Bugge Wesseltoft facts for kids
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Bugge Wesseltoft
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| Birth name | Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft |
| Born | 1 February 1964 Porsgrunn, Norway |
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Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964) is a famous Norwegian jazz musician. He plays the piano, composes music, and produces albums. His dad, Erik Wesseltoft, was also a jazz guitarist.
Bugge Wesseltoft is known for mixing traditional jazz with new sounds. He often uses electronic instruments and brings in styles like hip hop. He has released many albums and won several awards for his music.
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Bugge's Music Journey
Bugge Wesseltoft started his music career in the late 1980s. He worked with many other talented musicians. One of his first big collaborations was with the Knut Riisnæs Quartet.
He also joined Arild Andersen for some special music projects. These projects led to albums like Sagn (1990) and Arv (1993). Bugge also worked with the famous jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek.
Changing the Sound of Jazz
In the early 1990s, Bugge Wesseltoft helped change Norwegian jazz. He moved away from older jazz styles. He started playing what some call "future jazz" or nu jazz. This new style often mixes jazz with electronic music.
He traveled all over the world, playing both jazz and rock concerts. He also released many recordings on his own record label, Jazzland. He worked with guitarists like Terje Rypdal and Jon Eberson. He even toured with the famous drummer Billy Cobham.
For many years, Bugge also worked with Sidsel Endresen, an experimental jazz singer. They made several albums together.
New Conception of Jazz
In 1995, Bugge Wesseltoft started his own band called New Conception of Jazz. Their first album, also called New Conception of Jazz, was a big hit. It won a Spellemannprisen award in 1996.
Bugge loves electronic music and doesn't like to be limited by one music style. He often adds hip hop and dance music elements to his jazz. On his album Sharing (1998), he surprised many people by using club DJs.
One of his songs, "Existence," was even featured in a French movie.
Rymden Trio
In 2014, Bugge Wesseltoft worked with Dan Berglund on an album called Trialogue. After this, they decided to form a new jazz trio called Rymden. They added Magnus Öström on drums.
Rymden first performed at the Nattjazz Festival in Bergen in 2017. Their performance was very successful. They then started working on their first album, Reflections & Odysseys, which came out in 2019. They have since released more albums, like Space Sailors (2020).
A music critic from All About Jazz magazine once said that Bugge Wesseltoft's solo show in 2013 was one of the "Best Live Shows" of the year.
Awards and Honors
Bugge Wesseltoft has received many awards for his amazing music. Here are some of them:
- Smugetprisen (1996)
- Spellemannprisen in the jazz category for his album New Conception of Jazz (1996)
- Kongsberg Jazz Award (1997)
- Spellemannprisen with Sidsel Endresen for their album Duplex Ride (1998)
- Gammleng-prisen in the jazz category (1999)
- Spellemannprisen in the open category for Out here. In there. (2002)
- Buddyprisen, a special award from The Norwegian Jazz Forum (2004)
Selected Albums
Here are some of Bugge Wesseltoft's main albums:
Solo Albums
- It's Snowing on My Piano (1997)
- New Conception of Jazz (1997)
- Sharing (1998)
- New Conception of Jazz: Moving (2001)
- IM (2007)
- Songs (2011)
- Trialogue (2014)
- Everybody Loves Angels (2017)
- Be Am (2022)
With Rymden
- Reflections & Odysseys (2019)
- Space Sailors (2020)
- Live In Umeå’' (2020)
Collaborations with Other Artists
Bugge Wesseltoft has worked with many different musicians. Here are a few of them:
- Sidsel Endresen (on albums like Exile and Duplex Ride)
- Laurent Garnier (on albums like The Cloud Making Machine)
- Knut Reiersrud (on albums like Soul of a Man)
- Jan Garbarek (on I Took Up the Runes)
- Billy Cobham (on Nordic)
- Nils Petter Molvaer (on Remakes)
- Henrik Schwarz (on Duo)
See also
In Spanish: Bugge Wesseltoft para niños
