Bjørnar Andresen (1 April 1945 – 2 October 2004) was a Norwegian jazz musician (double bass, guitar,

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), known for his improvisational and multicultural musical expression in a variety of publications.

Career

Andresen established the free jazz band "Finnerud Trio" with his childhood friend

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(1967–74), inspired by material they had experienced on concert with

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and

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in "Universitetets Aula", as well as the George Russell seminars in jazz theory. He was on the album ''Min bul'' (1970) together with

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and Espen Rud, while he was active in

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, where several of the performances took place. In the 1980s, he released a self-titled album with fiddle player

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(1986), contributed on albums within "The Quintet" (1998–), with

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and Paal Nilssen-Love on ''Mind the Gap'' (2004), as well as within Jon Klette's band "Jazzmob" on the album ''Pathfinder'' (2003). His last appearance in the spring of 2004, can be heard on the album ''Rock'' (2005) within

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's band "Bayashi". On the occasion of his tribute concert at the jazz club "Cosmopolite" in Oslo (2001) there was established a "Crimetime Orchestra" (2001), that Andresen led to posthumous release ''Life is a beautiful monster'' (2004). Paal Nilssen-Love/

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's album ''Seven'' (2006) recorded 1 April 2005 at the jazz club "Blå" in Oslo, was dedicated Andresen's 60'th birthday.

Discography (in selection)

*1971: ''Min Bul'' (

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2003), with

& Espen Rud *1986: ''Nils Økland/Bjørnar Andresen'' (

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) *2000: ''Egne Hoder'' (BP Records), with Svein Finnerud & Paal Nilssen-Love *2001: ''Egne HoderMind The Gap'' (

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), with

& Paal Nilssen-Love *2004: ''Life Is A Beautiful Monster'' (

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), with Crimetime Orchestra Feat. Bjørnar Andresen *2005: ''Rock'' (Jazzaway Records), with

References

External links

Bjørnar Andresen Biography
on

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Bjørnar Andresen: 1.4. 1945 – 2.10. 2004
Memorial by Ivar Chr. Johansen at Ballade.no {{DEFAULTSORT:Andresen, Bjornar Norwegian jazz upright-bassists Norwegian male double-bassists Jazz musicians from Oslo 1945 births 2004 deaths 20th-century double-bassists 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 20th-century Norwegian jazz composers