Lisa Dillan (born 12 May 1969 ) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist.

Career

Dillan was at an early age central to the Bodø jazz scene, where she as an

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in 1990, joined the Bodø Big Band. Having studied in

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takes 1994) she is a graduate of Performing and educational jazz at the

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(2000). She received her

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(2008) in vocal improvisation the same place where she rest since 2002 has taught and now is

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. She is also theaches at Toneheim Folk High School. Dillan was in the acoustic improvisation trio & ldquo; Slinger & ldquo; with Lene Grenager cello and Hild Sofie Tafjord goat horn. Other collaborators have been

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, No Spaghetti Edition, Helge Lien and

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she run the improvisation duet «Hipp, hipp..» that was the NRK contribution to Gullpalmen in 2002. Her own pop bands «Lisa & the Marias» consists of Jostein Ansnes (guitar), Sola Jonsen (drums), Erlend Smalås (bass) and Trygve Brøske (piano). She has, among other things performed at the

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in 2006. In the duo «Quite Quiet Project» with Asbjørn Lerheim (guitar) she has from 2009 played music by

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. She has performed two evocative album with Elvis tunes.

Discography

Solo albums

*2005: ''Vocal improvisations'' (Euridice) *2010: ''Arousal'' (CD og DVD, AIM), recorded in the Vigelandsmausoleet

Collaborations

;With Asbjørn Lerheim *2012: ''Love Me Tender-The Quite Quiet Way'' (

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) *2015: ''Change Of Habits'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2016: ''Laika'' (The Hungry Hearts)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dillan, Lisa 1969 births Living people Musicians from Bodø University of Nordland alumni Norwegian women jazz singers Norwegian jazz singers Norwegian Academy of Music alumni Norwegian music educators 20th-century Norwegian women singers 20th-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian singers Norwegian women music educators