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Origin
  
Norway

Role
  
Musician

Name
  
Sigurd Ulveseth


Instruments
  
Upright bass

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, composer

Genres
  
Jazz

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Born
  
13 July 1953 (age 70) Bergen, Hordaland (
1953-07-13
)

Associated acts
  
Sigurd Ulveseth Quartet

Website
  
www.usf.no/no/program/2014/07/sigurd-ulveseth-kvartett

Similar People
  
Dag Arnesen, Ole Thomsen, Staffan William‑Olsson, Marit Sandvik, Bergen Big Band

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Sigurd Ulveseth (born 13 July 1953 in Bergen) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Upright bass) and Orchestra leader, known from a number of album releases.

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Career

Ulveseth has with his own quartet released three albums. The band consists of Adam Nussbaum (drums), Knut Riisnæs (saxophone), and Dag Arnesen (piano). He is also part of "Marit Sandvik Band", the band "SWAP" with Jan Gunnar Hoff, "North West Quartet" with Frode Nymo among others. He has recorded with Bergen musicians Dag Arnesen, Frank Jakobsen, Tore Faye, Knut Kristiansen, Ole Jacob Hystad, Jan Kåre Hystad and Merethe Mikkelsen. Moreover, he toured Vietnam with Urban Connection.

Honors

  • Vossajazzprisen 1998
  • The 10th Sildajazz Award 2009
  • Discography

  • 1995: To wisdom, the prize (Gemini Music)
  • 1997: Infant eyes (Gemini)
  • 2001: Wish I knew (Gemini)
  • References

    Sigurd Ulveseth Wikipedia