Trygve Seim
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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.
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
.
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.
As a co-leader and composer:
As a sideman:
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
jazz saxophonist
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
and composer. Born in Oslo, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Seim started to play the saxophone in 1985 after hearing Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war Czesław Garbarek and a Norwegian farmer's daughter...
's CD eventyr. He studied music at Foss Videregående Skole 1987 till 1990 and jazz music at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
in 1990 till 1992.
Seim's debut CD release as a leader, Different Rivers, released on the german record label ECM
ECM (record label)
ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
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.
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
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Trygve became a member of Jon Balke
Jon Balke
Jon Balke is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer currently known for his Magnetic North Orchestra.He began with classical piano, but switched to blues at 12, though today he performs within several genres. At the age of 18 he joined Arild Andersen's quartet. By the mid-1980s he worked on his own...
'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
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
Seim has also played with Edward Vesala
Edward Vesala
Edward Vesala , born Martti Vesala, was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer....
and Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s....
.
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:- Trygve Seim - "Sangam" (released on ECM Records year 2004, ECM 1797)
- Trygve Seim - "Different Rivers" (released on ECM Records year 2001, ECM 1744)
As a co-leader and composer:
- Trygve Seim / Frode Haltli - Yeraz (released on ECM Records year 2008, ECM 2044)
- The Source: of Christmas - "Live" (released on GRAPPA Records year 2007, GRCD 4215)
- The Source - "The Source" (released on ECM Records year 2006, ECM 1966)
- Trygve Seim / Øyvind Brække / Per Oddvar Johansen - "The Source and Different Cikadas" (released on ECM Records year 2002, ECM 1764)
- 1300 Oslo - "Live In The North" (released on Curling Legs year 2001, CLCD 63)
- Motorpsycho and The Source - The MotorSource Massacre (released on Stickman Records year 2000, 3RD EAR 0200)
- Trygve Seim / Havard Lund / Njål Ølnes / Audun Kleive - "Decoy" (released on Turn Left Productions year 1998, TURNCD497)
- The Source - "The Source: of Christmas" (released on Curling Legs year 1996, CLCD 63)
- The Source - "Olemanns kornett" (released on Curling Legs year 1994, CLCD 63)
- Trygve Seim / Christian Wallumrød / Johannes Eick / Per Oddvar Johansen - "Airamero" (released on ODIN Records year 1994, NJ 40492)
As a sideman:
- Manu Katche - "Playground" (released on ECM Records year 2007, ECM 2016)
- Sinikka Langeland - "Starflowers" (released on ECM Records year 2007, ECM 1996)
- Iro Haarla - "Northbound" (released on ECM Records year 2006, ECM 1918)
- Christian Wallumrød - "Sofienberg Variations" (released on ECM Records, year 2003, ECM 1809)
- Jørn Skogheim - "Above Water" (released on Curling Legs year 2007, CLCD 99)
- Petter Wettre - "Mystery unfolds" (released on Bp/Universal year 2001, BP 01009)
- Jacob Young Band - "Glow" (released on Curling Legs year 2001, CLPCD 60)
- Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble - "Aurora Borealis" (released on Groove Records year 2000, GR 19932)
- Motorpsycho - "Trust Us" (released on Stickman Records year 1998, FLAC-2CD)
- Jacob Young Band - "Pieces of Time" (released on Curling Legs year 1997, CLPCD 37)
- Squid - "Super" (released on Forward Records year 1997, FWCD005)
- Håvard Lund - "Letters" (released on Turn Left Productions year 1996)
- Jon Balke Oslo 13 - "Live" (released on Curling Legs year 1993, CLCD 07)
- Bodega Band - "En Flik Av..." (released on Plateselskapet year 1992)