Origin Norway Occupation(s) Musician, composer Website roligheten.com | Genres Jazz Instruments Saxophone Name Andre Roligheten | |
Born 2 January 1985 (age 39)
Skien, Telemark ( 1985-01-02 ) | ||
Eyolf Dale and André Roligheten - Departure (Official Trailer Video)
Andre Roligheten (born 2 January 1985 in Skien, Norway) 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 Bleckman, Django Bates, John Edwards, Paul Lovens, Axel Dorner, Robin Hayward, Raymond Strid, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick, Ola Kvernberg, Paal Nilssen-Love and Per Zanussi.
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Career
Roligheten started playing the saxophone at an early age. Onely 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 Pal 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, Munster Jazz Festival, Sud Tyrol Jazz Festival, 12 Points, Dolajazz, Nattjazz, Jazzfest, Maijazz, Soddjazz, Vossajazz, and done several tours in Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Italy, China and US.