Tor Haugerud

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Tor Haugerud
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Background information
Birth nameTor Andreas Haugerud
Born (1962-01-07) 7 January 1962 (age 59)
Brattvåg, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician and composer
InstrumentsPercussion
Associated actsTransjoik, BOL
Websitetorhaugerud.no

Tor Andreas Haugerud (born 7 January 1962 in Brattvåg) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussion) known from Transjoik, , BOL, Möster Trio, and has created his own avant-garde band "MisterYtor" ("Nordland Musikkfestuke", 2006).[1][2]

Career[]

Haugerud is an experienced drummer and percussionist, living in Trondheim, Norway. As a musician, he has developed his own unconventional style based on improvised music influenced by the European contemporary music scene. He was involved in a production under "Trondheim Jazzfestival" (2005), and has contributed for "Cirka Teater", showing his background as a physical actor and performance artist in projects of surrealistic art, in groups like "Cirka Teater", "MisterYtor" and "Teater Fot", in which he also is a composer. At "SoddJazz" 2006 he performed with , and is now a member of which has released the records Tapet Tapet and Elevator with music composed by Eirik Hegdal.[1]

Haugerud is playing in the Jazz trio with Eirik Hegdal and , and in the bands "Gibrish" and "Bengalo". In 2008 he joined the free improvisation group "Murmur"/ comprising Kim Myhr, Martin Taxt, in addition to Haugerud. He also plays the improvisation duo with Petter Vågan. They released the album Shapes & Phases (2010) at the label Sofa, followed by extensive touring in among other places Germany and the United States.[1][3]

Haugerud is also a guest lecturer at the Music Performance Studies at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium.[1]

Discography[]

With [2]
  • Bol – (2001, Via Music)
  • Silver Sun – (2005, Curling Legs)
  • Skylab – (2007, NorCD)
  • Numb, Number – (2012, Gigafon)
With Transjoik[2]
With Trondheim Jazz Orchestra[2]
  • We Are – (2005, Jazzaway Records), with Eirik Hegdal
  • Live in Oslo – (2007, MNJ Records), with Maria Kannegaard Trio
  • Wood And Water – (2008, MNJ Records), with Eirik Hegdal
  • Stems And Cages – (2010, MNJ Records), with Kim Myhr
  • Morning Songs – (2011, MNJ Records), with Per Zanussi
with Eirik Hegdal's Alpaca Ensemble[2]
  • Tapet Tapet – (2007, Jazzaway Records)
  • Elevator
with Vertex Duo Petter Vågan[2]
  • Shapes & Phases – (2010, Sofa)
with ÉnÉnÉn[2]
  • Rød & Blå – (2010, Øra Fonogram)
with Muringa[2]
  • The Unknown Knowns – (2011, Sofa)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Tor Haugerud Biography – SofaMusic.no". Archived from the original on 22 August 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Tor Haugerud Discography - Discogs.com".
  3. ^ "Tor Haugerud Biography – Groove.no".

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