pål Inderberg and Erling Aksdal. In the summer of 2013, he played at the club "Herr Nilsen" together with Einar "Pastor'n" Iversen (piano), Staffan William-Olsson (guitar) and Andreas Bye (drums). Discography *2006: ''Slant of Light'' (Jazzaway Records Jazzaway is a Norwegian record label founded by saxophonist Jon Klette in Oslo, Norway. He is also the main composer/leader in the band Jazzmob. Their CD ''Pathfinder'' (2003) was the first release from the label. The label inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
