Bjørn Alterhaug (born 3 June 1945) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, arranger, composer and professor of music.
Alterhaug was born in Mo i Rana , Norway. He is one of the grand masters among European bassplayers and has been leading an international career in jazz since the late 1960s. He has played and worked with a great number of international greats such as Lee Konitz , Warne Marsh , Chet Baker , Thorgeir Stubø, Joe Henderson , Lucky Thompson , Sheila Jordan , Vigleik Storaas , Karin Krog , John Surman , Ben Webster and Clark Terry . He continues to lead his post as a professor at the Institute of Music at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet in Trondheim , Norway and has taught on the Jazz programme there since the start in 1979.
Buddyprisen Rana municipality Culture Prize 1975 This year's jazz musicians in Norway 1975 . Spellemannprisen 1980 in the class jazz for the album Moments (1979)Gammleng-prisen 1989 Sør-Trøndelag County Culture Prize, together with John Pål Inderberg 2011Moments - (1979)A Ballad - (1986)Some Other Time , with Bjørn Johansen , Frode Thingnæs , Laila Dalseth , Ole Jacob Hansen and Egil Kapstad - (1991)Constellations - (1991)Steps Toward's a Dream , with Lee Konitz , John Pål Inderberg and Erling Aksdal Jr. - (1995)With Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet Songlines (Ponca Jazz Records ) - (2009)Innocent Play (Ponca Jazz Records ) - (2014)Østerdalsmusikk , with Various Artists - (1975)Selena , with Ketil Bjørnstad - (1977)Til jorden , with Rolf Jacobsen and Egil Kapstad - (1979)Snjóuglan , with Snjóuglan - (1979)Frency only , with Åge Aleksandersen and Sambandet - (1979)Friends , with Kapstad-Johansens Quartet - (1980)Notice , with Thorgeir Stubø - (1981)Drøbak kassetten 1981 , with Various Artists - (1981)Live at Jazz Alive , with Thorgeir Stubø - (1983)Norsk Jazz 1960-1980 , with Various Artists - (1983)Veintetid , with Tove Karoline Knutsen - (1984)Epilog , with Egil Kapstad - (1985)For a Small Planet , with Trondheim Kammerkor - (1987)For the Time Being , with Warne Marsh - (1988)Fuglar , with Noble Noise - (1989)Blackbird , with Siri's Svale Band - (1990)The Jazz Sampler Vol. 2 , with Various Artists - (1991)New Church Music from Nidaros Cathedral , with Various Artists - (1993)Remembrance , with Egil Kapstad Trio - (1993)Norske bilder - (1993) Pot's On , with Asmund Bjørken Sextet feat. Jan Erik Kongshaug - (1993)A Woman's Intuition , with Laila Dalseth - (1995)Min vemods fryd , with Jan Henrik Henriksen - (1996)Jazz Out of Norway , with Various Artists - (1996)Plays Norwegian Music , with Arctic Guitar Trio - (1996)Gemini - (1997) Notice/Live at Jazz Alive , with Thorgeir Stubø - (1997)Necessarily So... , with Siri's Svale Band - (1997)Over at Ola's , with Kevin Dean Quintet - (1997)Norsk tonekunst i kontraster , with Embla - (1998)Night Birds , with Totti Bergh - (1998)Gemini and Taurus - (1998) Round Chet's Midnight , with Hilde Hefte - (1999)Oslo Jazz Circle 50 år - (1999) Double Circle , with Ivar Antonsen - (1999)One of a Kind , with Laila Dalseth - (2000)Man, Woman and Child , with Tore Johansen - (2000)Early Years , with Ketil Bjørnstad - (2000)First Song , with Bodil Niska - (2000)Pictures , with Equilibrium - (2001)Playsong - (2001) Distant Reports - (2001) Advenio , with Vokal Nord - (2003)Hildes Bossahefte , with Hilde Hefte - (2003)Bjørn Johansen in Memoriam , with Various Artists - (2003)Wolfvoices , with Maiken Mathisen Schau - (2003)The Next Step , with Jon Larsen - (2003)Foot Prints - (2003) Wistful , with Hallgeir Pedersen Trio - (2004)Django Festival 3 , with Various Artists - (2004)Blue , with Bodil Niska - (2004)Jazz Collection 1 , with Various Artists - (2005)Like That , with Karin Krog and Tore Johansen - (2005)Sval draum , with John Pål Inderberg - (2005)Bluero , with Hallgeir Pedersen Trio - (2006)My Funny Valentine , with Chet Baker - (2006)On the Corner , with Hilde Hefte - (2006)Jazzsnadder , with Various Artists - (2007)Live in Oslo , with Lee Konitz and John Pål Inderberg - (2007)An Evening in Prague , with Hilde Hefte and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - (2007)Oslo Calling , with Karin Krog - (2008)Veckan 44 , with Norsk/Svensk Cool Sextet - (2008)Arctic Bird , with Kjell Bartholsen - (2008)A Portrait of Jon Larsen , with Jon Larsen - (2009)Åge-boks 1 , with Åge Aleksandersen - (2009)Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair , with Various Artists - (2009)Q (2009), with Henning Gravrok - (2009)Flight - (2010) Piano Pals (Ponca Jazz Records), with Oddbjørn Blindheim Trio - (2014)
