Torgeir Standal

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Torgeir Standal
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Background information
Birth nameTorgeir Hovden Standal
Born (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 35)
Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentGuitar
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Torgeir Hovden Standal (born 23 July 1990) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist.

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Career

Standall was raised in Ørsta, near Ålesund, but moved to Oslo in 2011. He soon met with Natalie Sandtorv and they started The Jist, a duo projects where the guitar meets vocals. After two years of collaboration on a series of performances they released the self-titled debut album (2014). The album was recorded in Bergen, and John Hegre known from Jazzkammer, controlled the mixing and mastering. [1] [2]

In 2014 he toured with The Jist and played a gig at Madame Claude, Berlin. In 2015 they was well received at the 2015 Match & Fuse Festival in Warsaw and also gave concerts in Torino. [3] He is also active on local venues with projects like the tribute band Wild Things Run Fast, celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell together with musicians like Siril Malmedal Hauge (vocals), Olav Opsvik (piano), Martin Morland (bass) and Henrik Lødøen (drums). [4]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 Hareuveni, Eyal (2014-05-02). "The Jist: The Jist (2014)". Musical reviews. All About Jazz . Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  2. ↑ Myklebust, Janne-Marit (2013-01-19). "Torgeir Standal med abstrakt konsert på Kunsthuset" (in Norwegian). Møre-Nytt . Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  3. ↑ "FESTIVAL REPORT: Day One of the 2015 Match & Fuse Festival in Warsaw". LondonJazzNews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Se bildene fra julejazz". Sunnmørsposten. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  5. ↑ "The Jist – The Jist". Discogs.com. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
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