Christian Jaksjø
Christian Jaksjø is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer, mostly jazz where he since 1999 has been part of Bob Brookmeyer «New Art Orchestra» releasing the album New Works.
Biography
Jaksjø was recipient of the soloist award at the big band festival in Imatra, Finland 1992. He studied music on the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatoriumwhere was the leader of Kjellerbandet for a period. He later studied composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music and composed music for the Danmarks Radio Storband.
Jaksjø has also appeared nationally, as in Magni Wentzel Sextet, Søyr,
Geir Lysne Listening ensemble, Oslo Groove Company. He is a teacher of trombone at the Norwegian Academy of Music, as well as a composer in the 'Ny Musikk' group.
Discography
;With Oslo Groove Company- 1992: Anno 1992
- 1997: Strolling With The Groove
- 1998: Tunnel Vision - Music for Jazz Orchestra
- 2002: Dreams and Realities
- 1998: Descongelate
;With Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble
- 2000: Aurora Borealis
- 2003: Korall
- 2001: Porgy & Bess
- 2001: Alene Hjemme
- 2001: Live Fra Blå
- 2004: ''Awakening Marko''