Lage Fosheim Lund (born 12 December 1977) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist who lives in New York.

Early life and education

Initially aspiring to become a professional skateboarder, Lund began playing guitar at the age of 13. He later founded a jazz trio and performing in local clubs. Lund earned a scholarship he attended the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United ...

in Boston, where he regularly performed at Wally's Cafe. In 2002, Lund was the recipient of a

Fulbright Foundation The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people o ...

grant, which gave him the opportunity to move to New York City. In 2003, he entered the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

scholarship jazz program and graduated in 2005. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2005.

Career

Lund has performed at

Smalls Jazz Club Smalls Jazz Club is a jazz club at 183 West 10th Street, Greenwich Village, New York City. Established in 1994, it earned a reputation in the 1990s as a "hotbed for New York's jazz talent" with a "well-deserved reputation as one of the best plac ...

, Jazz Gallery, Blues Alley,

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, and

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. He has worked with

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, Carmen Lundy,

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, Eric Revis,

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, and

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Honors

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

: Winner of the

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Jazz standard, standard jazz repertoire, includ ...

International Jazz Guitar Competition

Discography

As leader

* ''Romantic Latino for Ladies'' (Leafage, 2006) * ''Early Songs'' (Criss Cross, 2008) * ''Unlikely Stories'' (Criss Cross, 2010) * ''Four'' (Smallslive, 2012) * ''OWL Trio'' (Losen, 2013) * ''Foolhardy'' (Criss Cross, 2013) * ''Idlewild'' (Criss Cross, 2015) * ''Inspired'' with Rale Micic, John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein (ArtistShare, 2016) * ''Terrible Animals'' (Criss Cross, 2019) * ''Life of the Party'' with OWL Trio (Newvelle, 2020) * ''Ashes'' (JMI Recordings, 2023)

As sideman

, ''Way Out Willy'' (Criss Cross, 2007) * Seamus Blake, ''Bellwether'' (Criss Cross, 2009) * Seamus Blake, ''Live at Smalls'' (Smallslive, 2010) *

Zach Brock Zach Brock (born August 2, 1974) is an American jazz violinist and composer. He has been a member of Snarky Puppy since 2007 and has worked with Stanley Clarke, Phil Markowitz, and Dave Liebman, as well as leading his own groups. Early life Bro ...

, ''Purple Sounds'' (Criss Cross, 2014) *

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, ''From Brooklyn with Love'' (Nineteen-Eight, 2010) *

Jimmy Greene James Sidney Greene, Jr. (born February 24, 1975) is an American jazz saxophonist, gospel musician, recording artist, record producer, and music professor. He started his music career in 1997, and has since released eight studio albums. His eigh ...

, ''Mission Statement'' (Razdaz, Sunnyside 2009) * Jimmy Greene, ''While Looking Up'' (Mack Avenue, 2020) *

, ''At Sea'' (ArtistShare, 2005) * Carmen Lundy, ''Come Home'' (Afrasia, 2007) * Michael Rosen, ''Sweet 17'' (Via Veneto, 2015) * Jochen Rueckert, ''We Make the Rules'' (Whirlwind, 2014) * David Sanchez, ''Cultural Survival'' (Concord Picante, 2008) *

, ''The Thompson Fields'' (ArtistShare, 2015) * Jaleel Shaw, ''Perspective'' (Fresh Sound, 2005) * Jaleel Shaw, ''Optimism'' (Changu, 2008) *

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, ''Cool School'' (Bonsai Music, 2018) * Chihiro Yamanaka, ''Somethin' Blue'' (Blue Note, 2014) *

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, ''12 Stars'' (Blue Note, 2022)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lund, Lage 1977 births Living people Chesky Records artists Criss Cross Jazz artists Losen Records artists Norwegian male jazz composers Musicians from Skien Norwegian expatriates in the United States Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian jazz guitarists 21st-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians