Bodega Band

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Bodega Band
Origin Trondheim, Norway
Genres Jazz
Big band
Years active1929–present
LabelsStudentersamfundet i Trondhjem

Bodega Band (established 1929 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz orchestra based in Trondheim, and part of "Studentersamfundets Orkester" at the Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem. The original sextet was established during the student festival UKA in Trondheim and was led by Johan David Behrends. [1]

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Original band members

The home scene was the Bodegaen at the Student Union, but the orchestra also toured around Norway. The band was one of the very few female jazz musicians, the pianist Inger "Mikro" Michelsen. Bodega Band worked as a cabaret band during UKA until the World War II frequent guested Sweden.

From 1945, the leader and organizer Ragnvald Sexe was central to the expansion to a 12-piece orchestra. After a period of hibernation, there was a new impetus in 1958, with the conductor Jostein Gjersvik. Later Asbjørn Krokstad (trombone) and drummer Bonsak Schieldrop (1959–64) developed the band to a 17-man crew after model of Count Basie. They were considered one of the four to five key big band with jazz standards as repertoire in Norway.

Around 1971, Per Husby (piano and arranger) took charge of Bodega Band, and was central to a change of course with a greater element of his own music, assisted by performers and writers like Lars Martin Thomassen (flugelhorn), Eirik Lie/Tor Halmrast (guitar), Torgeir Døssland (alto saxophone and clarinet) and Jan Tro (bass). [2] A highlight was the visit in 1972 by musical instructor Clark Terry.

Other band members in the 1970's

In this period the Bodega band also toured to Reykjavík (1978), performed at Moldejazz (1977) and at the "Festspillene i Nord-Norge" (1973). They also released three records with their own music on label Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem (1973, 74 and 77).

The band has since the establishment of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium gained a wider array of performers. Jarle Førde was the leader from 1981. Vigleik Storaas was the leader a time from 1990, when the band was reorganized. Eldbjørg Raknes (vocals) and David Gald (tuba) was also in the lineup. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bodega Band (1929 - )" (in Norwegian). Groove.no.
  2. ↑ "Hysj ikke en lyd!" (in Norwegian). NTNU.no.
  3. ↑ "Opprettinga av Jazzlinja" (in Norwegian). NTNU.no. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26.
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