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Occupation(s)
  
Musician, composer

Genres
  
Jazz

Name
  
Eyolf Dale


Website
  
Official website

Instruments
  
Piano

Associated acts
  
Albatrosh, Puma

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Born
  
5 March 1985 (age 39) Skien, Telemark, Norway (
1985-03-05
)

Albums
  
Hometown Interludes, Hotel Interludes, The Katabatic Wind

Record labels
  
Rune Grammofon, Curling Legs

Similar People
  
Albatrosh, Hayden Powell, Kristoffer Kompen, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Rolf Gupta

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Eyolf Dale (born 5 March 1985 in Skien) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer residing in Oslo.

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Career

Dale started playing piano at the age of 6 years, and shortly after started taking lessons. After finishing his Examen artium on the Music program at Skien videregående skole (2001–04), he worked as a freelance pianist, conductor and arranger in the Grenland area until in 2005 he started his graduate studies in Performing jazz and improvisation at Norwegian Academy of Music (2005–09). There he studied under such as Misha Alperin, Bjørn Kruse and Jon Balke, and completed the master's program (2009–11). He is working as a musician and composer, solo and in cooperation with other Norwegian and European musicians. He is also an associate professor in jazz at Norwegian Academy of Music.

Dale is a frequently recorded musician and has contributed on most Norwegian jazz festivals and international festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival, 12 Points!, Shanghai Arts Festival and Südtirol Jazz Festival. He has also toured and performed in countries such as the US, Germany, Nederlands, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, England, Ireland, Italy and China.

Honors

  • 2008: "Årets unge jazzmusikere" within Albatrosh, by Rikskonsertene and the Norwegian Jazz Federation
  • 2008: Finalist in "Young Nordic Jazz Comets" within Albatrosh, held in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 2008: Skien municipal Encouragement price awarded Albatrosh
  • 2009: "Beste band" within Albatrosh, in the Europan Jazz Competition during the North Sea Jazz Festival.
  • 2009: 1st prize in the European competition Nomme Jazz for pianists
  • 2012: JazZtipendiat granted Albatrosh during the Moldejazz
  • 2014: Nominated for Spellemannprisen in the category of Jazz
  • 2016: Nominated for Spellemannprisen in the category of Jazz
  • Solo albums

  • 2011: Hotel Interludes (Curling Legs)
  • 2013: Hometown Interludes (Curling Legs)
  • 2016: Wolf Valley (Edition Records)
  • Albatrosh duo with André Roligheten

  • 2009: Seagull Island (Inner Ear)
  • 2010: Mystery Orchestra with Grenager & Tafjord (Inner Ear)
  • 2011: Yonkers (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2014: Tree House with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (MNJ Records)
  • 2014: Night Owl (Rune Grammofon)
  • Collaborative works

  • 2002: Vår (Plus Records), within Per-Kristian Ekholt Powerband 12+
  • 2009: Gjenfortellinger (Grappa Music), with Pitsj
  • 2009: Neo Dada (Rune Grammofon), with Jono El Grande
  • 2011: Stillness (Losen Records), with Hildegunn Øiseth
  • 2011: The Attic (Inner Ear), within Hayden Powell Trio
  • 2011: Short Stories of Happiness (Schmell), with Kristoffer Kompen
  • 2013: Roots and Stems (Periskop Records), with Hayden Powell
  • 2013: 2.0 (Hot Club Records), with Jazzbanditt
  • 2013: Krumkakesanger (Bragvin Fonogram), with Åselill Sæthre
  • 2014: Agdergata 1 (Kompis Records), with Kristoffer Kompen
  • 2015: Slow Eastbound Train (Edition Records), with Daniel Herskedal
  • 2015: Circadian Rhythm and Blues (Periskop Records), with Hayden Powell
  • 2017: The Roc (Edition Records), with Daniel Herskedal
  • 2017: Sanger for katten (Ponca Jazz Records), with Åselill Sæthre
  • References

    Eyolf Dale Wikipedia