Guy Sion (; born 1980 in

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) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist, residing in

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, Norway.

Biography

Sion moved to

, Norway, in late 2010 and started working as a music teacher in the Oslo area. He performed at the 2011

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with his

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tribute band Crosscurrent. In January 2012 Sion released his second album ''Away'' featuring Norwegian the guitarist Bjørn Vidar Solli and pianist

Erlend Slettevoll Erlend Slettevoll (born 1981) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, known from cooperation with musicians like Ola Kvernberg, Petter Wettre, Heidi Skjerve, Kjetil Møster, Steinar Raknes and Espen Aalberg. Career Slettevoll is a graduate of the jazz p ...

. ''Away'' was well reviews by ''

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'' as well as in the Norwegian media

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Kulturnytt, ''

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'', and ''

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''. Since 2013 he has been playing the 1st Alto saxophone in the Norwegian big bands Primetime Orchestra and Ett Fett Storeband, and is the co-leader of The Diaspora House, a band playing Jewish music from around the world (Ashkenazi, Sephardic Mizrahi) in a Jazz setting.

Discography

*2010: ''Half The Battle'' (Self Produced), with

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, Gavin Fallow, Colin Stranahan *2012: ''Away'' (Self Produced), with Bjørn Vidar Solli,

, Phil Donkin, Jon Wikan

References

External links

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Saxophones by Guy Sion
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sion, Guy 1980 births Living people Jewish Israeli musicians Israeli jazz saxophonists Berklee College of Music alumni Conservatorium van Amsterdam alumni Israeli expatriates in the United States Israeli expatriates in Norway 21st-century Israeli saxophonists