Tore Brunborg (born 20 May 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in

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but grew up in

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where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international greats including Bugge Wesseltoft, Håvard Wiik,

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, Arild Andersen,

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, Per Jørgensen, Geir Lysne,

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, Bjørn Alterhaug, Jan Gunnar Hoff,

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, Nils Petter Molvær,

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, and

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Career

After playing with

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and Per Jørgensen, Brunborg debuted at

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(1980, 1982). After this he studied music at ''Toneheim folkehøgskole'' and on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1980–82), and has evolved to be one of the most sought jazz saxophonists in Norway. He was on the lineup for the acclaimed band Masqualero and was three times awarded

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with this band. Brunborg also was within Jon Eberson's Jazzpunkensemblet (two record releases). He performed with

at the

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(2001), and has appeared in a wide range of lineups with different jazz orchestras since. At the Norwegian Jazz scene he has been most recognized for the cooperation with Arild Andersen and his music for "Kristin Lavransdatter", performed to the

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at Lillehammer. He is a member of the Jazz quartet ''Moment'' together with Jørn Øien, Jens Fossum and Andreas Bye. During the past few years he has worked with Mathias Eick,

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, the Tord Gustavsen Ensemble and Ketil Bjørnstad. He also plays a key role on three of Mats Eilertsen's records (''Radio Yonder'', ''Sky Dive'' and ''Hymn for Hope''), and with the band ''Scent of Soil'' fronted by vocalist Kirsti Huke and Brunborg. On their first album, they make use of material from a critically acclaimed commissioned work they wrote together for the ''Vossajazz'' Festival in 2010.

Awards and honors

1983 in the class jazz for the album ''Masqualero'', with the band Masqualero * Spellemannprisen 1986 in the class jazz for the album ''Bande a Part'', with the band Masqualero * Spellemannprisen 1991 in the class jazz for the album ''Re-enter'', with the band Masqualero *

prisen 2013

Discography

Solo albums

* 1993: ''Tid'' (

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), with Bugge Wesseltoft and

* 1997: ''Prima Luna'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with

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* 1998: ''Orbit'' (Curling Legs), with

* 2003: ''Gravity'' ( Vossa Jazz), with Bugge Wesseltoft, Lars Danielsson and

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* 2009: ''Lucid Grey'' (Dravle) * 2011: ''Scent of Soil'' ( Hubro), with Kirsti Huke * 2012: ''

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) * 2015: ''Slow Snow'' ( ACT)

Collaborations

Within Masqualero, including Nils Petter Molvær, Arild Andersen,

*1983: ''Masqualero'' ( Odin),

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* 1997: Mbara Boom'' ( EmArcy), with

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, Arild Andersen, feat. Il Coro Di Neoneli * 2009: ''

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'' (ECM) within

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ensemble * 2010: '' Remembrance'' (ECM), with Ketil Bjørnstad * 2011: '' Skala'' (ECM), with Mathias Eick * 2012: ''

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'' (ECM) within Tord Gustavsen Quartet * 2014: ''Live in Concert'' ( ACT), with

* 2015: ''Everblue'' (L&H), with Yelena Eckemoff feat. Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunborg, Tore 20th-century Norwegian saxophonists 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists Norwegian jazz saxophonists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni Musicians from Trondheim 1960 births Living people 20th-century saxophonists 1300 Oslo members Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble members Ab und Zu members Jazzpunkensemblet members Masqualero members Tord Gustavsen Ensemble members