Árni Egilsson
Árni Egilsson (born May 22, 1939 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic bassist and composer in the field of classical music and jazz , who lives mainly in the United States .
Live and act
After studying in Reykjavík and Hamburg, Árni Egilsson moved to the United States in 1969, where he began working as a studio musician in the 1970s. a. worked for Tom Waits ( Closing Time , 1973), Jaco Pastorius ( Word of Mouth , 1981) or Earth, Wind and Fire ( Powerlight , 1983). In the field of classical music, he worked with John Barbirolli and the Houston Symphony Orchestra, as well as with André Previn . For many years he worked in Hollywood studios; Since then there have also been several albums under his own name, such as the fusion album Basso Erectus (1979) and albums on which he plays with Ray Brown / Pete Jolly ( Basses Loaded ) and Vladimir Ashkenazy ( Nidur ).
From the 1990s he worked on various projects with Wayne Darling ; in 1999 he recorded a joint album ( Say What? ) and performed with him and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen ( The Art of the Bass ). He also performed with Darling on the last recorded NHØP concert. Since the 1990s he has been known as a composer of works for double bass, chamber ensemble and large orchestra as well as for solo vocal works and choral music; he also wrote compositions for lyrics by his wife Dorette (* 1941). For a long time he was a professor of double bass at California State University, Northridge . Árni also held several jazz workshops in Graz.
Compositions (selection)
- An Old Fashioned Basspiece (for double bass)
- Borealis (for piano)
- Changing Times (for alto and tenor saxophone, piano and drums)
- European Memories (for double bass)
- Farewell (for saxophone, piano and drums)
- Get down (for flute and alto flute, violin, viola and cello)
- I Wander ………? (for viola and piano) (2005)
- In the Twilight (for flute, violin and viola) (2004)
- Just a Touch of Armadillo (for flute, violin, viola and cello)
- Multiplicity (for alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, piano, guitar, double bass and drum)
- Quest (for double bass and synthesizer)
- Reflections (for symphony orchestra, 1992)
- Steeped-in-pathos (for double bass and piano)
Discographic notes
- Basso Erectus (1979, re-released as Bassus Re-Surrectus )
- Basses Loaded (1985) with Ray Brown, Pete Jolly, Jimmie Smith
- Nidur (2004) with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Kaleidoscope (2005) with the Ensemble Mezzoforte , Choir of Langholt Church
- Chamber Music (2005) with the Arnaeus Ensemble
- Live in Vienna (Quantum Leap, 2007) with Wayne Darling , NHØP , Fritz Pauer , John Hollenbeck
- Time After Time (2007) with Foreign Legion
Web links
- Web presence
- Compositions database
- Portrait of Susanne Kessel at Oehms classics
- Portrait at listir.is (Icelandic / English)
- Discographic information at Allmusic
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Árni Egilsson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík |