Øystein B. Blix
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Background information | |
Birth name | Øystein Bjørn Blix |
Born | Tromsø, Troms | 5 November 1966
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Trombone |
Website | www |
Øystein Bjørn Blix (born 5 November 1966 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (trombone) and sound designer, central to the Tromsø Jazz scene and Head of Tromsø Jazzklubb from 2001.[1][2]
Career
Blix is a graduate of the Jazz Program at
In 2002 we find Blix in a duo "Tromsø Kunstforsyning" performing
Blix works as Assistant Professor at the University of Tromsø, department of fine arts, where he lectures in acoustics. He is also director of the record company Reflect.
Honors
- NOMUS scholarship, 1999 & 2002
- Norwegian Government Travel and Study Grants, 1994, 2001 & 2005
- Torgeir Stubøs Avard for special effort for the jazz in Northern Norway (Stubøprisen), 2003[5]
- Tromsø Municipality Cultural Grant, 2004.
Discography
Solo projects
- 1996: På en lyserød sky (NorCD), Blix Band
- 1998: Texas (NorCD), within Blix Band
- 2010: Pinseria (NorCD), Blix Band
Collaborative works
- 1997: Song, Fall Soft (Gemini Records), with Marit Sandvik
- 1999: Casamance (TKCD), with Tamba Kounda
- 2003: Kolar Goi (Beatservice Records), with Kolar Goi
- 2005: Aline Sitoe (King Snake), with Tamba Kounda
- 2007: June 1999 (Reflect), with Alf Kjellman
- 2008: Feather, But No Wings (Reflect), with Alf Kjellman
- 2009: Tur (NorCD), within "Tromsø Kunstforsyning"[1]
Theatre and film
- 1997: Nakkeknekk (Totalteatret)
- 1999: Englepels (Totalteatret), was filmed in 2000
- 2003: Søstre (Haugen Produksjoner)
- 2004: Berøre (Stein Elvestad/Per Bogstad Gulliksen)
- 2005: Kaffebønneslekten (Stein Elvestad/Trine H. Blixrud)
- 2005: Søstre (Haugen Produksjoner/Riksteatret)[2]
References
- ^ a b "Øystein Blix Biography". Discogs. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Øystein Blix Biography". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Jazzlinja". NTNU.no. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Blix/Bergalli Group – Julejazzen 2012". Horten Jazzklubb. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Stubøprisen til Øystein B. Blix". NRK Kultur og Underholdning. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2013.