Mathilde Grooss Viddal

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Mathilde Grooss Viddal
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Background information
Born (1969-05-06) 6 May 1969 (age 55)
Oslo, Norway
Genres Jazz, contemporary music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s) Saxophone, clarinet
Labels
Website www.mgviddal.com

Mathilde Grooss Viddal (born 6 May 1969) is a Norwegian musician (saxophone and clarinet) and composer, known as the leader of Friensemblet and as member of bands like Lucky Loop and Eick/Viddal Duo. [1]

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Career

Viddal was born in Oslo. She released albums Undergroove (2012) with her band Friensemblet, including live takes at Victoria, the Norwegian Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo, where she presents her more or less uklassifiserbare compositions, representing free spirited contemporary music full of improvisation and freewheeling elements. The collaboration was formed in 2004 by the name Chateau Neuf Friensemble, with a history from the 1960s University Big Band and the musical environment surrounding the Department of Musicology at University of Oslo. She also runs her own record label Giraffa Records. [2] With Trude Eick she cooperates in the Eick/Viddal Duo and released the album November Log (2008).

Discography

Friensemblet/Chateau Neuf Fri Ensemble

Eick/Viddal Duo

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References

  1. "Mathilde Grooss Viddal – Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Composer – Bransjeregister" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. Wicklund, Erling (24 April 2012). "Møt Mathilde og Friensemblet" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz . Retrieved 16 November 2013.