Axel Skalstad (11 July 1992 – 9 June 2025) was a Norwegian jazz and prog-rock drummer. He was born in

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. He is mainly known as a member of the trio Krokofant with guitarist

Tom Hasslan Tom Hasslan (born 1983) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist. He was born in Kongsberg. He is mainly known as a member of the Krokofant trio with drummer Axel Skalstad and saxophonist Jørgen Mathisen. Discography ; With Soft Ffog * 2022: ''Soft F ...

and saxophonist

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and the bands Soft Ffog and WIZRD. Skalstad died on 9 June 2025 due to an accident.

Discography

; With Soft Ffog * 2022: ''Soft Ffog'' (Is It Jazz? Records) ; With Krokofant * 2014: ''Krokofant'' (

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) * 2015: ''Krokofant - II'' (Rune Grammofon) * 2017: ''Krokofant - III'' (Rune Grammofon) * 2019: ''Krokofant with Ståle Storløkken & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Q'' (Rune Grammofon) * 2021: ''Krkokofant with Ståle Storløkken & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Fifth'' (Rune Grammofon) ; With Sjøen * 2014: ''Live I'' (Havtorn Records) ; With LoveLoveLove * 2014: ''Kaleidoscope'' (Kakao musikk) ; With Rune Your Day * 2017: ''Rune Your Day'' (Clean Feed) ; With Pekula * 2018: ''Vol. 1 - ARP'' (Pekula Records)

References

External links

Axel Skalstad: PSS – 80.
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1992 births 2025 deaths 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers People from Buskerud 21st-century Norwegian male musicians {{jazz-drummer-stub