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Eirik Hegdal

About Me

ABOUT EIRIK:
Live in Trondheim, and work as a saxophonist and composer.

SOME ALBUMS WHERE I CONTRIBUTE AS COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN:

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra/Eirik Hegdal
"Wood and Water"

Lord Kelvin
"Dancing in the Smoke"

Alpaca Ensemble/Eirik Hegdal
"Tapet Tapet!"

Alpaca Ensemble/Eirik Hegdal
"Skråpanel"

Eldbjørg Raknes/Stian Westerhus/Eirik Hegdal
"From Frozen Feet Heat Came"

Eirik Hegdal with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
"We are?"

Brat
"Please dont shoot"

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Maria Kannegaard trio
"Live in Oslo"
(composed by Kannegaard, arranged by Hegdal)

Dingobats
"The New Dingobats Generation"

Dingobats
"Pöck"

Dingobats
"Follow"

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/3/2006
Band Website: www.eirik.hegdal.as
Band Members: MUSIC PLAYED HERE IS FOR THE MOMENT:

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Eirik Hegdal "Wood and Water"
ÉnÉnÉn "A401"
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Eirik Hegdal "Live at Umeå Jazz Festival"
Saxwaffe "Bygdøy"

HERE ARE SOME BANDS THAT EIRIK HEGDAL PARTICIPATE IN:

Alpaca Ensemble:
Sigrid Elisabeth Stang (violin), Marianne Baudouin Lie (cello), Else Bø (piano), Tor Haugerud (percussion), EH (sax)

Dog and Sky:
Matt Burt (vocal/guitar), Michael Francis Duch (bass), Truls Lorentzen (guitar), Vigdis Sjelmo (drums), EH (baritone sax)

Eldbjørg Raknes w/WHB:
Eldbjørg Raknes (vocal/live sampling), Stian Westerhus (guitar/boxes), Tor Brevik (sound enginering), EH (sax/clarinet)

ÉnÉnÉn:
Michael Francis Duch (double bass), Tor Haugerud (drums), EH (sax/clarinet)

Hegdal/Kvernberg 4:
Ola Kvernberg (violin), Rune Nergaard (double bass), Truls Rønning (drums), EH (sax)

Lord Kelvin:
Erik Johannessen (trombone), Gard Nilssen (drums), EH (sax/clarinet)

Saxwaffe:
Atle Nymo (sax/bass clarinet), Klaus Holm (sax/clarinet), Frode Nymo (sax), EH (sax)

Scarlatti Ensemble:
Kim Myhr (guitar), Marianne Baudouin Lie (cello), Ola Kvernberg (violin), EH (sax/clarinet)

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Eirik Hegdal:
Siri Gjære (vocals), Njål Ølnes (tenor sax), Espen Reinertsen (tenor sax and bass clarinet), John Pål Inderberg (baritone-/soprano sax), Eirik Hegdal (sopranino-/soprano-/baritone sax), Erik Johannessen (trombone), Nils Olav Johansen (electrified guitar), Ståle Storløkken (keyboards), Ole Morten Vågan (double bass) and Tor Andreas Haugerud (drums)

Zanussi Five:
Rolf Erik Nystrøm (alto sax), Martin Küchen (tenor sax), Stian Westerhus (guitar), Per Zanussi (double bass), Per Oddvar Johansen (drums), EH (baritone sax)

Influences: All the time..
Sounds Like: I'm trying to please everyone
Record Label: Jazzaway, Moserobie, MNJ Records, Bergland, Turn L
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Lord Kelvins CD "Dancing in the smoke" available in stores

Lord Kelvins CD "Dancing in the smoke" (Jazzland) will be in stores from 15th of January 2009. You are most welcome to buy one! :)
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:14:00 GMT

CD: Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Eirik Hegdal "Wood and Water" is released

The musicians of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra are hand-picked by the composer or artistic leader of each project. On this record, Ive put together an ensemble of musicians whom I know well, and have coll...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:27:00 GMT

CD: Dog and Sky "Lhasa Express"

The first CD with this fantastic band! Check out Dog and Sky at www.myspace.com/dogskyDog and Sky "Lhasa Express"
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:54:00 GMT