Dag Arnesen

Dag Arnesen

Dag Arnesen 2014. (Photo by Knut Andersen)
Background information
Birth name Dag Syver Arnesen
Born (1950-05-03) 3 May 1950
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano
Website www.mulemusic.no/dag/1.html

Dag Syver Arnesen (born 3 May 1950) is a Norwegian jazz pianist with a series of album releases.[1][2]

Career

Dag Arnesen with BBB in 2014.
Dag Arnesen and Bergen Big Band in November 2014.

Arnesen was born in Bergen, and studied classical piano under Jiri Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and got a commitment[1] by Den Nationale Scene. Eventually he went to jazz and played in the 1970s with the Arvid Genius' orchestra, and led his own Trios, Quartets and Septetter og 13'tets. There were several records under his own name and he is still in the Bergen Big Band. Arnesen has also lived in Oslo and played in the jazz bands Søyr, Orleysa, various groups led by the late international Norwegian guitarist Thorgeir Stubø, vokalist Susanne Fuhr, saxophonists Knut Riisnæs and Odd Riisnæs and orchestra leader Kjell Karlsen. In the Bergen-based Sigurd Ulveseth Quartet he has participated on three releases, and Arnesen also led the local Evans Jazzclub.

His melodic style has been compared to Jan Johansson.[3]

Honors

Discography

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jazz pianist". Mulemusic.no. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  2. "Arnesen, Dag". Biografi. Norsk Musikkinformasjon, MIC.no.
  3. Ann Kristin Ødegård, Jazzer med Grieg in Jazznytt
  4. Mosnes, Terje (2010-10-28). ""Norwegian Song 3" i fin, ny stil - Riview" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  5. Helgheim, Roald (2015-05-02). "Grieg, Tveitt & I" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
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Awards
Preceded by
Per Jørgensen
Recipient of the Vossajazzprisen
1992
Succeeded by
Ole Hamre
Preceded by
Svein Olav Herstad
Recipient of the Sildajazzprisen
2003
Succeeded by
Alf Wilhelm Lundberg
Preceded by
Frode Gjerstad
Recipient of the Buddyprisen
2009
Succeeded by
Karl Seglem
Preceded by
Olga Konkova
Recipient of the Jazz class Gammleng-prisen
2014
Succeeded by
Jaga Jazzist
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