Per Jørgensen

For the Danish Olympic cyclist, see Per Sarto Jørgensen.
Per Jørgensen

Jørgensen with Agbaland at Nattjazz 2015.
(Photo by Knut Andersen)
Background information
Born (1952-09-09) 9 September 1952
Bergen, Hordaland
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Multi-instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Labels ECM, NorCD, Odin Records
Associated acts JøKleBa

Per Jørgensen (born 9 September 1952 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist with trumpet as his main instrument, also known for his resilient vocal contributions, in collaboration with Dag Arnesen, Knut Kristiansen, Alex Riel, Jon Christensen, Jon Balke, Audun Kleive, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Marilyn Mazur, Nils Petter Molvær, Bugge Wesseltoft and Terje Isungset among others.[1][2]

Career

Jørgensen was a major voice in Bergen Jazz Community in the 1970s, with marked musical performances with bands such as Danmarksplass Rock og Jazz (trumpet and voice) with the young saxophoneplayer Olav Dale from Voss and the profound Bergen guitarist Ole Thomsen, now central member of the Bergen Big Band.[3] He was also a central member of the Bergen Blues Band (guitar and voice) and Knut Kristiansen Kvintett, and later on 'Tamma', JøKleBa, Magnetic North Orchestra[3] and in various duo projects with Jon Balke,[4] Terje Isungset and others.[5][6]

In 1991, Jørgensen was awarded "Vossajazzprisen" for his contribution to jazz in Hordaland, and was the same year he was elected "FNJ" (The Norwegian Jazz Musicians Federation) "Jazz Musician of the Year". From 1992 he held a Trio ("J.I.G.") in Bergen together with Terje Isungset and Ole Amund Gjersvik, in 1993 he also had a trio collaboration with Eldbjørg Raknes and Christian Wallumrød, and toured with Jon Balke & Magnetic North Orchestra (recording in 1993 released 1995, another release 2002 and one in 2004). In 1995 he was a soloist with the "Veslefrekk" at Vossajazz.[1]

Jørgensen has extensive collaboration with many international performers including guitarist Tobias Sjögren with Unspoken Songs and The Thule Spirit (2006),[7] and percursjonist Marilyn Mazur with firstly Circular Chant (1995) with among others Nils Petter Molvær and Bugge Wesseltoft.[3][8]

Honors

Discography

Album participations:

With JøKleBa
With Jon Balke and Magnetic North Orchestra
Duo with Tobias Sjøgren
With other projects

As producer:

As composer/songwriter

References

  1. 1 2 "Jørgensen, Per Biography – Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no". (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Per Jørgensen Biography – SNL.no". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
  3. 1 2 3 "Jøkleba åpner Vossa Jazz – Jazznytt, JazziNorge.no". (in Norwegian)
  4. ↑ Hareuveni, Eyal (27 August 2008). "Agbalagba Daada". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Hareuveni, Eyal (14 April 2007). "Two Moons". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Per Jørgensen & Terje Isungset – NORCD.no".
  7. ↑ "Vellykket "comeback" – Oslopuls, Aftenposten".
  8. ↑ "Marilyn Mazur & Pulse Unit – Circular Chant".
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Per Jørgensen.

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Knut Kristiansen		 Recipient of the Vossajazzprisen
1991 		Succeeded by
Dag Arnesen
Preceded by
Bjørn Kjellemyr		 Recipient of the Buddyprisen
1995 		Succeeded by
Ole Jacob Hansen
Preceded by
Karin Krog		 Recipient of the Radka Toneff Memorial Award
2001 		Succeeded by
Live Maria Roggen
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 15, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.