Jacob Young (guitarist)
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Jacob Young (* 1970 in Lillehammer ) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer.
Life
Young began playing guitar at the age of twelve and studied music at the University of Oslo . He received a scholarship to the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan, where he studied guitar with Jim Hall and John Abercrombie and jazz composition with Richie Beirach , Bob Belden and Kenny Werner .
From 1993 to 1995 he worked in New York a. a. with Rashied Ali , Marc Copland , Arnie Lawrence , Junior Mance and Larry Goldings . After his return to Oslo his debut album This Is You was released , followed by two more ( Pieces of Time , 1997 and Glow , 2001).
Since 2001, Young has formed a duo with Karin Krog , with whom he released the album Where Flamingos Fly in 2002 . Since 2002 he directed the Jacob Young Group for a decade , with which he recorded two albums ( Evening Falls , 2002 and Sideways , 2007).
Youg u. a. with the Knut Riisnæs Quartet , the Bendik Hofseth Band , Jan Erik Volds and Egil Kapstads group Storytellers , Nils Petter Molvær and DJ Strangefruit , Helge Ibergs Cos-kos Ensemble , Arild Andersen , Petter Wettre , Paul Weeden , Harald Gundhus , Håkon Graffs Gruppe Graffitti , Bugge Wesseltoft , Knut Værnes , Håkon Storm-Mathiesen , Jan Bang , Lee Konitz , Paolo Vinaccia , Manu Katché , Ray Phiri and Mike Mainieri .
Discographic notes
- This Is You with Larry Goldings , Nils Petter Molvær, Bendik Hofseth, Terje Gewelt , Per Oddvar Johansen , 1995
- Pieces Of Time with Trygve Seim , Vigleik Storaas , Mats Eilertsen , Per Oddvar Johansen, 1997
- Glow with Arve Henriksen , Trygve Seim, Mats Eilertsen, Jarle Vespestad , Bendik Hofseth, Knut Reiersrud , Audun Erlien , Håkon Kornstad , Øyvind Brække , Vigleik Storaas, Christian Wallumrød , 2001
- Karin Krog / Jacob Young Where Flamingos Fly , 2002
- Evening Falls with Mathias Eick , Vidar Johansen , Mats Eilertsen, Jon Christensen , 2002
- Sideways with Mathias Eick, Vidar Johansen, Mats Eilertsen, Jon Christensen, 2006
- Forever Young with Trygve Seim, Marcin Wasilewski , Slawomir Kurkiewicz , Michał Miśkiewicz , 2014
- Bendik Hofseth, Jacob Young, Mats Eilertsen, Paolo Vinaccia feat. Mike Mainieri The Maze (Oslo Session 2017)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Young, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lillehammer |