Frode Gjerstad Explained

Frode Gjerstad
Birth Date:24 March 1948
Birth Place:Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Saxophone, clarinet, flute

Frode Gjerstad (born 24 March 1948)[1] is a Norwegian jazz musician with alto saxophone as principal instrument, but he also plays other saxophones, clarinet, and flute. He has collaborated with Paal Nilssen-Love, Borah Bergman, Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Terje Isungset, William Parker, Sabir Mateen, John Stevens, Johnny Dyani, Kent Carter, and since 1979 has contributed to more than 50 recordings.[2] [3]

Career

Gjerstad played in the trio Detail together with the British drummer John Stevens, in the period 1981–1994, and they released fourteen albums. Other members of the band were the pianist Eivin One Pedersen (1981–82) and the mega bassist's Johnny Dyani (1981–1986) or Kent Carter (1987–1994).

In 1985, he initiated "Circulasione Totale Orchestra", a band with varying lineups, where young musicians, mostly from Stavanger, could get a chance. To the Moldejazz 1989 he composed the commissioned work Dancemble which was performed by a 13-man version of the band. The band was active until 1995 and produced three recordings. In 1998, the band reemerged and released the album Borealis.

He also collaborated with numerous musicians in various small groups, which has resulted in several albums, tours and festival recordings in Norway, United States and Europe. The most long-lasting partnership in recent years is the current issue of Gjerstad Trio where he plays with drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and bassist Øyvind Storesund. They debuted at Nattjazz in Bergen 1999 and have released five albums.

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

As front man

Frode Gjerstad and the Circulasione Totale Orchestra
With John Stevens, Derek Bailey
With Terje Isungset
With Peter Brötzmann
With John Edwards & Mark Sanders
With Derek Bailey
With Steve Hubback
With Lasse Marhaug
With Paul Hession
With Kevin Norton
With Anders Hana, Morten Olsen, Per Zanussi
With Sabir Mateen
With John Stevens
With Nils Henrik Asheim
With Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut - The Organic Plastic Band
With Daniel Carter, Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut
With Eivind One Pedersen, Kevin Norton
With Fred Lonberg-Holm
With Paal Nilssen-Love
With William Parker & Hamid Drake
With John Edwards / Mark Sanders
With Nick Stephens
With Skaset _ Tafjord _ Mølstad _ Moe
With Luis Conte

Collaborations

Within Detail
In trio with Rashid Bakr and William Parker
With John Stevens
With Peter Brötzmann
With Borah Bergman
With Jeffrey Shurdut
With Lasse Marhaug
With Bobby Bradford
With Bennink
With Sabir Mateen feat. Steve Swell
With Motland / Lonberg-Holm / Solberg
With Fred Lonberg-Holm
With Louis Moholo

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frode Gjerstad Saxofonist, klarinettist Bransjeregister MIC.no. (in Norwegian)
  2. Web site: Frode Gjerstad: - Når viste komponistene solidaritet med andre enn seg selv? MIC.no. (in Norwegian)
  3. Web site: Gjerstad/Nilssen-Love på turné med Sabir Mateen MIC.no. (in Norwegian)

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