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Stein Inge Brækhus
Stein Inge Brækhus (born 12 February 1967) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and record producer, known from a series of album releases and as a key musician at the Jazz scenes of Stavanger and Bergen. Career Brækhus was born in Trondheim. He grew up and lives in Os close to Bergen, where he was recognised as a promising drummer at an early age, in bands like "Creation" (1982–84), "Chippie" (1982–84), debuted at Molde Festival 1984 with Oslo band "Celeste", together with the well known jazz musicians Bendik Hofseth and Øystein Sevåg, and was known throughout Norway as a member of the successful band Cutting Edge (band), Cutting Edge (1984–86) from Oslo, and the bands Night & Day, Hot Cargo, Knut Kristiansen, Daniel Amaro, Bergen Big Band, Dabrhahi, Jan Ove Nordeide in Bergen, og Silje Nergaard's "Mellow Yellow" and Olga Konkova, Olga Konkova Trio in Oslo, in Sweden with the band "barT" along with the American pianist Jim Beard, and otherwise with Nils P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the significant technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post and served as the capital of Norway from the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros and the site of the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…ge Aleksandersen
Åge Aleksandersen (born 21 March 1949) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is one of his country's best known musicians. Some of his most well known songs are "Lys og varme" ("Light and Warmth"), "Fire pils og en pizza" ("Four Beers and a Pizza") and "Rosalita". Together with Sambandet, he participated in Melodi Grand Prix 1980 with the song "Bjørnen sover" ("The Bear Is Sleeping"), ultimately coming second. He also wrote and performed "Snørosa" ("The Snowrose"), the official song of the 1997 Nordic skiing World Championship (held in Trondheim) together with two other musicians from the region, Ulf Risnes and Bjarne Brøndbo and the Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir. Aleksandersen has sold almost 1.5 million copies of his many albums in Norway alone. Discography Albums ;As a member of Prudence *1972: ''Tomorrow May Be Vanished'' *1973: ''Drunk and Happy'' *1974: ''No. 3'' *1975: ''Takk te dokk'' *1976: ''11/12-75'' ;Solo albums *1975: ''7800 Namsos'' (75 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helene Bøksle
Helene Margrete Bøksle (born April 1, 1981, Mandal, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress. Career Bøksle performs a mixture of traditional Norwegian folk music and popular music. Bøksle has performed with singers such as Bjørn Eidsvåg Bjørn Eidsvåg (born 17 March 1954) is a Norwegian pop singer, songwriter, and ordained Lutheran minister. He was born in Sauda, and is a graduate of the MF Norwegian School of Theology. He has released more than 25 albums since his 1976 deb ..., David Urwitz and Eurovision 1995 winners Secret Garden. Bøksle entered the Melodi Grand Prix 2011 with the song "Vardlokk". Personal life Bøksle is married to Espen Tjersland and they have a son who was born in 2013. Discography Albums ;Others *2009: ''Det hev ei rose sprunge'' (Christmas album) (rereleased in 2010 with 2 bonus tracks) Video game soundtracks *2008: '' Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'' Filmography * 2003 ''Frelsesarmeens julekonsert''(in Norwegian) Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone Lise Moberg
Tone Lise Moberg (born 1 April 1970 in Os, Hordaland, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and song teacher. Biography Moberg acquired jazz by writing songs at the piano and doing her own versions of jazz standards. She studied jazz at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, formed several bands, and performed on jazzfestivals and jazzclubs in Norway. She also lived and performed in England for many years as song student of the Leeds City College. She was based in Trondheim for some years while attending the Jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), before settling down in Bergen. Here she studied at the Grieg Academy. Her debut solo album ''Looking On'' (2006) was recorded with drummer Stein Inge Brækhus, bassist Torbjørn Hillersøy, keyboarder Eivind Austad, and trumpeter Snorre Farstad. Discography Solo albums * 2006: ''Looking On'' (NorCD) Collaborations ; With Tore Dimmestøl * 1995: ''Bird Colony'' (Origo Sound) ; With Ole Amund Gjersvik * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Amund Gjersvik
Ole Amund Gjersvik (born 10 December 1963) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, central on the Bergen jazz scene and known from a number of record releases. Career Gjersvik was born in Bergen, Norway, where he studied at the Grieg Academy and Bergen Conservatory of Music, where he has also taught. As a performing musician, he has led his own trios, quartets and quintets as well as tango orchestra Combo Tango. Gjersvik is very versatile and has played with musicians like Kaizers Orchestra, Ketil Bjørnstad, Ole Thomsen, Kåre Thomsen, Ole Paus, Jan Eggum, Herborg Kråkevik and Sissel Kyrkjebø. He has also been widely used in theater and television connection, and has participated on many albums. Under his own name, he has published ''A Voice from the Past'' (1990) and ''Milonga Triste'' (1998) among others, and Combo Tango Plays Music by Ole Amund Gjersvik (2002). He has received numerous awards and honors, including Rolf Gammleng Award in 2000. In 1990 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Sivertsen (musician)
Kenneth Sivertsen (16 January 1961 – 24 December 2006) was a Norwegian musician, composer, poet, and comedian. Background Born in Mosterhamn, a small settlement on the Norwegian island of Bømlo, Sivertsen made a musical debut playing the bass guitar at a Christmas party at age 8. Years later he went on to form the group ''One Two Three'' together with his friends. After secondary school he went on to attend Voss Folk High School, where he expanded his musical sensibilities. Several of the guitar pieces he composed at this time went on to be released on his album ''Spør Vinden'' (1988). In 1981 he composed his first symphony, ''HÃ¥p'' (Hope), which would go on to be performed by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Throughout the 1980s Sivertsen would become nationally known through several TV appearances and radio broadcasts, as well as musical tours with Jan Eggum, among others. In 1984 he composed the symphony ''Timeglaset og Morgonstjerna'' (The Hourglass and the Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Kolve
Ivar Kolve (born 31 March 1967) is a Norwegian jazz musician (xylophone, vibraphone, marimba and percussion), the younger brother of the saxophonist Kåre Kolve, and known from several album releases as soloartist and for collaborations with Maria Joao, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Ståle Storløkken, Mathias Eick, Eivind Aarset and Bjørn Kjellemyr among others. Career Kolve was born in Voss but since 1988 has lived in Bergen, where he was educated at the Bergen Musikkonservatorium. With his own Trio Ivar Kolve Trio (established in 1996) Sébastien Dubé (bass) and Stein Inge Brækhus (drums), he has released a number of albums. Kolve is part of the band «Spindel» led by Liv Merete Kroken and Sigrid Moldestad (''Spindel'' 2001 and ''Aminje'' 2005). He has also participated in a number of projects like with the Voss Children's Choir «Småkvedarne» (''Småkvedarne'', NorCD), and with Jan Gunnar Hoff ''Free flow songs'', commissioned work for Vossajazz in 2005. At Vossajazz 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Jacob Hystad
Ole Jacob Hystad (born 20 July 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone and clarinet). He was born in Stord, and is the brother of jazz saxophonist Jan Kåre Hystad. Career Hystad is leader of his own Ole Jacob Hystad Quartet, originally comprising additional Sigurd Ulveseth (bass), Ben Besiakov, (piano), and Stein Inge Brækhus (drums). Later the quartet substituted Brækhus with Alex Riel for their second album ''Tune in – take out'' (2002), and has lately consisted of Dag Arnesen (piano), Sigurd Ulveseth (bass) and Frank Jakobsen (drums). He also played in Bakeriet Bluesband, and on releases by the musicians Atle Hansen, Lars Erik Drevvatne and Ole Amund Gjersvik, and been at the forefront of Stord Jazz and Blues Festival. The Hystad brothers toured US and Canada with Terje Rypdal's ''Crime Scene'' as part of Bergen Big Band. Discography As band leader *1998: ''Touch of time'' (Taurus Records), as O.J.H. Quartet (Ben Besiakov, Sigurd Ulveseth & Stein In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Seglem
Karl Seglem (born 8 July 1961) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone and bukkehorn), composer and producer, known from a series of combined jazz and traditional music releases, as well as leading his own record label NorCD from 1991. Career Seglem was born in Årdalstangen, and entered the Music program at Voss Folk High School (1978–80), followed by cooperation with Arvid Genius, «Jan Grieg Qvartet», Kenneth Sivertsen (1980–92) and Knut Kristiansen (during the 1980s) in Bergen. He also led his own Jazz band «Growl», wrote for the magazin «Jazznytt» and was politically active in ''Foreningen norske jazzmusikere''. He has released eight albums in his own name, and has a long lasting cooperation with Terje Isungset like in the bands Isglem and trio «Utla» where also fiddle player Håkon Høgemo contributed, resulting in many record releases. begge har resultert i flere utgivelser on his own label. He has also released two albums cooperating with the poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Thomsen
Ole Thomsen (born 28 November 1952 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, known since 1977 as a central figure in the Bergen jazz scene. (in Norwegian) He is the older brother of guitarist Kåre Thomsen. Career The Jazz fusion inspired Thomson has contributed on at least 19 releases, such as in ''The Gambian/Norwegian Friendship Orchestra'', Orchestra Ny Bris with Olav Dale, Per Jørgensen, Frank Jakobsen, Kåre Garnes og Dag Arnesen and ''Thomsens Loosebox'' with Ivar Kolve, Stein Inge Brækhus and Yngve Moe. From 1987 he led the band ''Hot Cargo'', with Stein Inge Brækhus (drums), Olav Dale (saxophone), and Geir Rognø (bass) for the 1992 recording, and led the ''Ole Thomsen Group'' with Ingolv Haaland (piano), Stein Inge Brækhus (drums), Asbjørn Sundal (bass) and Torbjørn Hillersøy (bass). He also led the bands "Hot Cargo" at the Nattjazz 1988–95, and "Electric Heavyland" with co-musicians Harald Dahlstrøm (hammond organ), Øivind Lunde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vamp (band)
Vamp (initiated in 1990) is a folk-rock band from Haugesund, Norway with founding members Øyvind Staveland, Calle Øyvind Apeland, Paul Hansen, Bjørn Berge, Odin Staveland and Tore Jamne. The band's musical profile is a mix of Norwegian traditional folk music combined with rock. Biography Vamp have released 11 studio albums, collected ten gold records, three platinum records, two triple platinum and been awarded Spellemannprisen The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ... five times. After the success of ''I full symfoni'', which is a live album from concerts with Kringkastingsorkesteret, they were named the Spellemann of the Year at the Spellemannprisen award in 2006. They have a large and loyal fan base in power of both their music and the Norwegian lyrics. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Mission
''Secret Mission'' is a 1942 British war film directed by Harold French and starring Hugh Williams, James Mason, Nancy Price, Carla Lehmann and Roland Culver. Plot British Army Major Peter Garnett assembles a team consisting of Captain ‘Red’ Gowan, Private ‘Nobby’ Clark and Raoul de Carnot, a member of the Free French forces, during the Second World War. Their mission is to collect intelligence on German military strength in the coastal area of occupied France. Sub-Lieutenant Jackson watches as their dinghy across the English Channel and remarks that he does not envy them their jobs. Nobby knows the target area well: He used to live in Saint Antoine, where he ran a café with his French wife, Lulu. After killing a sentry once ashore, they set a time and place for a rendezvous in two days with the code for bringing the aircraft. They split up, Gowan and Nobby to the village, Raoul and Garnett to the chateau that is Raoul's ancestral home where Lulu, Nobby's wife, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
