André Roligheten

André Roligheten is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer, known from a series of recordings and bands like Albatrosh and Team Hegdal. He has also played with musicians like Andrew D'Angelo, Theo Bleckmann, Django Bates, John Edwards, Paul Lovens, Axel Dörner, Robin Hayward, Raymond Strid, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick, Ola Kvernberg, Paal Nilssen-Love and Per Zanussi.

WWW roligheten.com

Career

Roligheten was born in Skien, Norway, and started playing the saxophone at an early age. At only 8 years old he picked up the horn and soon figured it out. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the Jazzprogeram at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium, under mentors like John Pål Inderberg and Erling Aksdal. In 2008 he finished his Master's degree in improvised music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
Roligheten have played on festivals like Moldejazz, Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazzfestival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Münster Jazz Festival, Süd Tyrol Jazz Festival, 12 Points, Dølajazz, Nattjazz, Jazzfest, MaiJazz, Soddjazz, Vossajazz, and done several tours in Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Italy, China and US.

Personal life

Roligheten married singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør in summer 2022.

Honors

2008: Young Nordic Jazz Comets, Soloist prize
2009: 1st prize – "Best Band" at the European Jazz Competition
2012: JazZtipend, awarded by SpareBank 1, Midtnorsk Jazzsenter in Trondheim and Moldejazz
2015: Norwegian Grammy, Spellemannprisen 2015, "Jazz" Team Hegdal "Vol.3"

Discography

Roligheten

2017: Homegrown

2009: Seagull Island
2010: Mystery Orchestra with Grenager & Tafjord
2011: Yonkers
2014: Night Owl

2010: Vol 1
2011: Vol 2
2015: Vol 3
2017: Vol 4

Gard Nilssen´s Acoustic Unity, trio including Petter Eldh

2015: Firehouse
2017: Live in Europe
2019: To Whom Who Buys a Record

"Friends & Neighbors»

2011: No Beat Policy
2014: Hymn For A Hungry Nation
2016: What´s Wrong?

;With Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

2011: Kinetic Music, with Magic Pocket
2013: Tree House, with Albatrosh
2015: Savages, with Kristoffer Lo

;With Susanne Sundfør

2017: Music For People In Trouble

;With Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken

2012: The Death Defying Unicorn

Jonas Cambien Trio

2016: A Zoology of the Future

;With Eyolf Dale

2016: Wolf Valley

Rune Your Day

2017: Rune Your Day

Waldemar 4

2015: Waldemar 4

2016: Cornua Copiae

;With Hanne Kolstø

2012: Flashblack
2015: While We Still Have Light

;With "Machina»

2011: So Much For Dancing

;With "The Great Big Taters»

2011: ''Fake It 'Till You Make It''