John Pål Inderberg (born 6 August 1950

Steinkjer or is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on the inne ...

, 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 American

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musicians - players as contrasting as

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and

Lee Konitz Leon "Lee" Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist and composer. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's ass ...

Career

As an earlier member of the new cool quartet, Inderberg gave new popularity to the collective art of improvisation in the 1950s. Inderberg's soprano and baritone sax can be heard on a wide range of recordings. He has toured and recorded with

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and

Warne Marsh Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...

(saxophone),

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

(trumpet),

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(trombone), as well as Siri Gellein and

Henning Sommerro Henning Sommerro (born 3 May 1952 in Surnadal Municipality) is a Norwegian musician, composer and professor at NTNU. Biography Sommerro grew up on the Sommerro farm at Skei in Surnadal Municipality. His name became widely known in 1977 when ...

. He was previously member of Gil Evans' Scandinavian ensemble and has put his mark on several recordings with poet

Jan Erik Vold Jan Erik Vold (born 18 October 1939) is a Norwegian lyric poet, reciter, translator and author. He was a member of the so-called "''Profil'' generation", the circle attached to the literary magazine '' Profil''. Throughout his career, he has con ...

. Inderberg is a member of the EBU-band in 1980 and 1998. Besides his performing career, he holds the post Teacher of Improvisation and joint head of the jazz department at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, NTNU. He has received the Norwegian Jazz Forum award in 1991, known as the Buddy statuette. He was also awarded the Lindemanprisen 2010.

Honors

*1990:

Buddyprisen Buddyprisen (established 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is an award, given annually by the Norwegian Jazz Forum to a Norwegian jazz musician that has "been an excellent performer and significantly involved in Norwegian jazz by other means". The award was ...

*2010: Lindemanprisen

Discography

;Solo albums *2001: '' Baritone Landscape'' (Gemini Records) *2005: ''Sval Draum'' (Taurus Records) ;Collaborative albums *1979: ''Moments'' (Arctic Records), with

Bjørn Alterhaug Bjørn Alterhaug (born 3 June 1945) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, arranger, composer and professor of music Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) at the Department of Music in the University of Trondheim since 1972. Career Alterhaug was born in Mo ...

*1980: ''Snowdown'' (Bergland Production), with

Gunnar Andreas Berg Gunnar Andreas Berg (born 14 January 1954) is a Norwegian musician, educator, owner of the record label "Bergland Productions". He is known from cooperations with musicians like Palle Mikkelborg, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Bjørn Alterhaug, Siri Gjær ...

*1987: ''Sax Of A Kind'' (

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), with

*1988: ''Blodig Alvor Na Na Na Na Na'' (

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), with

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*1989: ''Annbjørg'' (

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), with

Annbjørg Lien Annbjørg Lien (born 15 October 1971) is a Norway, Norwegian musician, playing the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), violin, and nyckelharpa. Career She first came to national prominence in 1986. Shortly afterwards got a recording deal with the H ...

*1990: ''Blackbird'' (Sonor Records), with Siri's Svale Band *1991: ''Constellations'' (

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), with Bjørn Alterhaug *1991: ''Sangen Vi Glemte'' (Idut), with

Frode Fjellheim Frode Fjellheim (born 27 August 1959 in Mussere) is a Southern Saami yoiker and musician (piano and synthesizer) from Norway. He is best known for his band Transjoik and as the composer of the 2002 song "Eatnemen Vuelie", which was later adapt ...

*1992: '' Nattjazz 20 År'' (

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), with various artists *1995: ''Steps Towards A Dream'' (Odin Records), with

*1995: '' Oofotr'' (Norske Gram), with Oofotr *1995: ''Monk Moods'' (Odin Records), with

Knut Kristiansen Knut Johan Bratland Kristiansen (born 14 April 1946) is a Norwegian composer and jazz musician (piano), known from Bergen jazz life primarily for his many interpretations of the music of Thelonious Monk as orchestra leader his own bands with va ...

*1996: ''Her Er Huset Som Per Bygde'' (Hot Club Records), with

*1996: ''Svarrabærje'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with

*1997: ''Vårsøg'' (Norske Gram), with Henning Sommerro *2004: ''Across'' ( Vossa Jazz Records), with Svein Folkvord *2005: ''We Are?'' (

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), with

Eirik Hegdal Eirik Hegdal (born 3 October 1973 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, arranger and music teacher, known from the band Dingobats (1995-2005) and as leader of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (from 2002). Ca ...

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 ...

*2005: ''Live In Molde'' (MNJ Records), with

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

*2005: ''Tribute'' (MNJ Records), with

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 ...

*2007: ''Subtrio'' (Vossa Jazz Records), with Subtrio *2007: ''Melancholy Delight'' (Resonant Music), with Espen Rud *2007: ''Live In Oslo'' (Ponca Jazz Records), with Lee Konitz *2007: ''Live At Sting'' (Dravle Records), with Subtrio feat.

Paolo Fresu Paolo Fresu (; born 10 February 1961) is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger of music. His unique trumpet sound is recognized as one of the most distinctive in the contemporary jazz scene. Fresu pla ...

*2008: ''Tangos, Ballads & More'' (Park Grammofon), with

Steinar Raknes Steinar Raknes (born 22 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, composer, and the younger brother of Jazz singer and pianist Eldbjørg Raknes. He is considered to be one of the most talented double bass players of his generation in Norway, an ...

*2008: ''Wood And Water'' (MNJ Records), with

*2009: ''Songlines'' (Ponca Jazz Records), with Bjørn Alterhaug *2009: ''What If? A Counterfactual Fairytale'' (MNJ Records), with

Erlend Skomsvoll Erlend Fredrik Skomsvoll (born 12 May 1969) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, keyboards, accordion, and tuba), band leader, composer and arranger, known from his own band Skomsork and the band Wibutee with Live Maria Roggen, Madrugada, and ...

*2011: ''Dobbeldans'' (

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), with Espen Rud *2011: ''Fine Together'' (Inner Ear), with Roger Johansen feat. Georg Riedel *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

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*2012: ''Løvsamleren'' (Curling Legs), with Espen Rud *2014: ''Exit'' Sigurd Bjørhovde Groups. where Inderberg is heard on Tenor Saxophone in 3 recordings from 1974. *2019: ''Live in Oslo'' (Jazzland Recordings) with Baker Hansen

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inderberg, John Pal 1950 births Living people Musicians from Steinkjer Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian male jazz composers Norwegian jazz saxophonists Norwegian music educators Ponca Jazz Records artists 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members Siri's Svale Band members Bodega Band members Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists