Brynjar Rasmussen (born 30 June 1977 in

Nordfjordeid Nordfjordeid is the administrative centre of the municipality of Stad, Norway, Stad in Vestland county, western Norway. It is located at the end of the Eidsfjorden, an arm of the main Nordfjorden (Sogn og Fjordane), Nordfjorden, west of the large ...

Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; literally "Parish and the Fjords") was a Counties of Norway, county in western Norway, from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, after it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsda ...

) is a Norwegian jazz musician (

clarinet The clarinet is a Single-reed instrument, single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore (wind instruments), bore and a flared bell. Clarinets comprise a Family (musical instruments), family of instrume ...

), brother of accordion player, photographer, social commentator, and botanist Sigve Brochmann Rasmussen (b. 1972), known from performing in bands such as Christiansand String Swing Ensemble, and for writing the commissioned work ''Arctic Mood'' for the Polar Jazz Festival in

Longyearbyen Longyearbyen (, , "Longyear Town") is the world's northernmost settlements, northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000, and the capital and the largest inhabited area of Svalbard. It stretches along the foot of the left bank ( ...

(2011).

Career

Rasmussen was known as the clarinetist in the Dixi jazz band Christiansand String Swing Ensemble. In addition to being a performing artist, he also works as composer, and is a music producer for Nordnorsk Jazzsenter. When he went to

Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it lies about midway be ...

in 2006, the fascination for the Arctic was spontaneous. He has visited Svalbard many times since then, and eventually released his debut solo album ''Arctic Mood'' (2011), composed as a commissioned work for the most northern, Polar Jazz Festival in

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

*2011: ''Arctic Mood'' (Nordnorsk Jazzsenter, Finito Bacalao Records), a commissioned work for the

PolarJazz Polarjazz or The Polar Jazz Festival (initiated 1998 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard) is the northernmost jazz festival in the world, and is arranged every year in February. Background The 19th Polarjazz festival took place between 3 and 7 February 2 ...

Festival in

Collaborations

;Within Christianssand String Swing Ensemble *2001: ''I Paris'' (CSSE Records) *2005: ''Sirkushesten Igor'' (Vogna Music) *2011: ''Christianssand String Swing Ensemble''(CSSE Records) ;With

Elin Kåven Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages. Notable people with the name include: *Elin Andersdotter (died 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator * Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Sw ...

*2009: ''Jikŋon musihkka/Frozen music'' (Nordic Notes)

References

External links

Brynjar Rasmussen on Groove.no
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rasmussen, Brynjar Norwegian jazz clarinetists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian Academy of Music alumni 1977 births Living people Musicians from Nordfjordeid 21st-century Norwegian clarinetists