David Aleksander Sjølie (born 7 May 1988) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist, known from bands like Mopti, married 31 July 2014, to the jazz singer Anja Eline Skybakmoen.
David Aleksander Sjølie | |
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| Born | 7 May 1988 Kongsberg, Buskerud |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | NorCD Jazzland Recordings |
| Website | www |
Career
editSjølie was born in Oslo, where he lives and works as a musician, producer and studio engineer. He studied jazz and improvisation at the Norwegian Academy of Music (2013). As a performing musician, he is grounded in different musical traditions such as jazz, pop, country and rock, and is collaborating in bands like Mopti,[1] Angus and Grandmas Grand. He is teaching guitar in Oslo.
Discography
edit- With Bendik Baksaas Band
- With Ine Hoem
- 2013: The Island (Impeller Recordings)
- With Mopti
- 2013: Logic (Jazzland Recordings)[3]
- 2015: Bits & Pieces (Jazzland Recordings)[4]
- With Lise Hvoslef
- 2014: Mapping the coincidence (Lise Hvoslef Records)
- With Anja
- 2014: We're The Houses (Øra Fonogram)
- 2015: Echo (Triogram)
References
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- ^ "Mopti Biography" (PDF) (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ Le, Quinn (19 November 2013). "Bendik Baksaas Band: En vennskapelig affære" (in Norwegian). Hissig.no. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ Wicklund, Erling (17 September 2013). "MOPTI utfordrer – Logic Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "MOPTI & Bendik Baksaas - Bits & Pieces". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2 May 2015.