Morten Halle

Morten Halle
Born (1957-10-07) 7 October 1957
Oslo
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, band leader, composer
Instruments Saxophones
Website nmh.no/en/contact/staff--faculty-directory/morten_halle-1

Morten Halle (born 7 October 1957) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), composer and music arranger. He was born in Oslo, and he is known from the city's jazz scene and from a series recordings.[1]

Career

Halle participated in various small bands at the Oslo Jazz scene in the late 1970s, when he studied music at the University of Oslo 1981-86, he was with the band Cutting Edge, and from 1987 in a quartet with John Eberson (guitar), Bjørn Kjellemyr (bass), and Finn Sletten/Pål Thowsen (drums). He has also played with the big band Oslo 13, with Knut Værnes Band, Jon Balke, Søyr, Chipahua and Geir Holmsen Band. He has been in the lineups of Jazzpunkensemblet, Desafinado, Horns for Hire with Torbjørn Sunde and Jens Petter Antonsen, Jon Balke's Magnetic North Orchestra, Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble, Søyr and Metropolitan (band). He has also appeared on releases by Helge Iberg (1997), Jan Magne Førde (1998), Jan Eggum (1999), Marianne Antonsen (2000) og Jørun Bøgeberg (2006).

Halle has written music for film, theater and ballet, as well as commissioned work only short stay Dølajazz Festival 1992, and composed music to the lysics of Jesper Halle, performed by Jonas Fjeld and Sidsel Endresen (1988). He is a prominent figure in modern Norwegian jazz. His album releases include Alle tre (1995, compilation album Cutting Edge), 2 (1991) and The Eagle' (1995), with Halle/Eberson Quartett.[2]

Lately he leads his own trio with Anders Jormin and Svante Henryson, and the Morten Halle Qvartet with Edvard Askeland, Torstein Lofthus and André Peterson/Vigleik Storaas.

Halle is a partner in the label "Curling Legs" (1992–), is attached as associate professor at Norges Musikkhøgskole in Oslo, and former Chairman of TONO.[1]

Discography (selection)

Solo projects

With Cutting Edge
Wirh Halle/Eberson Quartet
With Anders Jormin and Svante Henryson
With "Halles komet"

Collaborations

With Marit Mathiesen
With Sverre Kjelsberg
With Ketil Stokkan
With Øystein Sunde
With Oslo 13 (Jon Balke)
With Ole Edvard Antonsen
With Jon Balke and Magnetic North Orchestra
With Jan Eggum
With others

References

  1. 1 2 "Halle, Morten Biography - Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no". (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Morten Halle Biography - SNL.no". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)

External links

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