Kristoffer Kompen

Kristoffer Kompen (born 14 August 1984 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (trombone) and composer, known from a series of performances and recordings within bands like "Jazzin' Babies" and with musicians like Eirik Hegdal, Eyolf Dale, David Skinner, Håkon Storm-Mathisen and Kåre Nymark.

Kristoffer Kompen
Kompen at Oslo Jazzfestival 2016
Background information
Born (1975-07-22) 22 July 1975
Oslo
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsTrombone
Websitekristofferkompen.no

Career

Kompen studied music and music education at the Norwegian Academy of Music (2005–11), and also attended the Agder Musikkonservatorium in Kristiansand (2004/2005) and Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm (2007/2008). He has toured several times with Rikskonsertene, various big bands and ensembles, theater productions and a variety of bands in jazz and related music. Compensation has performed in numerous occasions, including with Kringkastingsorkesteret in Den Norske Opera, August 2011.

At 15 years old he joined the orchestra "Jazzin' Babies", and later joined bands like Staffan William-Olsson Sextet and Kåre Nymark Band. He also has two own bands, the Swedish-Norwegian Union Rhythm Kings and Kompen Quintet. Within the latter band, Kompen released his acclaimed debut solo album Short Stories of Happiness in 2011. The reviewer Erling Wicklund of the NRK Jazz states: "The compositions by Kompen are also mysterious, but exciting enough".[1] On his second solo album A Tribute to Jack Teagarden (2013), he has chosen to honor his great inspiration Jack Teagarden (1905–64) by interpreting a dozen tunes from his repertoar. This is to sets the benchmark high as he was the leading jazztrombonisten from the 1920s right up to the bebop revolution of the 1940s. Kompen delivers an even more praised album this time.[2][3]

Kompen was musically responsible for the ending tour "Swing It, Love It Dig It" by Rikskonsertene 2012 and lead the opening concert of the Oslo Jazzfestival in Den Norske Opera the same year.

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations
Within Jazzin' Babies
  • 2004: Up and Go! (Herman Records)
  • 2006: Rag and Roll! (Herman Records)
  • 2008: Live in Holland (Hermann Records)
With other projects

References
  1. Wicklund, Erling (16 June 2011). "Kristoffer Kompen "Short Stories of Happiness" Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. Hammerø, Tor (21 August 2013). "Forventning og fallhøyde" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. "Kristoffer Kompen – A tribute to Jack Teagarden" (in Norwegian). Swing'n' Sweet Jazzclubb. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  4. Stendahl, Bjørn (31 March 2011). "Om å se seg både fram og tilbake" (in Norwegian). JazzNytt.JazzINorge.no. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. Stendahl, Bjørn (16 June 2011). "Kristoffer Kompen "Short Stories of Happiness" Review" (in Norwegian). JazzNytt.JazzINorge.no. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  6. "Kristoffer Kompen – Agdergata 1". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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