Trygve Seim

Trygve Seim

Seim performing with his ensemble in 2006
Photo: Roy Wichert-Gonsalves
Background information
Origin Oslo, Norway
Genres Jazz, classical music
Occupations Musician, Composer, Bandleader
Instruments Saxophone
Labels ECM
Associated acts Jon Balke

Trygve Seim is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer. Born in Oslo, Norway, Seim started to play the saxophone in 1985 after hearing Jan Garbarek's CD eventyr. He studied music at Foss Videregående Skole 1987 till 1990 and jazz music at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music in 1990 till 1992.

Seim's debut CD release as a leader, Different Rivers, released on the german record label ECM in 2001, received good reviews all over the world, winning the German Record Critics Prize, "Jahrespreis - Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik". Since then, he has released several records with ECM.[1]

In 1991, Seim and pianist Christian Wallumrød founded the group Airamero with Johannes Eick on bass and Per Oddvar Johansen on drums. The group made one record, Airamero in 1994. It also undertook several concert tours in Scandinavia and Germany.

Trygve became a member of Jon Balke's group Oslo 13 in 1992, and took over the joint leadership of the group in 1994 with Morten Halle and Torbjørn Sunde. The group is now called 1300 Oslo.

Seim is also a member of jazz quartet The Source with Øyvind Brække, Mats Eilertsen and Per Oddvar Johansen. They have made five records and played several concert tours all over Europe and Russia.

Seim has also played with Edward Vesala and Kenny Wheeler.[1]

He has, more recently, composed music for classical musicians, especially Norwegian mezzo soprano Anne-Lise Berntsen, soprano Tora Augestad, violinist Atle Sponberg and such as his new work Between Voice and Presence for the Trio Mediaeval. For the 2006 Voss Jazz Festival, he wrote a full-length commissioned concert, Reiser.

Discography

As a leader and composer:

As a co-leader and composer:

As a sideman:

References

  1. ^ a b Kelman, John (2005-03-15). "Trygve Seim: Vanguard of a New Wave". All About Jazz. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=16864. Retrieved 2010-05-05. 

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