Audun Skorgen
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Audun Skorgen | |
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 Audun Skorgen at Moldejazz 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 26 February 1967 |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Upright bass, bass guitar, guitar |
| Label | Magica Records |
| Website | www |
Audun Skorgen (born 25 February 1967) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass and bass guitar).
Skorgen is a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (2000).[1] He specialized in improvisation, and has a distinctive bottling bass technique. In addition to being an active freelance musician, he has also been a county musician, first in Finnmark and later in Sunndal, Møre og Romsdal, from 2008 as part of "Møremusikarane".[2][3]
Skorgen has also collaborated within the bands like 'Velvet Lounge Orchestra', including Marita Røstad (vocals and rhodes), Stian Omenås (trumpet), Håvard Stubø (guitar) and Erik Nylander (drums),[4] and 'Frode Grønmyr Quintet' including Grønmyr (gitar), Peter Wergeni (saxophones), Norvall Dahl (piano) and Simon Kongshaug (drums).
