Eldbjørg Raknes (born 9 February 1970 in

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, Norway) is a Norwegian

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. She is the sister of the bassist Steinar Raknes.

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Career

Raknes was educated in the music program of Atlanten videregående skole (secondary school) in

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(1986–89), in drama at Romerike Folkehøgskole (

Folk high school Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German: ''Volkshochschule'' and (a few) ''Heimvolkshochschule ...

- 1990), and in the Jazz program at Trondheim Conservatory of Music (1991–94), with specializations in voice pedagogy, arrangement, and composition. (in

) As a student she sang with Bodega Band and collaborated with the keyboardist

among others. She has also worked with the vocal quartet ''Kvitretten'', with three album releases. She currently works as an instructor in the jazz program at Trondheim Conservatory of Music. She has toured with Concerts Norway and played at several international jazz festivals in a duo with

as well as a member of groups including ''Bodega Band'', ''TINGeLING'', ''Søyr'', ''Kvitretten'', and ''Trondheim Voices''. Raknes has her own recording company, "My Recordings" (2006).

Honors

*2000:''Kardemommestipendiet'' *2011:'' Radka Toneff Memorial Award'' *2011: ''

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'' *2012: ''

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'' inn the class Jazz

Discography

;Solo projects *1996: ''Voices'' (

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) *1999: ''Det bor en Gammel Baker...'' (Via Music), original compositions to lyrics by

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*2002: ''So Much Depends on a Red Wheel Barrow'', (Platearbeiderne), commissioned work for ''Vossajazz'' *2004: ''Många Röster Talar'' (Bergland Prod.), with

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(piano),

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(bass), and

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(trommer), original compositions to lyrics by

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*2005: ''Små sanger mest i det blå'' (Bergland Prod.), original compositions to lyrics by Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and others *2006: ''Solo'' (My Recordings), solo improvisations on lyrics by Olav H. Hauge, Lewis Allen,

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, and Doris Q *2009: ''From frozen feet heat came'' (My Recordings), with

Eirik Hegdal Eirik Hegdal (born 3 October 1973 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, arranger and music teacher, known from the band Dingobats (1995-2005) and as leader of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (from 2002). Career Afte ...

(saxophone) and

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(guitar) *2013: ''Open'' (My Recordings), with

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*2014: ''You Make Me Feel'' (My Recordings), with Oscar Grönberg ;With others *1992: ''En flik av'' ((Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem, Plateselskapet)), with ''Bodega Band'' *1996: ''Sjå alltid etter ein utveg'', with ''ESE'' (

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 ...

Sidsel Endresen Sidsel Endresen (born 19 June 1952) is a Norwegian singer, composer, and actress. She was part of the Jon Eberson group. Since 1987, Endresen has pursued a successful solo career, recording for ECM. Career Endresen was one of the most prono ...

) *1996: ''Letters'' (Turn Left Prod.), with Håvard Lund *1997: ''Reisetid'' (

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), with

*1997: ''Vinterreise'' (Tylden) *1997: ''Med kjøtt og kjærlighet" (Curling Legs), with Søyr *1997: ''TINGeLING'' (

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), with Nils-Olav Johansen (guitar),

(drums) &

(keyboard)

References

External links

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Eldbjørg Raknes
at Trondheim Conservatory of Music (

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