Heidi Skjerve (born 24 July 1979 in

Rennebu Municipality Rennebu is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berkåk, located ...

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) is a Norwegian jazz musician (singer) and composer.

Career

Skjerve is a skilled, experienced and versatile jazz singer with a background of Jazz and music technology studies on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1998–2002), including studies at

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in Stockholm. She collaborated within the Trondheim Voices for several years, as well as appearing as soloist with the

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (TJO) (established 1999 in Trondheim, Norway) is an orchestral project based in Trondheim, and closely related to both the Midtnorsk Jazzsenter (MNJ - Mid Norwegian Jazz Center) and Jazz Line at the Trøndelag Conservator ...

, participated within the Swedish improvisation ensemble "Northern Alliance" (2001), participated in ''The Sources of Christmas'' (2002) and on ''Spill'' (2002) with traditional folk musicians "Flukt", and contributed to the Barramundi/Lina Langendorf Quartet, and

Ståle Storløkken Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. Store Norske ...

's "S. Møller" ''Blokk 80'' (2002). She has led her own quartet including Kjetil Eide (piano),

Ole Morten Vågan Ole Morten Vågan (born 8 May 1979) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician and composer (double bass, upright bass), and the older brother of guitarist Petter Vågan. He is known from several recordings and is currently acting as artistic dir ...

(bass)

Truls Rønning Truls or Troels is a Nordic masculine given name. Truls is mainly used in Norway, and to a lesser extent in Sweden. Troels (and the rare form Truels) is predominantly used in Denmark. It is a short form of ''Torgils'', derived from Old Norse ''Þ� ...

(drums), performing at the

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(2002). With her own quintet, she has released two albums, comprising

Espen Reinertsen Espen Reinertsen (born 1979 in Gran, Norway) is a Norwegian saxophonist, flutist, composer, and music producer. Biography Reinertsen released his debut solo album in 2015 on the label of Susanna Wallumrød, SusannaSonata. He followed up with t ...

(saxophone),

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 ...

(piano),

Roger Arntzen Roger Arntzen (born 3 June 1976) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from playing in bands like In The Country, In the Country (trio), In The Country, In the Country with Knut Reiersrud and Solveig Slettahjell, Ballrogg, Chrome Hill (band), Chrome ...

(bass), and Truls Rønning (drums). In recent years she has developed her artistic expression in improvisation at the intersection of jazz and folk music. Her project to smelt folk Trøndelag with jazz and an exciting musical expression, while helping to promote and preserve the peculiar folk song treasure.

Honors

Geir Digerne's memorial award 2008

Discography

*2006: ''Coming Home'' (

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), with her own compositions performed by her own quintet *2008: ''Morning News of the Woods'' (Curling Legs), with her own quintet, with contributions from

Thom Hell Thom Hell (born 19 March 1976) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. His birth name is Thomas Helland. He has released several EPs, albums, and singles. After using his backing band "The Love Connection" (Bjarte Jørgensen, Frank Hammersland, Marte ...

and Nidaros Strykekvartett. *2012: ''

Vegen Åt Deg ''Vegen Åt Deg'' (released 28 November 2012 by the label Øra Fonogram – OF036) is a solo album by Heidi Skjerve. Reception Here we are served Skjerve's delicate voice on an album where different genres like traditional folk music, Old No ...

'' (Øra Fonogram), with her own quartet, including

John Pål Inderberg John Pål Inderberg (born 6 August 1950 Steinkjer, Norway) is a versatile saxophonist and one of the leading traditional musicians in Norway. His playing synthethises many different styles, not least when in partnership with Norwegian and America ...

Vigleik Storaas Vigleik Storaas (born 2 February 1963) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, and the younger brother of composer and bassist Gaute Storaas. He is known from a series of album releases and collaborations with jazz musicians such as Norma Wins ...

and

Trygve Waldemar Fiske Trygve Waldemar Fiske (born 15 February 1987 in Frei Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), known from different Norwegian jazz bands and recordings. Career Fiske was educated on the jazz program at Trondheim Mus ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skjerve, Heidi Norwegian women jazz singers Norwegian jazz singers Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian women jazz composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni Musicians from Rennebu 1979 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian women singers 20th-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian singers Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members Trondheim Voices members