Karl Seglem

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Karl Seglem (left), Sigurd Hole and Gisle Torvik at Vossajazz 2014

Karl Seglem (born July 8, 1961 in Årdalstangen ) is a Norwegian saxophonist and goat horn player of world jazz .

Live and act

Seglem was trained at Voss Folkehøgskule from 1978 to 1980 . From 1980 to 1992 he worked in Bergen with Arvid Genius , Jan Grieg , Kenneth Sivertsen and Knut Kristiansen . Since 1988 he has released 27 music albums as a soloist and with his own groups (status: 2010).

The special characteristic of his music is the mixture of jazz , ambient and folk elements . In addition to the classic jazz instruments, old Norwegian folk musical instruments such as the Hardanger fiddle keep appearing . He has performed at Norwegian jazz and folk festivals and in the UK, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Germany, North America and Japan.

In 1998 he received the Edvard Prize for his work Tya . In the same year he also received the Norwegian Gammleng Prize in the open category.

Karl Seglem lives in Oslo , where he has been running the record label NORCD , which he founded, since 1991 .

Discographic notes

  • Poems for trio (1988)
  • Sogn-a-Song (1991)
  • Utla (1992)
  • Rit (1994, with Sogn-A-Song)
  • Brodd (1995, with Utla)
  • Zero (1996, with Isglem)
  • Struggle for life (1996, soundtrack)
  • Tya (1997, with Reidar Skår)
  • Spir (1998, with Sogn-A-Song)
  • Dans (1999, with Utla)
  • Daa (2000, with Henriksen-Isungset)
  • Nye north (2002)
  • Fire (2003, with Isglem)
  • Song (2003, with Utla)
  • New north (2004)
  • Femstein (2004)
  • Reik (2005)
  • Urbs (2006)
  • Draumkvedet (2009, with Berit Opheim Versto )
  • Norskjazz.no (2009), with Andreas Ulvo , Sigurd Hole, Jonas Howden Sjøvaag
  • Skoddeheimen (2009)
  • Draumkvedet (2009)
  • Ossicles (2010)
  • NyeSongar.no (2013)
  • Som spor (2014)
  • Waves (2015)
  • Live in Germany (2015)
  • WorldJazz (2015)
  • Lærad (The tree) (2015, with Håkon Høgemo, Helge Norbakken and others)

Prices

Seglem received the Edward Prize in 1998 and was awarded the Buddy Prize in 2010 .

Web links

References and comments

  1. ↑ Jazzzeitung 1/2011: Review of the album "Ossicles" in an interview with Seglem
personal data
SURNAME Seglem, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian musician
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Årdalstangen