David Aleksander Sjølie

David Aleksander Sjølie
Born (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988
Kongsberg, Buskerud
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Guitar
Labels NorCD
Jazzland Recordings
Associated acts Mopti
Website www.aleksandersjolie.com

David Aleksander Sjølie (born 7 May 1988 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist, known from bands like Mopti, married 31 July 2014, to the jazz singer Anja Eline Skybakmoen.

Career

Sjølie resides in Oslo where he works as a musician, producer and studio engineer. He studied jazz and improvisation at the Norwegian Academy of Music (2013). As a performing musician, he is grounded in different musical traditions such as jazz, pop, country and rock, and is collaborating in bands like Mopti,[1] Angus and Grandmas Grand. He is teaching guirar in Oslo.

Discography

With Bendik Baksaas Band
  • 2012: The Shape of Beats To Come (Dayladore Collective)[2]
  • 2013: 1991 (Aspén)
With Ine Hoem
  • 2013: The Island (Impeller Recordings)
With Mopti
With Lise Hvoslef
  • 2014: Mapping the coincidence (Lise Hvoslef Records)
With Anja
  • 2014: We're The Houses (Øra Fonogram)
  • 2015: Echo (Triogram)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mopti Biography" (PDF) (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  2. ↑ Le, Quinn (19 November 2013). "Bendik Baksaas Band: En vennskapelig affære" (in Norwegian). Hissig.no. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  3. ↑ Wicklund, Erling (17 September 2013). "MOPTI utfordrer – Logic Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  4. ↑ "MOPTI & Bendik Baksaas - Bits & Pieces". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  5. ↑ "David Aleksander Sjølie". Discography. Discogs.com. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
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