Siri Gjære
Siri Gjære is a Norwegian jazz vocalist from Levanger Municipality, known for her collaborations with musicians like Tord Gustavsen, Stian Carstensen, Eirik Hegdal, Maria Kannegaard, Jarle Bernhoft, Eldbjørg Raknes, and Steinar Raknes.
Career
Gjære was educated at the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, where she performed with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. Since 1999 she has been involved with the band "Cricket Club", the Jazz duo "Aire & Angels" with Tord Gustavsen, and the soul-rock band "Moving Oos".Gjære has also worked with children's music and church music, then in cooperation with Eldbjørg Raknes, Stian Carstensen and Steinar Raknes. She was This year's county artist of Sør-Trøndelag 2006, and is "Mona" in the musical Survival Kit, written by Klaus Hagerup, Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov. The music was released on record Survival Kit, and presented at Vossajazz 2007, with additional musicians Maria Kannegaard, Jarle Bernhoft and Andreas Tor Haugerud.
Discography
Solo albums
- 2001: Love Seriously Damages Health –
- 2006: Survival Kit –, with Gunnar Andreas Berg
Collaborative works
;Duo with Tord Gustavsen and "Aire & Angels»- 1999: Aire & Angels –
- 2002: Aire & Angels II –, with Tord Gustavsen, presenting texts by Rubert Brooke
- 2005: We Are?, works by Eirik Hegdal
- 2008: Wood And Water, 24 songs by Eirik Hegdal, with contributions by Gjære, Nils-Olav Johansen, Ståle Storløkken, Ole Morten Vågan and Tor Haugerud
- 2002: Små Sanger Mest I Det Blå –, with Eldbjørg Raknes and Stian Carstensen
- 2010: Improvoicing –, with "Trondheim Voices"
- 2011: Patience for the Little Things, with Sverre Gjørvad
Singles
- 1999: Someone's Working Late Tonight –