Trygve Seim Helsinki Songs Quartet
available dates on request 2017
This is the name of the new quartet Trygve Seim has recently started together with Norwegian Mats Eilertsen – doublebass, Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu and Markku Ounaskari from Finland on drums. Seim has worked with both small and big ensembles and is a musician constantly finding new ways of expressing himself. He has put his mark on recent Norwegian jazz history via such groups as Airamero , Oslo 1300, and The Source and Trygve Seim Ensemble with releases on ECM. He has also studied Egyptian music and worked in bands led by Manu Katché, Iro Haarla , Jacob Young and Sinikka Langeland.Trygve Seim - saxophones
Mats Eilertsen - doublebass
Kristjan Randalu - piano
Markku Ounaskari - drums
Trygve Seim. Educated a jazz musician (saxophone) at the jazz conservatory in Trondheim. Since 1992 working full time as a musician, composer and arranger. Released 9 records on the prestigious german record label ECM, whereas 7 of them as a band leader and composer and/or co-leader and playing on 22 ECM-releases in total.
http://www.trygveseim.com
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