Lisa Dillan

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Lisa Dillan
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Lisa Dillan in 2009
Background information
Born (1969-05-12) 12 May 1969 (age 54)
Bodø, Norway
Genres Vocal jazz
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsEuridice
Website lisadillan.com

Lisa Dillan (born 12 May 1969 ) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist.

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Career

Dillan was at an early age central to the Bodø jazz scene, where she as an undergraduate in music by Bodø University College in 1990, joined the Bodø Big Band. Having studied in Oslo with Sidsel Endresen and Steve Dobrogosz (NRK takes 1994) she is a graduate of Performing and educational jazz at the Norwegian Academy of Music (2000). [1] She received her Master's degree (2008) in vocal improvisation the same place where she rest since 2002 has taught and now is associate professor. [1] She is also theaches at Toneheim Folk High School. [2]

Dillan was in the acoustic improvisation trio & ldquo; Slinger & ldquo; with Lene Grenager cello and Hild Sofie Tafjord goat horn. Other collaborators have been Ingar Zach, No Spaghetti Edition, Helge Lien and Geir Lysne. Together with Anne-Lise Berntsen she run the improvisation duet «Hipp, hipp..» that was the NRK contribution to Gullpalmen in 2002. [3]

Her own pop bands «Lisa & the Marias» consists of Jostein Ansnes (guitar), Sola Jonsen (drums), Erlend Smalås (bass) and Trygve Brøske (piano). She has, among other things performed at the Moldejazz in 2006. [4] In the duo «Quite Quiet Project» with Asbjørn Lerheim (guitar) she has from 2009 played music by Elvis and has record project Bugge Wesseltoft and Nils Petter Molvær. She has performed two evocative album with Elvis tunes.

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

With Asbjørn Lerheim

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References

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  2. Braseth, Sofie (2015-07-12). "Lisa (46) henter Elvis-musikere til Norge". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-12-02.
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