Occupation(s) Musician, composer Name Elin Rosseland Genres Jazz | Instruments Vocals Role Singer Music group Soyr | |
Born 5 April 1959 (age 64)
Norway ( 1959-04-05 ) Labels Inner Ear
NorCD
Odin Records Website nmh.no/om_musikkhogskolen/ansatte/elin_rosseland Education Norwegian Academy of Music Albums Fair Play, Fra Himmelen, Moment, Vokal, Trio Similar People Johannes Eick, Rob Waring, Eldbjorg Raknes, Christian Wallumrod, Morten Halle | ||
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Elin Rosseland (born April 5, 1959 in Norway) is a singer, bandleader, and composer who studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and is known from collaborations with Vigleik Storaas, Johannes Eick, Sidsel Endresen, Eldbjorg Raknes, Christian Wallumrod, and Johannes Eick.
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Career
Rosseland has played with «Stein Eide Band», the Norwegian band «Kix» and the octet «Winds Hot & Cool» (with album in 1984). She early developed her own quintet «Fair Play» based in Trondheim, with the musicians Tor Yttredal, Vigleik Storaas, Johannes Eick and Trond Kopperud. They released the album Fair Play (1989). She joined the band «Soyr» (1986–94), the trio «ESE» with Sidsel Endresen and Eldbjorg Raknes (Gack, Jazzland 1998).
The work Fra himmelen gave her the NOPA Award for the work of the year, for both music and lyrics, in 1996 (released on NorCD 1997, with Christian Wallumrod and Johannes Eick). She also released Moment (2004) in trio with Johannes Eick and Rob Waring, and performed with Knut Riisnaes at Oslo Jazz Festival in a piece where «Oslo Storband» performed the Peer Gynt Suite by Helge Hurum.
Rosseland associated with jazz vocal training at Norges Musikkhogskole.
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Discography
Songs
Trio
Fra Himmelen
svev
fager kveldsol smiler
si no
ein gong er musikken
nummer 1
Sound Around
Duo
Mitt hus
Lille Trille
Forventning
Vuggi
To A Man Jivin' In The Wind
Vanda Madel
Av Inntrykk 1
Dimmaletting
stilla er ein aker
Cat Walk
Fabel
I Den Blaeste Natt
Largo
Den Niende Katt
Vocalise
Hast
Blaff
Klipp
Flyter
ingen vinner frem til den evige ro
Skyggespill
Du`a
mono