Albatrosh Explained

Albatrosh
Origin:	Skien, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Years Active:	2006–present
Label:	Rune Grammofon Inner Ear
Current Members:	Eyolf Dale André Roligheten

Albatrosh (established 2006 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz duo performing their own musical compositions described as dense and dynamic.^[1]

Biography

Albatrosh has played a series of concerts at home and abroad since its inception, including at festivals Vossajazz, Moldejazz, DølaJazz, Oslo Jazzfestival, Südtirol Jazz Festival, 12 Points! (Dublin), North Sea Jazz Festival and the London Jazz Festival. The band members have distinguished themselves as key players on the young Norwegian jazz scene. Both have a background in jazz education at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (NTNU) and Norges Musikkhøgskole.

Personnel

• Eyolf Dale - piano
• André Roligheten - saxophone

Honors

• • "JazZtipendiat" granted by Midtnorsk Jazzsenter, SMN SpareBank1 and Moldejazz "Best Group" in «European Jazz Competition» 2009
• Albatrosh was in 2008 titled «Årets unge jazzmusikere» av Rikskonsertene^[2] and the Norwegian Jazz Federstion.^[3]
  • Finalist in Young Nordic Jazz Comets^[4] in 2008, which was held in Copenhagen, Denmark Soloist award in «Young Nordic Jazz Comets» 2008, awarded the saxophonist André Roligheten

Discography

• 2009: Seagull Island (Inner Ear)
• 2010: Mystery Orchestra with Grenager & Tafjord (Inner Ear)
• 2011: Yonkers (Rune Grammofon)
• 2014: Tree House with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (MNJ Records)
• 2014: Night Owl (Rune Grammofon)

Notes and References

1. Web site: -Tett og dynamisk! . NRK Møre og Romsdal . 2013-08-30.
2. Web site: Årets unge jazzmusikere . Norwegian . . 2013-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209125326/https://www.rikskonsertene.no/ . 2014-02-09 . dead .
3. Web site: Jazzintro 2008 . https://archive.today/20120527040904/http://www.jazzforum.no/jazzintro/jazzintro-2008 . dead . 2012-05-27 . Norsk Jazzforum . 2013-08-30 .
4. Web site: Young Nordic Jazz Comets . Norwegian . . 2013-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180822005108/http://www.ynjc.dk/ . 2018-08-22 . dead .