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, Kennedy Center
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, and Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center is an organization based in New York City. Part of Lincoln Center, the organization was founded in 1987 and opened at Time Warner Center (now Deutsche Bank Center) in October 2004. The organization seeks to “represent th ...
. He has worked with 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 ...
, 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 ...
, Carmen Lundy, Wynton Marsalis
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, Eric Revis, Ron Carter
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, Mulgrew Miller
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, and 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 ...
.
Honors
*2005
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: 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
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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)
* 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
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, ''Cool School'' (Bonsai Music, 2018)
* Chihiro Yamanaka, ''Somethin' Blue'' (Blue Note, 2014)
* Melissa Aldana
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Life and career Early life and training
Aldana was born in Santiago, Chile. She began playi ...
, ''12 Stars'' (Blue Note, 2022)
References
External links
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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