Kirsti Huke

Kirsti Huke
Born 1977 (age 37–38)
Melhus, Sør-Trøndelag
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, band leader, composer
Instruments Vocals
Website www.kirstihuke.com/deloo.html

Kirsti Huke (born 1977 in Melhus, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (vocals), band leader and composer, she is known from a number of album releases and cooperations with musicians like Egil Kapstad, Erlend Skomsvoll, Tore Brunborg, Ola Kvernberg, Vigleik Storaas, Håvard Wiik, Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Erik Nylander and Steinar Raknes.[1] She was also recognized as lead singer for Norwegian doom metal/experimental band The 3rd and the Mortal

She is the younger sister of the author Marte Huke.

Career

Huke got her education at Heimdal videregående skole (1993–96) og Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1996–2001). Her own Kirsti Huke Quartet (established in 1998) also included Håvard Wiik (piano), Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums) and Steinar Raknes (bass). In 2002 Wiik and Johansen were replaced by Vigleik Storaas (piano) and Erik Nylander (drums).[1]

The K.H. Quartet has performed a varied standard repertoire at several jazz festivals, most recently at Nattjazz 2006 in Bergen, and released the album Deloo (2007), followed up by Kirsti Huke (2009) with critical acclaim.[2] Worth mentioning is also the jazz Philharmonic interaction with Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Egil Kapstad Quartet at "Trondheim Jazzfestival" 2001, arranged by Erlend Skomsvoll, where Håkon Mjåset Johansen plays the double bass.[1]

In 2006 Huke started as the lead singer of the indie pop rock band "-phy" (initiaated in 1997) along with guitarist Petter Vågan, drummer Vigdis Sjelmo and bassist Ellen Ersfjord. The band launched the album Tree House in 2011.

Huke has toured with Trondheim Voices, and contributed to the "Grand Telemark" with Wetle Holte and Espen Gundersen, "The 3rd and the Mortal", Tom Steinar Lund's "Diner" and Per Borten's band "Moving Oos" with Siri Gjære, which released the album Peace & Love in 2007.[3]

Discography

As band leader
Other projects
  • 2002: Memoirs - with The 3rd and the Mortal

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kirsti Huke Discography - Discogs.com".
  2. ↑ "Kirsti Huke: "Kirsti Huke Kvartett" - VG.no". (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ "Moving Oos - Peace and Love Review - MusikkNyheter.no". (in Norwegian)

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