Maria Kannegaard

Maria Kannegaard
Kannegaard at Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2011.(Photo: Thomas Bjørndahl)
Background information
Born	(1970-10-06) 6 October 1970 Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Piano

Maria Kannegaard (born 6 October 1970, Copenhagen) is a Danish-born Norwegian jazz musician and pianist. She has lived in Norway since age 10. She is known from her own Maria Kannegaard trio and cooperation with, among others Live Maria Roggen's LiveBand, Eldbjørg Raknes' Trio and TingeLing, and numerous appearances at Norwegian jazz festivals.^[1]

Career

Kannegaard was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (1992–1996). With Ole Morten Vågan (bass) and Thomas Strønen (drums) she is Maria Kannegaard Trio.^[2] She has composed music for Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, played in Alibi with Tine Asmundsen (bass), a band from Kongsberg, and in Eldbjørg Raknes' TingeLing, Live Maria Roggen's LiveBand and Siri Gjære's band.

Honors

2010: Kongsberg Jazz Award^[3]
2012: NTNU-ambassadør^[4]

Discography

Solo projects

As Maryland

2008: Maryland (Moserobie Music Production)
2008: Maryland Live! (Moserobie Music Production), recorded live at Vossajazz

As Maria Kannegaard Trio

2000: Breaking The Surface (ACT Music), with Mats Eilertsen (double bass) and Thomas Strønen (drums)
2005: Quiet Joy (Jazzland Records/Universal Music), with Ole Morten Vågan (double bass) and Thomas Strønen (drums)^[5]
2007: Live In Oslo (MNJ Records), with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
2008: Camel Walk (Jazzland Recordings), with Ole Morten Vågan (double bass) and Thomas Strønen (drums)^[6]

Collaborations

1997: TingeLing (NorCD), with Eldbjørg Raknes’ TINGeLING
2005: Månge Röstar Talar (Bergland Productions), with Eldbjørg Raknes Trio (lyrics by Karin Boye)
2006: Survival Kit (Bergland Productions), with Siri Gjære
2007: I Live Suddenly (MYrecordings), with Eldbjørg Raknes’ 'TingeLing'
2007: Circuit Songs (Jazzland Recordings), with Live Maria Roggen
2007: Molecular Gastronomy (Rune Grammofon), with the Duo Iain Ballamy and Thomas Strønen, featuring Maria Kannegaard and Ashley Slater
2011: Monsters And Puppets (Gigafon), Duo with Thomas Strønen (drums, electronics)^[7]
2011: Song (Øra Fonogram), with Billy Fy
2013: Sidewalk Comedy (MNJ Records), with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Eirik Hegdal

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maria Kannegaard.

↑ "Kannegaard biography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
↑ "Maria Kannegaard Trio". MySpace.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
↑ Wicklund, Erling (23 September 2011). "Kannegaard på Kongsberg" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
↑ "Maria Kannegaard ble årets NTNU-ambassadør" (in Norwegian). Trondheim Jazz Festival. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
↑ "Maria Kannegaard Trio" (in Norwegian). Cosmopolite.no. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
↑ Kelman, John (22 September 2008). "Maria Kannegaard Trio: Camel Walk (2008)". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
↑ "Monsters and puppets". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

Awards
Preceded by Ole Morten Vågan	Recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award 2010	Succeeded by Arve Henriksen

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