Lage Lund | |
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Background information | |
Born | Skien, Telemark, Norway | 12 December 1977
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Labels | Criss Cross, Losen |
Website | www |
Lage Fosheim Lund (born 12 December 1977) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist who lives in New York. [1] [2]
Initially aspiring to become a professional skateboarder, Lund began playing guitar at the age of 13. [3] He later founded a jazz trio and performing in local clubs. Lund earned a scholarship he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he regularly performed at Wally's Cafe. In 2002, Lund was the recipient of a Fulbright Foundation grant, which gave him the opportunity to move to New York City. In 2003, he entered the Juilliard School scholarship jazz program and graduated in 2005. [2] [4] He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2005.
Lund has performed at Smalls Jazz Club, Jazz Gallery, Blues Alley, Kennedy Center, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has worked with Seamus Blake, Ingrid Jensen, Carmen Lundy, Wynton Marsalis, Eric Revis, [4] Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, and Maria Schneider. [4] [5]
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