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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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,
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, Carmen Lundy,
Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young ...
, Eric Revis,
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,
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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

*
Seamus Blake Seamus Blake (born December 8, 1970) is a British-born Canadian tenor saxophonist. Early life and education Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a c ...
, ''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) *
Orlando le Fleming Antony Orlando Frank le Fleming (born 7 July 1976) is a jazz musician and English cricketer. Biography Cricket Orlando le Fleming made his county debut for Devon in the 1992 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. At the age of 15, he ...
, ''From Brooklyn with Love'' (Nineteen-Eight, 2010) *
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, ''Mission Statement'' (Razdaz, Sunnyside 2009) * Jimmy Greene, ''While Looking Up'' (Mack Avenue, 2020) *
Ingrid Jensen Ingrid Jensen (born January 12, 1966) is a Canadian jazz trumpeter. Music career Jensen was born in North Vancouver and grew up in Nanaimo. She received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After graduating from Berklee, she ...
, ''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) *
Maria Schneider Maria Schneider may refer to: * Maria Schneider (politician) (born 1923), East German politician * Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress * Maria Schneider (musician) (born 1960), American musician and composer * Maria Schneider (ca ...
, ''The Thompson Fields'' (ArtistShare, 2015) * Jaleel Shaw, ''Perspective'' (Fresh Sound, 2005) * Jaleel Shaw, ''Optimism'' (Changu, 2008) *
Leo Sidran Leo Sidran is an American Latin Grammy-winning musician, music composer, composer, performer, and producer whose Credit (creative arts), credits include co-producing the Academy Award, Oscar-winning song "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" for the soundtra ...
, ''Cool School'' (Bonsai Music, 2018) * Chihiro Yamanaka, ''Somethin' Blue'' (Blue Note, 2014) *
Melissa Aldana Melissa Aldana (born 3 December 1988) is a Chilean tenor saxophone player, who performs both as a soloist and with her band Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio. Life and career Early life and training Aldana was born in Santiago, Chile. She began playi ...
, ''12 Stars'' (Blue Note, 2022)


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* * {{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