Arild Andersen – Short bio
- Born in Norway October 27 -1945. He has been one of Europe’s leading bass player since the early 70-ties. Andersen started out as a member of Jan Garbarek Quartet (67-73). The group also included Terje Rypdal and Jon Christensen. In the same period he played in the local rhythm section in Oslo for visiting American musicians. He worked and recorded with Don Cherry, George Russell and Sam Rivers during this years.
- He recorded 17 albums in his own name for ECM. Bill Frisell, Ralph Towner, Nana Vasconcelos, Paul Motian, Alphonze Mouzon, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor are among the great musicians that can be heard on some of these albums.
- 1982-92 his band “Masqualero” included Nils Petter Molvaer and Jon Christensen. In the 90-ties his band included Bendik Hofseth, Bugge Wesseltoft, Eivind Aarset and Nana Vasconcelos.
- He has played and toured with: John Abercrombie, Stan Getz, Pat Metheney, Paul Bley, John Scofield, Sheila Jordan, among others.
- In 2005 he was “Artist in Resident “ at The Molde International Jazzfestival
- His latest album for ECM is “Live at Belleville“ with Tommy Smith sax and Paolo Vinaccia drums. This cd has received raving reviews around the world.
- He received “ Jazz Musician of the year 2008 “ from Academie du Jazz in France.
A longer biography can be found here.
Articles and reviews in JazzTimes Magazine can be found here
Arild Andersen / Tommy Smith/ Paolo Vinaccia Trio
Arild Andersen Quintet With Paolo Fresu in Lugano 9/11/2011
Kirsten Bråten Berg / Arild Andersen
High resolution pictures
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