Tor Andreas Haugerud (born 7 January 1962 in Brattvåg) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussion) known from

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, Blixband, BOL, Möster Trio, and has created his own

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band "MisterYtor" ("Nordland Musikkfestuke", 2006).

Career

Haugerud is an experienced drummer and percussionist, living in

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, Norway. As a musician, he has developed his own unconventional style based on improvised music influenced by the European contemporary music scene. He was involved in a production under "Trondheim Jazzfestival" (2005), and has contributed for "Cirka Teater", showing his background as a physical actor and performance artist in projects of surrealistic art, in groups like "Cirka Teater", "MisterYtor" and "Teater Fot", in which he also is a composer. At "SoddJazz" 2006 he performed with Trio Alpaca, and is now a member of

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which has released the records ''Tapet Tapet'' and ''Elevator'' with music composed by Eirik Hegdal. Haugerud is playing in the Jazz trio ÉnÉnÉn with Eirik Hegdal and Michael Francis Duch, and in the bands "Gibrish" and "Bengalo". In 2008 he joined the free improvisation group "Murmur"/

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comprising Kim Myhr, Martin Taxt, Klaus Holm in addition to Haugerud. He also plays the improvisation duo

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with Petter Vågan. They released the album ''Shapes & Phases'' (2010) at the label Sofa, followed by extensive touring in among other places Germany and the United States. Haugerud is also a guest lecturer at the Music Performance Studies at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium.

Discography

;With Bol *''Bol'' – (2001, Via Music) *''Silver Sun'' – (2005, Curling Legs) *''Skylab'' – (2007, NorCD) *''Numb, Number'' – (2012, Gigafon) ;With Transjoik *''Uja Nami'' – (2004, Vuelie), nominated for the

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*''Bewafá'' – (2005, Vuelie), with Sher Miandad Khan from Pakistan on vocals ;With Trondheim Jazz Orchestra *''We Are – (2005,

Jazzaway Records Jazzaway is a Norwegian record label founded by saxophonist Jon Klette in Oslo, Norway. He is also the main composer/leader in the band Jazzmob. Their CD ''Pathfinder'' (2003) was the first release from the label. The label includes artists an ...

), with Eirik Hegdal *''Live in Oslo'' – (2007, MNJ Records), with Maria Kannegaard Trio *''Wood And Water'' – (2008, MNJ Records), with Eirik Hegdal *''Stems And Cages'' – (2010, MNJ Records), with Kim Myhr *''Morning Songs'' – (2011, MNJ Records), with Per Zanussi ;with Eirik Hegdal's Alpaca Ensemble *''Tapet Tapet'' – (2007, Jazzaway Records) *''Elevator'' ;with Vertex Duo Petter Vågan *''Shapes & Phases'' – (2010, Sofa) ;with ÉnÉnÉn *''Rød & Blå'' – (2010, Øra Fonogram) ;with Muringa *''The Unknown Knowns'' – (2011, Sofa)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haugerud, Tor 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Male drummers Norwegian jazz composers Male jazz composers 1962 births Living people 20th-century drummers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members BOL (band) members