Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (born 23 April 1975) is a Norwegian saxophonist and

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in the field of contemporary music.

Career

Nystrøm has a diploma of music from the Norwegian Academy of Music and is now a lecturer in the art of improvisation based contemporary music. He has been soloist with the Norwegian Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has been with the bands like Poing, Dozo, Hero og Zanussi five and participated in about 50 recordings in various musical genres. In 1994 he went to the finals of the Norwegian TV show Talentiaden and in 1998 he was soloist with

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name t ...

in the Saxophne conserto by Bjørn Kruse. In 2006 he released his first solo album, ''Concepts of Sorrow & Dangers'' on the record company Aurora. The album was nominated for the 2006 Spellemannprisen class contemporary music. As a composer, he has written music for stage, television documentaries and chamber. In 2013 he wrote and performed music along with the Munor ensemble to the 1911 Italian film L'Inferno at Tysværtunet social center at "Tysvær skrekkfest" (Tysvær horrorfilmfestival).

Honors

*2001: Rikskonsertene's launch support *2005: Youth Lindemanpris *2006: Statens arbeidsstipend

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

*2006: ''Concepts Of Sorrows & Dangers'' (Aurora Records)

Collaborations

;With Zanussi 5 *2004: ''Zanussi Five'' (Moserobie Prod) *2007: ''Alborado'' (Moserobie Prod) *2010: ''Ghost Dance'' (Moserobie Prod) *2014: ''Live In Coimbra'' (Clean Feed) ;Duo HERO with Helge Lien *2005: ''Prøysen – musikken fra dokumentaren'' (Jazzavdelingen) nominated for the Edvard Prize in 2005 *2006: ''The Discovery & Exploration of Planet HERO'' (

Jazzaway 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 includes artists an ...

) ; Paul Hindemith compositions performed by Henninge Landaas, Vegard Landaas, Elzbieta Nawrocka and Bjørg Lewis *2009: ''The Golden Hindemith: Chamber Music For VIola & Saxophone'' (Lawo Classics) ;With Unni Løvlid and Becaye Aw *2009: ''Seven Winds'' ( Heilo Music)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nystrom, Rolf-Erik Norwegian jazz saxophonists Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Heilo Music artists Norwegian Academy of Music alumni 20th-century Norwegian saxophonists 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists Musicians from Oslo 1975 births Living people 20th-century saxophonists 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Male jazz musicians