Bjørn Alterhaug
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Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet at Oslo Jazzfestival 2017.
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Born | (1945-06-03) 3 June 1945 (age 79) Mo i Rana, Nordland, Norway |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Upright bass |
Website | www |
Bjørn Alterhaug (born 3 June 1945) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, arranger, composer and professor of music.[1]
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 UniversitetinTrondheim, Norway and has taught on the Jazz programme there since the start in 1979.[1][2]
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Preceded by | Recipient of the Buddyprisen 1975 |
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Preceded by | Recipient of the Jazz Spellemannsprisen 1979 |
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Preceded by | Recipient of the Jazz Gammleng-prisen 1989 |
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