Eldbjørg Raknes

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Norwegian jazz vocalist (born 1970)

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nameEldbjørg Raknes
imageEldbjørg Raknes 5267928w.jpg
captionEldbjørg Raknes at the Moers Festival 2007
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birth_date
birth_placeMidsund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
instrumentVocals, piano
genreJazz
occupationMusician, composer
labelMy Recordings
website
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Eldbjørg Raknes (born 9 February 1970 in Midsund Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist known for her a cappella vocal performances, innovative improvised vocals and electronic effects. She has collaborated with musicians such as Jon Balke, Anders Jormin, Bendik Hofseth, Christian Wallumrød, Arve Henriksen, Ketil Bjørnstad, and Ståle Storløkken. She is the sister of the bassist Steinar Raknes.

Career

Raknes was educated in the music program of Atlanten videregående skole (secondary school) in Kristiansund (1986–89), in drama at Romerike Folkehøgskole (Folk high school - 1990), and in the Jazz program at Trondheim Conservatory of Music (1991–94), with specializations in voice pedagogy, arrangement, and composition. As a student she sang with Bodega Band and collaborated with the keyboardist Christian Wallumrød among others. She has also worked with the vocal quartet Kvitretten, with three album releases. She currently works as an instructor in the jazz program at Trondheim Conservatory of Music.

She has toured with Concerts Norway and played at several international jazz festivals in a duo with Anders Jormin as well as a member of groups including Bodega Band, TINGeLING, Søyr, Kvitretten, and Trondheim Voices.

Raknes has her own recording company, "My Recordings" (2006).

Honors

Discography

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References

References

  1. "Eldbjørg Raknes CV - Listen to Norway MIC.no".
  2. ["Eldbjørg Raknes Biography - SNL.no}} [[Store Norske Leksikon]].no (in [Norwegian language".
  3. ["Eldbjørg Raknes vant Buddy-prisen - NRK Trøndelag}} [[NRK]].no (in [Norwegian language".
  4. "Raknes, Eldbjørg Biography - MIC.no".
  5. "Eldbjørg Raknes: TINGeLING - Cosmopolite.no".
  6. "Eldbjørg fikk Radkas minnepris". RBnett.no.
  7. "Rolf Gammleng-prisen 2012". FFUK.no.

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