Knut Aalefjær

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Origin Norway Instruments Drums Role Musician Music group Soyr		Occupation(s) Musician, composer Name Knut Aalefjaer Genres Jazz
Born 21 December 1974 (age 49) Baerum ( 1974-12-21 ) Albums Hello Troll, Badgers and Other, Natsukashii, Asymmetrics, Vectors Similar People Frode Berg, Helge Lien, Geir Lysne, Morten Halle, Edvard Askeland

Helge Lien Trio - Axis of free will

Knut Aalefjær (born 21 December 1974 in Bærum) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussion), and composer, educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He is known as an eminent drummer who provide significant contributions in the Helge Lien Trio, the band Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble, with the vocalist Live Maria Roggen, the band of Kristin Asbjørnsen (known from Dadafon, Krøyt, and Nymark Collective), and many others.

Career

During his studies at Norwegian Academy of Music he and fellow students Lars Andreas Haug (tuba) and Vidar Saether (saxophone?, established the band Moment's Notice with a release in 2003. He was also a member of orchestras Musikkflekken Workshop Big Band and ImproVice Versa, and on releases with the Geir Lysnes Listening Ensemble, as well as in pianist Helge Lien's Trio with Frode Berg (bass), on six recordings. With Great Curves, he also released the recording Rotoscope (2001), were the band members are Christine Sandtorv (vocal), Rune Brøndbo (keyboards), Lars Horntveth (saxophon), Anders Mjøs (keyboards), and Rob Waring (percussion).

Aalefjær is a commonly used musician in Oslo's musical life. With Elin Rosseland he has played on the record (Moment, 2004), in addition (in a trio with Staffan Svensson trumpet) performed composition of Eyvind Skeie and Geir Lysne for dissolution of the union (with Sweden) Grenseløse Gud in collaboration with Forsvarets musikk, Oslo Chorale Selskap and Den norske kirke (2005). He has also played with Det Norske Blåseensemble at the Big Band Festival 2004.

Aalefjær has also been involved in studio album Blood Inside to the Norwegian band Ulver in 2005.

From 2010 he joined the trio with Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer (vocals), and Elfi Sverdrup (vocals) and Lars Andreas Haug (tuba), and the band became a quartet. They released the album Akku 5 (2011).

Discography

In the main lineup

2002: Spiral Circle (DIW Japan), with Helge Lien Trio

2003: Asymmetrics (DIW Japan) with Helge Lien Trio

2003/2004): Moment's Notice (Mnemosyne Productions/Sonor Rec.) (Elektronika/Rock) (4 versions)

2005: Helge Lien Trio – Live (Curling Legs)

2006: To The Little Radio (DIW) with Helge Lien Trio

2008: My Letter to the World – Words By Emily Dickinson (Nordic) with Hanne Tveter

2009: The Night Shines Like The Day (EmArcy/Universal), with Kristin Asbjørnsen

2011: Min Song Og Hjarteskatt (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) with Beate S. Lech

2011: Akku 5 (NorCD) as drummer in a quartet with Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer

2013: I'll Meet You in the Morning (EmArcy/Universal) with Kristin Asbjørnsen

As sidemann

2001: Rotoscope – Great Curves (Jester Records) with Andreas Mjøs, here as well as a composer

2002: Aurora Borealis – Nordic Lights (Suite For Jazz Orchestra) (ACT), with Geir Lysne

2002: Objects of Desire (Albedo) with Oslo Sinfonietta conducted by Christian Eggen

2002: Iter.Viator. (Jester Records), with Star of Ash

2003: Korall (ACT), with Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble (guest: Sondre Bratland)

2003: Moment (NorCD) with Elin Rosseland Vuggi

2004: Lost in Reverie (Mnemosyne Productions), with Peccatum

2005: Blood Inside (Jester Records) with Ulver (Elektronica/Rock)

2006: Boahjenásti – The North Star (ACT), with Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble

2007: Circuit Songs (Jazzland Recordings) with Live Maria Roggen

2008: The Thread (Candlelight Records USA), with Starofash

Songs

Grandfather's WaltzTo The Little Radio · 2006
Gamut WarningHello Troll · 2008
Speak No EvilSpiral Circle · 2002

References

Knut Aalefjær Wikipedia

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Helge Lien Trio - Axis of free will

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