Knut Aalefjær Explained

Knut Aalefjær
Birth Date:1974 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Bærum
Origin:Norway
Instrument:Drums
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician, composer

Knut Aalefjær (born 21 December 1974 in Bærum) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussion), and composer, educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He is known as an eminent drummer who provide significant contributions in the Helge Lien Trio, the band Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble, with the vocalist Live Maria Roggen, the band of Kristin Asbjørnsen (known from Dadafon, Krøyt, and Nymark Collective), and many others.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

During his studies at Norwegian Academy of Music he and fellow students Lars Andreas Haug (tuba) and Vidar Saether (saxophone?, established the band Moment's Notice with a release in 2003. He was also a member of orchestras Musikkflekken Workshop Big Band and ImproVice Versa, and on releases with the Geir Lysnes Listening Ensemble, as well as in pianist Helge Lien's Trio with Frode Berg (bass), on six recordings. With Great Curves, he also released the recording Rotoscope (2001), were the band members are Christine Sandtorv (vocal), Rune Brøndbo (keyboards), Lars Horntveth (saxophon), Anders Mjøs (keyboards), and Rob Waring (percussion).

Aalefjær is a commonly used musician in Oslo's musical life. With Elin Rosseland he has played on the record (Moment, 2004), in addition (in a trio with Staffan Svensson trumpet) performed composition of Eyvind Skeie and Geir Lysne for dissolution of the union (with Sweden) Grenseløse Gud in collaboration with Forsvarets musikk, Oslo Chorale Selskap and Den norske kirke (2005). He has also played with Det Norske Blåseensemble at the Big Band Festival 2004.[5]

Aalefjær has also been involved in studio album Blood Inside to the Norwegian band Ulver in 2005.[6]

From 2010 he joined the trio with Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer (vocals), and Elfi Sverdrup (vocals) and Lars Andreas Haug (tuba), and the band became a quartet. They released the album Akku 5 (2011).[7]

Discography

In the main lineup
As sidemann

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography Helge Lien Trio (Knut Aalefjær) – Kalleklev.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606004400/http://www.kalleklev.no/artists/1-artists/1427-helge-lien-trio.html . 6 June 2012 . dmy-all . (in Norwegian)
  2. Web site: NattJazz – Tag Archives: Knut Aalefjær WordPress.com.
  3. Web site: Knut Aalefjær (ds) Norway; (1974–) – grinningtroll.no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090905220750/http://www.grinningtroll.com/artist/A/Aalefjaer_Knut.htm. 5 September 2009. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Sterke norske oppfølgere – Kultur Dagbladet.no. 3 March 2011 . (in Norwegian)
  5. Web site: Knut Aalefjær.
  6. Web site: Discography Knut Aalefjær – Discogs.no. .
  7. Web site: Akku 5 – Wilhelmine.no.

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