8-604: Asbjørnsen is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Kristin Asbjørnsen (born 1971), Norwegian jazz singer Øyvind Asbjørnsen (born 1963), Norwegian film producer Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1855), Norwegian writer Sigvald Asbjørnsen (1867–1954), Norwegian-born American sculptor See also [ edit ] Battleships Asbjørnsen and Moe , fictional ships Aspinwall (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
16-573: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Kristin Asbj%C3%B8rnsen Kristin Asbjørnsen (born 12 May 1971) is a Norwegian jazz singer and composer whose focus is on improvised music . She is known for musical projects like Dadafon including with Carl Haakon Waadeland , Krøyt , Kvitretten , and Nymark Collective among others. Asbjørnsen was born in Lillehammer and educated at
24-679: The novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski . Asbjørnsen has featured on a number of album releases, as well as a series of tours and festival performances in Europe. In 2009 she won the Babel Med Mondomix Award. She is a member of the bands Dadafon and Krøyt , and was also in the Kvitretten, who split in 2001. In 2000 she received the Gammleng-prisen in the class jazz. For the album The Night Shines Like
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40-703: The Day she received the Spellemannprisen 2009 in open class. Asbjørnsen together with the world-renowned a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo holding concerts in seven different townships in South Africa Back to eKasi , organized by, among others, Rikskonsertene . Nobody Knows You When You%27re Down and Out Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
48-705: The Jazz Program at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music , Norwegian Academy of Music and the University of Oslo , Her style has its roots in the singer-songwriter tradition and includes elements from African music , World music , spirituals and jazz . Wayfaring Stranger – A Spiritual Songbook (2006) was her first solo album, based on African-American spirituals, and the note sheets she inherited from singer Ruth Reese, her former song teacher. The album, as well as an extended European tour,
56-574: The concept was continued with a Norwegian tour. The concerts at Cosmopolite in Oslo and at the Nattjazz Festival in Bergen in 2007 were recorded. The Bessie Smith Songbook includes many of the early jazz standards, such as " Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out " and "Oh, Daddy Blues". Asbjørnsen made her international debut as a film score composer for the film Factotum , based on
64-463: Was met with outstanding reviews. The album has received a Platinum Disc and nomination for the Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Music Awards equiv. to Grammy). A live recording, The Bessie Smith Songbook , sheds new light on the songs of legendary jazz and blues singer, sung with the quartet Nymark Collective. In 2005 Asbjørnsen, Tord Gustavsen and Knut Aalefjær were asked to perform together at Molde International Jazz Festival . Two years later
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