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Olavur Olsen is born in Tórshavn in 1977. His father is the conductor in the local brass band and a true fan of all music and that's how Olavur at the age of 10 startet playing the trumpet. At the age of 20 he began studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus with Kristian Steenstrup and Martin Schuster as his main teachers. He received his diploma exam in 2003.He has attended masterclasses with amongst others HÃ¥kan Haardenberger, Matthias Hoffs,Adolph Herseth and trombone player John Kenny. He also studied improvistation with Jesper Riis and Lars Vissing as his main teachers and attented masterclasses with saxophone players David Liebmann, singer Marie Bergman, drummer Dennis Mackrel and jazz trumpet players Lew Soloff. and Tim Hagans.He has played with a broad variety of groups and orchestras. Amongst others Kluvers Big Band, European Youth Jazz Orchestra, the Faroese Symphony Orchestra.He has since moving back to the Faroe Islands worked as a freelance classical and jazz musician being soloist with various ensambles and doing studio recordings with different groups. He also teaches the trumpet at the Faroese Music School. He is a member of the prestigues ensemble Aldubáran.Olavur lives with the best girlfriend in the world Ãsbjørg and their amazing and beautiful daughter Ronja, in Kollafjørður a place close to Tórshavn.
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