Eirik Hegdal
Background and activities
Eirik Hegdal is an highly acclaimed saxophonist and composer, living in Trondheim, Norway.
He is leading several bands:
Team Hegdal (with André Roligheten, Ole Morten Vågan and Gard Nilssen)
Eirik Hegdal «Musical Balloon» (with Eivind Lønning, Mattias Ståhl, Nils-Olav Johansen, Ole Morten Vågan and Jon Fält),
his folk band «Følk» (with Sofia Jernberg, Unni Løvlid, Gjermund Larsen and Hans Hulbækmo), and the trio en en en (together with Michael Duch and Tor Haugerud) for the moment including Johan Lindström.
He was the artistic leader for the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra from 2002-2017, writing and arranging music for many editions of this
ensemble, including great musicians as Joshua Redman, Maria Kannegaard, Pat Metheny and Dave Holland.
He is a part of Martin Küchen’s «Angles 9», Skarbø Skulekorps, Oscar Grönberg Trio,
Alpaca Ensemble, Gard Nilssen’s «Supersonic Orchestras», Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
Hegdal is an associate professor at NTNU / jazz studies in Trondheim. (50% position)
He has won a Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) for «best jazz album» with Team Hegdal in 2015, was nominated to TONOs Komponistpris (Grammy for composers) in 2019, has been writing music for Trondheim Sinfonietta, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bodø Sinfonietta, Alpaca Ensemble, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, commissioned work for Vossa Jazz (2018) («Musical Balloon»), he was granted the Kongsberg Jazz Festival’s (Norway) own musical award, resulting in three unique concerts at the festival in 2019.
Discography with music by Eirik Hegdal:
Dingobats:
“The New Dingobats Generation” (1998)
“Pöck” (2001)
“Follow” (2004).
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal:
«We are?» (2005)
«Live in Oslo» (2006) (arranger of Maria Kannegaards music)
«Wood and Water» (2008)
«Triads and More» (2010, with Joshua Redman)
«Sidewalk Comedy» (2014)
Eirik Hegdal:
«Musical Balloon» (2019)
Alpaca Ensemble/Eirik Hegdal:
«Skråpanel» (EP 2007)
«Tapet Tapet!» (2007)
«Elevator» (2010)
«Moving Slow» (2014)
«Mekatonia» (2017)
Team Hegdal:
«Vol 1» (2010)
«Vol 2» (2011)
«Vol 3» (2015)
«Vol 4» (2017)
en en en:
«Rød & Blå» (2011)
«Grønn & Gul» (2017)
You are most welcome to visit www.eirikhegdal.com
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
2020
- (2020) Atlantis, Utopia & Ulvedrømmer. Atlantis, Utopia & Ulvedrømmer
2019
- (2019) enenen i London. enenen i London
- (2019) enenen i Reykjavik. enenen
- (2019) enenen med Johan Lindström. enenen med Johan Lindström
- (2019) enenen og Lindstrøm på Antikvariatet. null
2018
- (2018) Turné med Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Chick Corea. Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Chick Corea
- (2018) Crispin Glover konsert. null
- (2018) enenen. null
- (2018) enenen Dokkhuset. null
- (2018) Duo, søndag i Vår Frue. Hegdal/Haugerud Duo
- (2018) Releasekonsert Arrival Hall, Alpaca Ensemble/Dog & Sky. Arrival Hall
- (2018) Mekatonia. Mekatonia
- (2018) Musical Balloon. Musical Balloon
- (2018) Tingingsverket på Vossa Jazz 2018. Musical Balloon
- (2018) Mekatonia in Concert. Mekatonia
- (2018) Bjørn Marius Hegge "Occurrences". Occurrences
- (2018) 2 konserter i Canada med Angles 7. Angles 7
- (2018) Angles 8 på Ground Music Festival, Brescia, Italia. Angles 8
- (2018) Angles 9 på ZomerJazzFietstour, Groningen, Nederland. Angles 9
- (2018) Mekatonia in Concert. Mekatonia