Øystein Skar
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Born | Vinstra, Oppland | 15 October 1985
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards |
Labels | Propeller Recordings |
Website | www |
Øystein Skar (born 15 October 1985 in Vinstra, Norway) is a Norwegian pianist and composer, known from bands like Cakewalk, Glow, Highasakite and Klang Kollektif.[1]
Career
Skar was raised in Vinstra, Oppland and started at the local music school at the age of 12. He continued his piano studies on the Music program at the Vinstra high-school (2001), and started studying jazz-piano and improvisation under
When on many of his tours as solo pianist or with different bands and other projects, he has played at festivals like Moldejazz, Jazz Nad Odra, the Murmansk jazzfestival, Oslo Jazzfestival, the Nordisk Allkunst, Lillehammer Jazzfestival, Ungjazz, On the edge of Wrong, Sounds of the Nordic countries, in addition to venues in Iceland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Russia, South Africa, France, Poland, Netherlands, Sweden and Czech Republic.
Over the years Skar has collaborated with a series of musicians like
Skar is also an active composer on commission, and he has written several music works for choir, percussion, dancers in addition to works for smaller ensembles. These works has been performed in various occasions. Now he works at Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo.
Discography
- With Sacred Harp
- 2009: Sacred Harp EP (The Perfect Hoax)
- With Cakewalk
- Hubro Music)
- 2013: Transfixed'' (Hubro Music)
- With Highasakite
- 2012: All That Floats Will Rain (Riot Factory)
- 2014: Silent Treatment (Propeller Recordings)
- With Jessica Slighter
- 2012: Fear And The Framing (Hubro Music)
- With Glow
- 2013: Glow (Playdate Records)
- With Loud Jazz Band
- 2013: From The Distance: Live In Oslo (LJB Music Records)
References
- ^ a b "Øystein Skar". Biography (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2015-10-30.