Karl Seglem (born 8 July 1961) is a Norwegian

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and producer, known from a series of combined

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releases, as well as leading his own record label

NorCD NorCD (established 1991 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label for folk, jazz, world music and improvisational music, led by the founder saxophonist and composer Karl Seglem. NorCD is distributed through Musikkoperatørene, and is a member ...

from 1991.

Career

Seglem was born in

Årdalstangen Årdalstangen is the administrative centre of Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is one of the two main population centers in the municipality, along with the village of Øvre Årdal. The village has a population (2019 ...

, and entered the Music program at

Voss Folk High School Voss Folk High School () is a private folk school in Voss, Norway. The school is located at the village of Seim, Hordaland, Seim west of Vossevangen in Hordaland. It was established in 1895 by educators Olaus Alvestad (1866–1903) and Lars E ...

(1978–80), followed by cooperation with Arvid Genius, «Jan Grieg Qvartet», Kenneth Sivertsen (1980–92) and

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 ...

(during the 1980s) in

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. He also led his own Jazz band «Growl», wrote for the magazin «Jazznytt» and was politically active in ''Foreningen norske jazzmusikere''. He has released eight albums in his own name, and has a long lasting cooperation with

Terje Isungset Terje Isungset (born 4 May 1964) is a Norwegian drummer. From his background in jazz and traditional Scandinavian music, he has designed musical instruments from non-traditional materials, including ice. Career Isungset was raised in Geilo ...

like in the bands Isglem and trio «Utla» where also fiddle player Håkon Høgemo contributed, resulting in many record releases. begge har resultert i flere utgivelser on his own label. He has also released two albums cooperating with the poet

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. Around 2000 he started experimenting with the old Norwegian instrument

or Billy Goat Horn. He is currently the main instrumentalist playing the instrument in the world. Seglem has toured extensively with ''

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'' and ''Den norske jazzscene''. In 2013 he also toured in Norway with Morning Has Occurred fronted by

Natalie Sandtorv Natalie Sandtorv (born 17 August 1988) is a Norwegian jazz musician (vocals, waterphone, harmonium, electronics) married July 29, 2016, to drummer Ole Mofjell, residing in Copenhagen, Denmark. Biography Sandtorv was born in Ålesund, Norway. ...

and Marte Eberson, for the project 'Jazz til ungdom' (Jazz to the youth). At

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2014, he joined

Gisle Torvik Gisle Torvik (born 2 June 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) from Tørvikbygd in Hardanger. Career Torvik was born in Bergen, and spent three years studying music at the Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio (Oslo, 1995–98) with a ma ...

presenting his "fjord-jazz" together with

Andreas Ulvo Andreas Ulvo (born 22 July 1983 in Kongsvinger, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, organist, keyboardist and composer, known from cooperations with Shining, Ingrid Olava, Mathias Eick Quartet, Solveig Slettahjell & Slow Motion Orchestra, Ka ...

and Epletrio, including

Sigurd Hole Sigurd Hole (born 13 July 1981) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) from Rendalen Municipality, Rendalen living in Oslo. Biography Sigurd Hole was born in Elverum Municipality, Norway, and has worked in jazz ensembles and presetented ...

and

Jonas Howden Sjøvaag Jonas Howden Sjøvaag (born 3 November 1978 in Munich, Germany) is a Norwegian jazz drummer. Biography Sjøvaag started playing piano at an early age. He had his solo debut with Vestfold Youth Symphony Orchestra at age 11, started playing drum ...

Honors

*1983: ''Årdal Kommune´s Culture Prize'' *1998:

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in open class *1998:

Edvard Prize The Edvard Prize is a Norwegian music award in given by TONO, copyright organization for musicians and composers. The honor, which was given for the first time in 1998, is given each year and is only given to organization members. The goal is to e ...

in the class Popular music, major work, together with Reidar Skår for ''TYA'' *2010:

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 ...

*2012: Commissioned work ''Som spor'' at

Discography

*1988: ''Poems for Trio'' (

Hot Club Records Hot Club Records is a jazz record label established 1982, by guitarist Jon Larsen in Oslo, Norway.Dregni, Michael (2008) ''Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing'', OUP USA, , p. 229 The label has released over 35 ...

; with Kåre Thomsen and

Ole Amund Gjersvik Ole Amund Gjersvik (born 10 December 1963) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, central on the Bergen jazz scene and known from a number of record releases. Career Gjersvik was born in Bergen, Norway, where he studied at th ...

) *1991: ''Sogn-A-Song'' (

) *1994: ''Rit'' (NorCD) *1998: ''Spir (album)'' (NorCD) *2002: ''Nye nord'' (NorCD) *2004: ''New north'' (NorCD) *2004: ''Femstein'' (NorCD) *2005: ''Budda og reven'' Singie (NorCD) *2005: ''Reik'' (NorCD) *2006: ''Urbs'' (NorCD) *2008: ''Spelferd – a playful journey'' DVD (NorCD) *2009: ''NORSKjazz.no'' (NorCD) *2009: ''Skoddeheimen'' (NorCD) *2009: ''Draumkvedet'' (NorCD) *2010: ''Ossicles'' (NorCD) *2013: ''NyeSongar.no'' (Ozella Music) *2014: ''Som Spor'' (NorCD) *2015: ''Lærad The Tree'' (NorCD) *2015: ''Live In Germany'' (NorCD) *2015: ''WorldJazz'' (NorCD) *2016: ''Nordic Balm'' (NorCD)

References

External links

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Karl Seglem NorCD.noKarl Seglem Biography - Norsk MusikkinformasjonMonitor: Morning Has Occurred og Karl Seglem
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seglem, Karl 1961 births Living people Norwegian jazz saxophonists Norwegian jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian musicians 21st-century Norwegian musicians Musicians from Årdal Hot Club Records artists NorCD artists 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists