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Torben Snekkestad
12+ albums
experimentaljazzfree jazzinstrumentalcomposer
about
Torben Snekkestad is born in Norway 1973, and is living in Copenhagen, Denmark. Classically educated saxophonist, dedicated to contemporary music and improvisation music of all forms. Alongside with his classical work, he has always found time to play jazz music as well. Have premiered numerous of pieces, both with his ensembles and also as a soloist with orchestras such as "The Norwegian Radio Orchestra" and "Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen. He is the soprano-saxophonist of "Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet" - one of Denmark's most prominent chamber music ensembles, their records and concerts being internationally acclaimed. He also plays contemporary music in another Danish chamber music ensemble,”4 elements”. Duo projects with composer Jens Hørsving (laptop) called ”Among Machines” and saxophonist Rolf Erik Nystrøm. Gives solo-saxophone concerts with pieces by composers such as Berio, Stockhausen and Scelsi, along side with various scandinavian compositions and also his own improvisations/compositions. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
