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Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
Musical artist
Vigleik Storaas (born 2 February 1963) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer,
[1] and the younger brother of composer and bassist
Gaute Storaas . He is known from a series of album releases and collaborations with jazz musicians such as
Norma Winstone ,
Karin Krog ,
Terje Rypdal ,
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen ,
Chet Baker ,
Jack DeJohnette and
Warne Marsh .
[2]
[3]
[4]
Career
Storås was born in
Bergen , and studied music at the U-Phils High School in
Bergen before attending the Jazz program at
Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1982–84),
[5] what today is the Department of Music Technology (NTNU), where he was the leader of the
Bodega Band (1990–1996),
[1]
[6] and is now Assistant Professor.
[2]
[7]
During the 1980s, Storaas played with the bands Kråbøl,
Søyr ,
Bjørn Alterhaug Band and Fair Play, and was the bandleader of the group Lines (1987–92). With the
Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet he played at the
Molde International Jazz Festival 2012.
[8] During 1992 to 1995 Storaas joined the international jazz profiles
Karin Krog and
John Surman , and he participated on the record
Nordic Quartet from 1994. Here he was recognised as composer both in Norway and internationally. Storaas created his own trio in 1992 with fellow students
Johannes Eick and
Per Oddvar Johansen ; this trio has made several recordings. More recently he has performed in a quartet with students (at NTNU)
Tore Johansen (trumpet),
Rune Nergaard (bass) and
Gard Nilssen (drums).
[1]
[4]
Storaas has toured for the
Rikskonsertene with the "Musikk for fred" (1984–86), "So Ro Godt Barn" (1987–90), "Mennesket i Mengden" (1989–90), "Fair Play" (1989), "All That Jazz" (1993), "Kombinasjoner" (1995) and "Meeting Point" (1997 and 2000), and was named Jazz Musician of the Year by the Association of Norwegian Jazz Musicians in 1996.
[4] In 1999 he performed commissioned work Mosaic at
Vossajazz , The International Jazz Festival at
Voss , Norway. Albums under his own name are Bilder (1995), Andre Bilder (1997), both received
Spellemannprisen (The Norwegian Grammy Award), Open Excursions (1999) and Subsonic (2002).
[2]
Honors
Storaas with
Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet at the 2016
Nattjazz .
Spellemannprisen 1995 in the class jazz for the album Bilder (Vigleik Storaas Trio)
Jazz Musician of the Year 1996, by the Association of Norwegian Jazz Musicians
Spellemannprisen 1997 in the class jazz for the album Andre bilder (Vigleik Storaas Trio)
Gammleng-prisen 2002 in the class jazz
Discography
Solo projects
Solo Piano
As band leader with
Lines (Quartet with
Tore Brunborg ,
Olaf Kamfjord and
Trond Kopperud )
As band leader with Vigleik Storaas Trio
As band leader with Vigleik Storaas Septet
Collaborative works
As band leader with
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
2006: Tribute composed by Storaas to the 25th anniversary for The Jazz Program in 2004, (MNJ Records)
Piano duets with
Ivar Antonsen
Within
Excess Luggage (Trio with
Steinar Nickelsen and
Håkon Mjåset Johansen )
2007: Excess Luggage (Park Grammofon)
2011: Hand Luggage Only (Parallell)
[12]
With
Tore Johansen ,
Jo Skaansar , and
Jon Christensen
2012: Double Rainbow (Inner Ear)
With
Tor Yttredal
2015 : Chamber (Inner Ear)
2017 : Space In Between (Inner Ear)
With
Hegge
2017 : Vi är ledsna men du får inte längre vara barn (Particular Recordings Collective)
As sideman
1983: Hotellsuite (
Odin Records ), with
Espen Rud
1984: Cierny Peter (Odin Records), within
Søyr
1986: A Ballad (Ponca Jazz) within
Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet
1992: En Flik Av ... (Studentersamfundet i Trondheim), within
Bodega Band
1995:
Nordic Quartet (
ECM Records ), with
Nordic Quartet (
John Surman ,
Karin Krog and
Terje Rypdal )
1997: Pieces of Time (
Curling Legs ), with
Jacob Young
1998: Rudlende (Curling Legs), with Espen Rud
1999: Glow (Curling Legs) with Jacob Young
2001:
My shining hour (Blue Jersey), with
Kjersti Stubø
2001:
Baritone Landscape (Gemini Records), within
John Pål Inderberg's The Zetting
2005: Sval Draum (Taurus Records), with
John Pål Inderberg
2006: Rainbow Session (Inner Ear), with
Tore Johansen and
Ole Morten Vågan
2006: Deloo (Grappa Music), with
Kirsti Huke
2007: Implicity (AIM), with
Orange (Trio with
Sondre Meisfjord &
Stig Rennestraum )
2008: Oslo Calling (
Meantime Records ), with
Karin Krog and
The Meantimes
2009: Songlines (Ponca Jazz Records), within
Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet
[13]
2009: Kirsti Huke – (Fairplay), with Kirsti Huke
2010: My Sister Said (Turn Left), with
Håvard Lund
2012:
Vegen Åt Deg (Øra Fonogram – OF036), with
Heidi Skjerve .
Tours with Rikskonsertene
"Musikk for fred" (1984–86),
"So Ro Godt Barn" (1987–90),
"Mennesket i Mengden" (1989–90),
"Fair Play" (1989),
"All That Jazz" (1993),
"Kombinasjoner" (1995),
"Meeting Point" (1997 og 2000).
References
External links
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
International National Artists