Axel Skalstad

Axel Skalstad
Axel Skalstad
	Skalstad performing in 2019
Background information
Born	11 July 1992; Fiskum, Buskerud, Norway
Origin	Norway
Died	9 June 2025 (aged 32)
Genres	Jazz, prog-rock
Occupations	Musician, composer
Instrument	Drums
Label	Rune Grammofon Is it jazz? Records

Axel Skalstad (11 July 1992 – 9 June 2025) was a Norwegian jazz and prog-rock drummer. He was born in Fiskum. He is mainly known as a member of the trio Krokofant with guitarist Tom Hasslan and saxophonist Jørgen Mathisen and the bands Soft Ffog and WIZRD. Skalstad died due to an accident on 9 June 2025, at the age of 32.

Recognition and awards

2023: Spellemannprisen nomination, Rock, with WIZRD for Seasons (2022)
2012: The Kongsberg Jazzfestival’s recruitment award

Discography

With WIZRD

Other members: Karl Bjorå, Hallvard Gaardløs, and Vegard Lien Bjerkan

2022: Seasons (Karisma Records)
2024: Elements (Karisma Records)

With Soft Ffog

Other members: Tom Hasslan, Trond Frønes, and Vegard Lien Bjerkan

2022: Soft Ffog (Is It Jazz? Records)
2025: Focus (Is It Jazz? Records)

With Krokofant

Other members: Tom Hasslan, Jørgen Mathisen

2014: Krokofant (Rune Grammofon)
2015: I (Rune Grammofon)
2017: II (Rune Grammofon)
2019: Q – with Ståle Storløkken & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten(Rune Grammofon)
2021: Fifth – with Ståle Storløkken & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Rune Grammofon)
2025: 6 (Is It Jazz? Records)

With Sjøen

Other members: Håkon Aase, Harald Lassen, Johan Lindvall og Bjørnar Kaldefoss Tveite

2014: Live I (Havtorn Records)

With LoveLoveLove

2014: Kaleidoscope (Kakao musikk)

With Rune Your Day

2017: Rune Your Day (Clean Feed)

With Pekula

2018: Vol. 1 - ARP (Pekula Records)

References

↑ "Dei nye kongsberg stemmene" (in Norwegian). Kongsberg Jazzfestival. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
↑ "Axel Skalstad - Mer av det gode" (in Norwegian). Morgenbladet. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
↑ Diego Fischerman El sonido de los sueños: Y otros ensayos sobre música 2017 "... o Krokofant, el trío del guitarrista Tom Hasslam, el baterista Axel Skalstad y el saxofonista Jørgen Mathisen, eligen el jazz como lugar de circulación más por razones de amabilidad y apertura del género que por cuestiones estilísticas."
↑ "Øm virvelvind. Axel Skalstad (1992-2025)". Jazznytt (in Norwegian Bokmål). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
↑ Axel Skalstad (in Norwegian)
↑ Orellana, Alejandra (6 March 2023). "Spellemann Awards Announce Nominees". The Daily Rind. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
↑ Jazzfestival, Kongsberg (4 July 2012), Axel Skalstad mottok årets rekrutteringspris fra Kongsberg Jazzfestival, retrieved 21 January 2026

External links

Axel Skalstad: PSS – 80.
Axel Skalstad discography at Discogs
Krokofant med Storløkken og Håker Flaten at YouTube

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[1] "Dei nye kongsberg stemmene" (in Norwegian). Kongsberg Jazzfestival. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[2] "Axel Skalstad - Mer av det gode" (in Norwegian). Morgenbladet. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[3] Diego Fischerman El sonido de los sueños: Y otros ensayos sobre música 2017 "... o Krokofant, el trío del guitarrista Tom Hasslam, el baterista Axel Skalstad y el saxofonista Jørgen Mathisen, eligen el jazz como lugar de circulación más por razones de amabilidad y apertura del género que por cuestiones estilísticas."

[4] "Øm virvelvind. Axel Skalstad (1992-2025)". Jazznytt (in Norwegian Bokmål). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.

[5] Axel Skalstad (in Norwegian)

[6] Orellana, Alejandra (6 March 2023). "Spellemann Awards Announce Nominees". The Daily Rind. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

[7] Jazzfestival, Kongsberg (4 July 2012), Axel Skalstad mottok årets rekrutteringspris fra Kongsberg Jazzfestival, retrieved 21 January 2026

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