André Roligheten

André Roligheten
Roligheten and Petter Eldh with Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity at the 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen.
Roligheten and Petter Eldh with Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity at the 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen.
Background information
Born (1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 41)
Skien, Telemark
OriginNorway
GenreJazz
OccupationsMusician, composer
InstrumentsSaxophones, clarinets
Years active2009–present
LabelsClean Feed, ODIN, Rune Grammofon, Particular
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Websiteandreroligheten.com

André Roligheten (born 2 January 1985) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and bands like Albatrosh and Team Hegdal. He has also played with musicians like Andrew D'Angelo, Theo Bleckmann, Django Bates, John Edwards, Paul Lovens, Axel Dörner, Robin Hayward, Raymond Strid, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick, Ola Kvernberg, Paal Nilssen-Love and Per Zanussi.

Career

André Roligheten in 2017
André Roligheten at Copenhagen Jazz Festival (2019)

Roligheten was born in Skien, Norway, and started playing the saxophone at an early age. At only 8 years old he picked up the horn and soon figured it out. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the Jazzprogeram at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium, under mentors like John Pål Inderberg and Erling Aksdal. In 2008 he finished his Master's degree in improvised music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.

Roligheten have played on festivals like Moldejazz, Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazzfestival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Münster Jazz Festival, Süd Tyrol Jazz Festival, 12 Points, Dølajazz, Nattjazz, Jazzfest, MaiJazz, Soddjazz, Vossajazz, and done several tours in Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Italy, China and US.

Personal life

Roligheten married singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør in summer 2022.

Honors

Discography

Roligheten

Albatrosh

Team Hegdal

Gard Nilssen´s Acoustic Unity, trio including Petter Eldh

"Friends & Neighbors»

With Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
With Susanne Sundfør
With Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken

Jonas Cambien Trio

With Eyolf Dale

Rune Your Day

Waldemar 4

Damana

With Hanne Kolstø
With "Machina» (including with Kristoffer Lo)
With "The Great Big Taters»

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "André Rolighetens – Soloist prize". Young Nordic Jazz Comets. Retrieved 31 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Rakvaag, Geir (28 April 2023). "–Jeg liker å få applaus, men de vet ikke hvem jeg egentlig er". Dagsavisen. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Mosnes, Terje (19 July 2012). "Store kroner til stortalenter – Kronedryss over Anja og Albatrosh på Moldejazz" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 31 August 2013.