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Live Maria

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About Me


Norwegian jazz singer, lyricist and songwriter Live Maria Roggen (former lead singer of Come Shine and Wibutee) now focuses on her own music and words. The album Circuit Songs has now been released on Jazzland recordings

You can download Circuit Songs at buggesroom.com ,
or order a hard copy from European online dealers like Amazon , Fnac , Wysylkowa , MuziekWeb , JazzEcho , CD-Wow , CDon.com , yet only one in the USofA: Dusty Groove America

Circuit Songs is a quiet little album circuiting Live Maria's voice and stories of secret rooms and emotions; out of which something new emerges. Visit livemaria.no for lyrics & more.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/25/2006
Band Website: livemaria.no
Band Members: LIVE MARIA BAND:
Live Maria Roggen voc,
Maria Kannegaard keys,
Mattis Kleppen bass,
Thomas Strønen dr/sampl,
David Solheim sound,
(plus Tone Ã…se voc/sampl on occasion)

Other musicians who've played in the band or on the album:
Øyvind Brandtsegg loops/sampl,
Gulleiv Wee loops/bass,
Lars Andreas Haug tuba,
Arve Henriksen trumpet,
Per Zanussi bass,
Kjell Nordeson dr,
Knut Aalefjær perc

Also Played With: Come Shine, Wibutee, Tu Ba, Dingobats,
Pat Metheny, Bugge Wesseltoft,
Erlend Skomsvoll, Sondre Meisfjord, HÃ¥kon MjÃ¥set Johansen, Eldbjørg Raknes, Siri Gjære, Mirella Pendolin, Anita Kaasbøll, Heidi Skjerve, Marita Røstad, Solveig Slettahjell, Sissel Vera Pettersen, Ingrid Lode, Benedicte Swendgaard, Kirsti Huke, Stian Westerhus, Eirik Hegdal, NjÃ¥l Ølnes, Thomas Dahl, Sverre Gjørvad, Fredrik Lundin, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Nils-Olav Johansen, StÃ¥le Storløkken, Øyvind Brække, HÃ¥kon Kornstad, Wetle Holte, Atle Nymo, John-Pål Inderberg, Kjetil Møster, Tor Haugerud, Steinar Nickelsen, Ola Kvernberg, Magnus Forsberg, Ole Morten VÃ¥gan, Gunnar Andreas Berg, Tord Gustavsen, Helge Lien, Mats Eilertsen, Frode Haltli, Sveinung Bjelland, Atle Sponberg, Dizu Plaatjies, Lars Lillo-Stenberg & Young Neils,
Christian Eggen,
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra,
The Trondheim Soloists,
European Jazz Youth Orchestra 1998,
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra,
Trondheim Voices

Influences: LOTS of great musicians. Movies that take me away. Sci Fi. Wim Wenders. Cities. Water. The dark seasons. The sun when it finally appears. Joni, Prince, Stevie, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Betty Roché, Sarah Vaughan, Radka Toneff, Sidsel Endresen, King Crimson, Radiohead, vocal music from Africa, Brazil & arab countries, soul singers, Otis, Aretha, authentic blues, Robert Johnson, Skip James. Hear something else? Let me know.

Record Label: Jazzland Recordings
Type of Label: Indie