Karl Strømme

Karl Strømme
Birth name Karl Tomas Bergh Strømme
Born (1976-02-26) 26 February 1976
Bergen, Hordaland
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Multi-instrumentalist, trumpet
Labels Parallell Records
Associated acts Peleton

Karl Tomas Bergh Strømme (born 26 February 1976 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter.[1]

Biography

Strømme got his musical education at Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He has studied under Arve Henriksen, Jon Eberson and Flemming Agerskov. He has been touring in Scandinavia and occasionally in the rest of Europe as a member of The European Youth Jazz Orchestra[1]

He has led the Telenor Storband and teaches music at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Strømme has also composed music for NRK and played regular for theaters like Nationaltheateret, Nordic Black Theatre and Riksteatret. Strømme was raised in Fredrikstad and in Bygdøy, where he also runs his own recording studio DynaLyd.

In 2004 he was the recipient of a scholarships from The Léonie Sonning Music Prize.[1][2]

Within the band Peloton he has released two albums, Selected Recordings (2007)[3] and The Early Years (2011). Strømme has also collaborated with Jono El Grande, Sandvika Storband, Gunnhild Nyborg, La Mascara Snake and Birgitte Damberg.

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Karl Strømme – Musiker". Biography (in Norwegian). Nationaltheatret. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  2. "Sonnings – Alle stipendiater: Karl Strømme". Archive-dk-2012.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  3. 1 2 "Peloton: Selected Recordings (2007)". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  4. "Karl Strømme". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.

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