Musical career
In the early 1970s Jacobsen toured with the saxophonist Jan Garbarek, bassist Arild Andersen and the finish percussionist Edward Vesala. Odd-Arne soon discovered he didn't want to be an ECM artist and decided to go his own ways. Projects and tours in Japan and China soon led him to expressions his music would be influenced by. Odd-Arne Jacobsen is the first Norwegian guitar player ever to hold a solo concert in Weil Recital Hall at Carneige Hall, New York. He has also done his own TV shows both in Norwegian television (NRK) and in Russian TV with the show "Vinter nattens hemmeligheter". His success in Russia has also included a performance at Moscow international jazzfestival as a guest solo artist with the Russian guitar legend Alexei Kuznetsovs quartet. Jacobsen is also one of the few Norwegians who have toured with alto saxophonist Arne Domnerus and the Swedish jazz guitarist Rune Gustafsson. He also played a Robert Normann memorial gig with Rune Gustafsson in Sarpsborg, Norway.Odd-Arne has also had great success as a composer. In the recent years he has written "Music for the silence minority" for guitar, string quartet and bassoon. It was performed for the first time at an art-exhibition with works from Edvard Munch and Gustav Vigeland at the Munch Museum in Oslo. He also played the opening concert at Nordlysfestivalen in Tromsø, Norway in January 2007. Together with the MIN Ensamble and Edvard Debess he performed his work "For strings Only" written for string quintet and guitar for the first time. Odd-Arne are currently working with music students from the University in Tromsø – the world northernmost university. Odd-Arne is also supervisor for music students at Telemark University College.
Odd-Arne is currently working with the composition `` Sempre Dowland “(always Dowland) on the occasion of the lutenist/composer John Downland’s 450 years anniversary in 2013 . The instrumentation will be a String Quintet (two violins, a viola, a cello and an upright bass) and a song octet (2 sopr, 2alto, 2 ten and 2 bass). The project has been possible thanks to the support of the Norwegian Composers Compensation Fund.
Odd-Arne Jacobsen has now started a project with the world famous guitarist Jan Akkerman from the legendary progrock band Focus. They play their first gig in Amsterdam 08.09.2016 and will also perform at Bodø Jazz Open in February 2017.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Name | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Vakkert Land | HCR |
| 1990 | Odd-Arne Jacobsen, They did not expect him | OAJ Records |
| 1991 | Autumn Rain in May | OAJ Records |
| 1993 | Far North | OAJ Records |
| 2002 | Coro Kallos – The 20th Anniversary | Kojima Recordings |
| 2002 | Tir'D With All These | OAJ Records |
| 2005 | Midnight sessions | OAJ Records |
| 2011 | Ord og stemninger (feat. Prosjekt Obstfelder) | TMA Music |
| 2013 | Dialoger | TMA Music |
| 2013 | Grand Improvisation Sonata | TMA Music |
| 2014 | Betraktninger fra et høyst ordinært liv | TMA Music |
| 2017 | While I Was Crossing The Bridge | OAJ Records |
External links
- Official Website
- Odd-Arne's MySpace profile
- Odd-Arne's channel on YouTube
- Reference from Professor Per Brevig from The Juillard School,The Metropolitan Opera and The mannes College Of Music
- Reference from professor Haruna Miyake from Ferris University in Japan
- Reference from the University in Tromsø
- Article from Bodø Jazz Open
- Review in Itromsø
- Review in Videomusicstars
- Review in Soundlooks
- Review in Topmeganews
Other colleagues about Odd-Arne:
1: I like the standards You play ...very tasteful ..like the above Nature boy...there must be loads of that stuff we could do ...and maybe discover some other styles or approach....
Jan Akkerman (Focus)
2: Odd-Arne .... You are a deep explorer. Hope our paths cross at some point in the future.
Larry Koonse guitarist USA / LA
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