Norwegian jazz musician and composer
Musical artist
Trygve Seim
(born 25 April 1971) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer.
[1]
Seim has released numerous albums since 1992, including over 20 albums for
ECM Records
as a composer, band-leader or co-band-leader.
[2]
Career
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Seim was born in
Oslo
[1]
and in 1985 was inspired to learn saxophone upon hearing
Jan Garbarek's
Eventyr
by chance on a family excursion.
[3]
Seim went on to study music at
Foss videregaende skole
(1987?90).
[4]
In between his studies, Seim spent a year in nearby
Denmark
, during which time he began a short-lived group with pianist
Carsten Dahl
and became increasingly influenced by the playing of
Dexter Gordon
.
[3]
Upon returning to Norway, Seim attended the Jazz program of the
Trondheim Musikkonservatorium
(1990?93), where he completed studies in jazz saxophone.
[4]
Seim's jazz education was supplemented by participation in New York jam sessions during his frequent overseas trips to visit his father, who worked in the Norwegian diplomatic service.
[5]
In 1991, he founded the group
Airamero
with fellow student, the pianist
Christian Wallumrød
.
[3]
Bassist
Johannes Eick
and drummer
Per Oddvar Johansen
completed the group line-up, and in 1994 their eponymously named album was released.
[6]
Seim became a member of
Jon Balke
's band
Oslo 13
in 1992
[3]
and soon after was instrumental in forming the jazz quartet,
The Source
, with fellow
Trondheim Musikkonservatorium
alumni
Øyvind Brække
,
Mats Eilertsen
and
Per Oddvar Johansen
.
[7]
Considered to be a highly creative ensemble,
[7]
[8]
The Source released a series of critically successful albums, including several on
ECM Records
[7]
[9]
[10]
and have remained an active ensemble throughout Seim's career, collaborating with other musicians for specific projects, including
Edward Vesala
and
Kenny Wheeler
.
[3]
Seim's debut release as a leader came in 2000, with
Different Rivers
, released on the German record label
ECM Records
.
[11]
Receiving positive reviews upon release,
Different Rivers
won the German Record Critics Prize, "Jahrespreis ? Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik" in 2001,
[1]
[2]
and began Seim's long association with ECM Records, both as a leader
[12]
and as a sideman, including for
Jacob Young
,
[13]
Manu Katche
,
[14]
Iro Haarla
,
[15]
Sinikka Langeland
,
[16]
and
Mats Eilertsen
.
[17]
While jazz critics have suggested that Seim's performing and composing aligns within the ECM lineage,
[18]
[19]
[20]
many have also noted that he has cultivated a unique style of performance and composition, making his work difficult to categorize.
[3]
[21]
[22]
Seim is noted for making unconventional choices in his ensemble instrumentation,
[3]
[23]
frequently using large ensembles but also working in smaller contexts,
[24]
including duos.
[20]
[25]
[26]
His unique contribution to the legacy of ECM recordings was celebrated in 2010 when his composition and arrangement, 'Ulrikas Dans', was selected for inclusion in
Arild Andersen's
Celebration
album, alongside those of
Keith Jarrett
,
Jan Garbarek
,
Dave Holland
,
Chick Corea
, and Andersen himself.
[27]
[28]
Recorded with
Tommy Smith
and the
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
,
Celebrations
was devised as a contribution to ECM's 40th anniversary celebrations.
[29]
[30]
Personal life
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Seim has two children with the Norwegian journalist and writer
Asne Seierstad
(b. 1970).
[31]
Discography
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As leader/co-leader
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- Christmas Songs
w/Andreas Utnem (
Grappa Musikkforlag
GRCD 4573, 2022)
- ...But Swinging Doesn't Bend Them Down
(
Odin Records
ODINCD9577, 2019)
- Helsinki Songs
(
ECM Records
ECM 2607, 2018)
- Rumi Songs
(ECM Records ECM 2449, 2016)
- The Source: of Summer
(Grappa Musikkforlag GRCD 4416, 2013)
- Purcor
w/Andreas Utnem (ECM Records ECM 2186, 2010)
- Yeraz
w/Frode Haltli (ECM Records ECM 2044, 2008)
- The Source: of Christmas Live
(Grappa Musikkforlag GRCD 4215, 2007)
- The Source
(ECM Records ECM 1966, 2006)
- Sangam
(ECM Records ECM 1797, 2004)
- The Source and Different Cikadas
(ECM Records ECM 1764, 2002)
- Different Rivers
(ECM Records ECM 1744, 2001)
- Decoy
w/Decoy - Havard Lund / Njal Ølnes / Audun Kleive (Turn Left Productions TURNCD497, 1997)
- The Source: of Christmas
(
Curling Legs
CLCD 63, 1996)
- Olemanns Kornett
(Curling Legs CLPCD 10, 1994)
- Airamero
w/Christian Wallumrød / Johannes Eick / Per Oddvar Johansen (ODIN Records NJ 40492, 1994)
As sideman/collaborator
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With
1300 Oslo
With
Jon Balke
Batagraf
Bodega Band
- En Flik Av...
(Plateselskapet BBCD 005, 1992)
With
Mats Eilertsen
With Harr & Hartberg
- Døden er darlig gjort
(Feber Records FEBERCD001, 2014)
With
Iro Haarla
- Ante Lucem
(
ECM Records
ECM 2457, 2016)
- Vespers
(ECM Records ECM 2171, 2011)
- Northbound
(ECM Records ECM 1918, 2005)
With
Manu Katche
With
Sinikka Langeland
- The Magical Forest
(
ECM Records
ECM 2448, 2016)
- The Half-Finished Heaven
(ECM Records ECM 2377, 2015)
- The Land That Is Not
(ECM Records ECM 2210, 2011)
- Starflowers
(ECM Records ECM 1996, 2007)
With
Havard Lund
- Letters
(Turn Left Productions TURNCD 196, 1996)
With
Geir Lysne
Listening Ensemble
- Aurora Borealis
(Groove Records GR 19932, 2000)
With
Motorpsycho
- The MotorSource Massacre
w/
The Source
(Stickman Records 3RD EAR 0200, 2000)
- Trust Us
(Forward Records FWCD005, 1997)
With
Odd Nordstoga
Og
Det Norske Kammerorkester
With
Jørn Skogheim
With Squid
- Super
(Forward Records FWCD005, 1998)
With
Christian Wallumrød
With
Petter Wettre
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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Fordham, John (2016).
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.
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. Retrieved
18 April
2023
.
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
20 April
2023
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.
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. Retrieved
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2023
.
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