Odd André Elveland

Odd André Elveland (born 16 July 1965) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), composer, arranger and jazz teacher.

Odd André Elveland receives the award Ella-prisen 2014, for his work with children and jazz. (Photo by Asaki Abumi

Career

Elveland is educated on the jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim Musikkonservatorium). As a performer he has toured in Norway with his own quartet with Håvard Wiik, Mats Eilertsen and Jarle Vespestad. He also has appeared with a trio with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Thomas Strønen.[1][2][3][4]

He has recorded with Ditlef Eckhoff/Einar Iversen, The Sinatra Songbook (including solo performance with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra), The Swing Pack (Urban Breeze), Per Husby/Anne Lande and others.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Projects

As a jazz teacher Elveland has developed a unique concept of teaching even small children advanced jazz and improvised music. With the nationwide center Improbasen, he has engaged in comprehensive educational projects in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Japan.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

He is in charge of the jazz club Barnas Jazzhus, which specializes in developing concepts where children can perform jazz. Barnas Jazzhus was awarded jazz club of the year in Norway in 2013. With the international festival Kids in Jazz, Odd André Elveland has brought young talents from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Ukraine and Japan together, to play concerts and develop musical friendships. In 2014 he received the award Ella-prisen for his work with children and jazz.[22][23][24]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Odd André Elveland.
  1. Odd André Elveland Quartet – Drazztic Acoustic Archived 11 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Håvard Wiik with Odd André Elveland Quartet – Ballade.no
  3. Jarle Vespestad with Odd André Elveland Quartet – Ballade.no
  4. Elveland/Flaten/Strønen to Kongsberg Jazz Festival- Ba.no Archived 7 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Odd André Elveland, Mats Eilertsen, Einar Iversen, Ditlef Eckhoff: Plenty Of – Hidi-music.no Archived 5 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. The Sinatra Songbook – Ballade.no
  7. Review: Urban Breeze – Dagbladet.no (Terje Mosnes, 2003)
  8. Review: Urban Breeze – Aftenposten.no (Stein Kagge, 2003)
  9. "Odd André Elveland, Per Husby, Anne Lande: Helt Nær – ParkGrammofon.no". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  10. At the Varanger festival with Per Husby – Ballade.no
  11. Improbasen – Jazzinorge.no (Øistein Lorange Meyer, 2012)
  12. Improbasen in concert – Oblad.no (Una Oksavik Oltedal, 2010) Archived 7 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Improbasen, Cultural Exchange project – Vestnorsk.Jazzinorge.no
  14. Improbasen, Cultural Exchange project – StavangerJazzforum.no Archived 7 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  15. Improbasen at Europe Jazz Network General Assembly 2013 – SvenskJazz.se
  16. Jazzcamp for girls – JazzDanmark.dk Archived 7 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  17. "Innovative jazz education project – Damusa.dk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  18. Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange with Swiss kids – Swingkids.ch Archived 11 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange, interview with Swiss trombone kid – Tagblatt.ch
  20. Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange, interview with Swiss trumpet kid – Tagblatt.ch
  21. Sapporo Junior Jazzschool Official Report 2012, about Improbasen on page 57-59, 81, 86–89 – SJF.com
  22. Barnas Jazzhus awarded Jazz Club Of The Year in Norway – Jazzinorge.no (Camilla Slaattun Brauer, 2013)
  23. Kids in Jazz 2012 – Jazzinorge.no
  24. The award Ella-prisen 2014 – Jazzinorge.no
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