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Karl Seglem

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Karl Seglem
Karl Seglem, Sigurd Hole and Gisle Torvik at Vossajazz 2014.
Karl Seglem,Sigurd HoleandGisle Torvik
at Vossajazz 2014.
Background information
Born(1961-07-08)8 July 1961(age 63)
Årdalstangen,Norway
OriginNorway
GenresJazz,traditional music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Saxophone,bukkehorn
LabelsNorCD
Ozella Music
Websitewww.karlseglem.no

Karl Seglem(born 8 July 1961 inÅrdalstangen,Norway) is aNorwegianJazz musician(saxophoneandbukkehorn),composerandproducer,known from a series of combinedjazzandtraditional musicreleases, as well as leading his own record labelNorCDfrom 1991.[1]

Career

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Seglem with JazzBukk at the 2016Nattjazzin Bergen.

Seglem was educated on the Music program atVoss Folk High School(1978–80), followed by cooperation withArvid Genius,«Jan Grieg Qvartet»,Kenneth Sivertsen(1980–92) andKnut Kristiansen(during the 1980s) inBergen.He also led his own Jazz band «Growl», wrote for the magazin «Jazznytt» and was politically active inForeningen norske jazzmusikere.[1]

He has released eight albums in his own name, and has a long lasting cooperation withTerje Isungsetlike in the bandsIsglemand 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 poetJon Fosse.

Around 2000 he started experimenting with the old Norwegian instrumentbukkehornor Billy Goat Horn. He is currently the main instrumentalist playing the instrument in the world.

Seglem has toured extensively withRikskonserteneandDen norske jazzscene.[1]In 2013 he also toured in Norway withMorning Has Occurredfronted byNatalie SandtorvandMarte Eberson,for the project 'Jazz til ungdom' (Jazz to the youth).[2]

AtVossajazz2014, he joinedGisle Torvikpresenting his "fjord-jazz" together withAndreas Ulvoand Epletrio, includingSigurd HoleandJonas Howden Sjøvaag.[3]

Honors

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Discography

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  • 1988:Poems for Trio(Hot Club Records;withKåre ThomsenandOle Amund Gjersvik)
  • 1991:Sogn-A-Song(NorCD)
  • 1994:Rit(NorCD)
  • 1998:Spir (album)(NorCD)
  • 2002:Nye nord(NorCD)
  • 2004:New north(NorCD)
  • 2004:Femstein(NorCD)
  • 2005:Budda og revenSingie (NorCD)
  • 2005:Reik(NorCD)
  • 2006:Urbs(NorCD)
  • 2008:Spelferd – a playful journeyDVD (NorCD)
  • 2009:NORSKjazz.no(NorCD)
  • 2009:Skoddeheimen(NorCD)
  • 2009:Draumkvedet(NorCD)
  • 2010:Ossicles(NorCD)
  • 2013:NyeSongar.no(Ozella Music)[4]
  • 2014:Som Spor(NorCD)
  • 2015:Lærad The Tree(NorCD)
  • 2015:Live In Germany(NorCD)
  • 2015:WorldJazz(NorCD)
  • 2016:Nordic Balm(NorCD)

References

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  1. ^abc"Karl Seglem Biography".Listen to Norway MIC.no.Retrieved2013-10-31.
  2. ^"Jazz til ungdom"(in Norwegian). Jazz INorge.no. 2013-04-29.Retrieved2015-10-23.
  3. ^"Gisle Torvik med Karl Seglem og Epletrio"(in Norwegian).Vossajazz.2014.Retrieved2014-04-14.
  4. ^Baekgaard, Jakob (2014-08-27)."Karl Seglem: NyeSongar.No (2013)".All About Jazz.Retrieved2014-09-11.
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Awards
Preceded by Recipient of theGammleng-prisenOpen class
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of theBuddyprisen
2010 		Succeeded by
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