Origin Norway Occupation(s) Musician, composer Website roligheten.com | Genres Jazz Instruments Saxophone Genre Jazz | |
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Born 2 January 1985 (age 32)
Skien, Telemark ( 1985-01-02 ) Music groups Albatrosh, Team Hegdal (Since 2009) Similar Eyolf Dale, Hayden Powell, Kristoffer Kompen, Jon Rune Strøm | ||
Jonas cambien trio feat andr roligheten and andreas wildhagen
André Roligheten (born 2 January 1985) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and bands like Albatrosh and Team Hegdal. He has also played with musicians like Andrew D'angelo, Theo Bleckmann, Django Bates, John Edwards, Paul Lovens, Axel Dörner, Robin Hayward, Raymond Strid, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick, Ola Kvernberg, Paal Nilssen-Love and Per Zanussi.
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Career
Roligheten was born in Skien, Norway, and started playing the saxophone at an early age. At only 8 years old he picked up the horn and soon figured it out. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the Jazzprogeram at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium, under mentors like John Pål Inderberg and Erling Aksdal. In 2008 he finished his Master's degree in improvised music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
Roligheten have played on festivals like Moldejazz, Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazzfestival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Münster Jazz Festival, Süd Tyrol Jazz Festival, 12 Points, Dølajazz, Nattjazz, Jazzfest, MaiJazz, Soddjazz, Vossajazz, and done several tours in Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Italy, China and US.
Honors
Discography
Songs
MatroshSeagull Island · 2009
Major LittleYonkers · 2011
Pickup TruckYonkers · 2011