Hilde Hefte
| Hilde Hefte | |
|---|---|
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Hefte live in 2008. | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1 September 1956 Kristiansand, Vest-Agder |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Labels | Ponca Jazz Records |
| Website |
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Hilde Hefte (born 1 September 1956 in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer.[1]
Biography
Hefte got much of her musical education from the well reputated Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo, Norway with piano as primary and vocals as scondary instruments. She played saxophone and clarinet for ten years when she was young, as an apprentice to her father who was saxophone teacher and musician. She awas also trained as an actor, first with Alex Scherpf and later joining a Theater school. She also received an increasing number of roles at Agder Teater and at various other venues, including in plays like Fugleelskerne by Jens Bjørneboe, and Piaf by Pan Gam. During a period of some yerars she also taught music Agder musikkonservatorium before she started as a fulltime musician.[1]
Her debut solo album Round Chet's Midnight was released in 1999, and received great reviews, like Down Beat Magazine: "She's making waves on the Norwegian scene."[1][2][3]
There after Hefte has released four more albums under her own name, receiving excellent reviews in the press.[4] Hun har skrevet tekst og musikk til både til egne plater og til en rekke andre artister. Hilde har hatt diverse roller på teatret; blant annet spilte hun hovedrollen som Edith Piaf i en oppføring av "Piaf" ved Agder Teater. Hun har også skrevet og arrangert musikk for lokale teaterproduksjoner. Playsong – The Music of Bill Evans (2001) Hildes BossaHefte (2003), her onely Norwegian album, On The Corner (2006), An Evening in Prague (2007), recorded in Prague, with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2013 she released the album Short Stories.
Hilde founded and runs Norsk Jazzforlag (2003) and the record label Ponca Jazz Records (2004).[1]
Honors
- 2015: Southern Norwegian jazz center award[5]
Discography
Solo albums
- 1999: Round Chet's Midnight (Hot Club Records)
- 2001: Playsong – The Music of Bill Evans (Hot Club Records)
- 2003: Hildes bossaHefte (Hot Club Records)
- 2006: On The Corner (Ponca Jazz Records)
- 2007: An Evening in Prague (Ponca Jazz Records)
- 2013: Short Stories (Ponca Jazz Records)
- 2014: Memory Suite (Ponca Jazz Records), Japan release
Collaborations
- 1997: Kråka Knas
- 2000: Violin (Ola Kvernberg)
- 2002: Spor.sorland
- 2002: Nice But Easy (Kultur & Spetakkel), with Paul Weeden
- 2003: The Next Step (Hot Club Records), with Jon Larsen
- 2006: Jazz Collection 1 (Ponca Jazz Records), with various artists
- 2008: Vi Aner Deg
- 2009: Fight Apathy
- 2011: Bossa Nova Around The World (Putamayo Records), released in USA and Worldwide
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hammerø, Tor (14 February 2009). "Hilde Hefte". Biography. Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ "Hilde Hefte – Short Stories (2013)". Musical reviews. TaisAwards.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ "Hilde Hefte". Biography. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ Hareuveni, Eyal (7 October 2006). "Hilde Hefte: On The Corner (2006)". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ Solbakken, Alf (2015-12-15). "Hilde Hefte mottok Sørnorsk jazzsenter-pris" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
External links
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- Official website (Norwegian)
- Ponca Jazz Records Website (Norwegian)
- Norsk Jazzforlags Website (Norwegian)