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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 Hole and Gisle 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 in Årdalstangen, Norway) 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.[1]

Career

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Seglem with JazzBukk at the 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen.

Seglem was educated on 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.[1]

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 Jon Fosse.

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

Seglem has toured extensively with Rikskonsertene and Den norske jazzscene.[1] In 2013 he also toured in Norway with Morning Has Occurred fronted by Natalie Sandtorv and Marte Eberson, for the project 'Jazz til ungdom' (Jazz to the youth).[2]

At Vossajazz 2014, he joined Gisle Torvik presenting his "fjord-jazz" together with Andreas Ulvo and Epletrio, including Sigurd Hole and Jonas Howden Sjøvaag.[3]

Honors

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Discography

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  • 1988: Poems for Trio (Hot Club Records; with Kåre Thomsen and Ole 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 reven Singie (NorCD)
  • 2005: Reik (NorCD)
  • 2006: Urbs (NorCD)
  • 2008: Spelferd – a playful journey DVD (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. ^ a b c "Karl Seglem Biography". Listen to Norway MIC.no. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  2. ^ "Jazz til ungdom" (in Norwegian). Jazz INorge.no. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  3. ^ "Gisle Torvik med Karl Seglem og Epletrio" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  4. ^ Baekgaard, Jakob (2014-08-27). "Karl Seglem: NyeSongar.No (2013)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
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Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Gammleng-prisen Open class
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of the Buddyprisen
2010 		Succeeded by
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