Bugge Wesseltoft

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Born 1 February 1964.

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Biography

Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964 in Porsgrunn) is a Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer. He has his own label named Jazzland Records. In the 1990s, Bugge has made a transition from Nordic jazz traditions exemplified by the ECM record label to a style sometimes referred to as "future jazz" or nu jazz. He has played with Jan Garbarek.

He also received in 1996 the Spellemannprisen for his album New Conception of Jazz, also in 1998 and 2002 for his albums with Sidsel Endresen, Duplex Ride and Out Here, In There.

The track "Existence" could be heard in Philippe Harel's movie "Extension du domaine de la lutte", adaptation of Michel Houellebecq's roman, written in 1994.

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  • Founded Jazzland Recordings

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Christmas Records, Day 11: Norwegian Jazz

    Fri 11 Dec 2009 14:13 Bugge Wesseltoft - It's Snowing On My Piano (ACT, released 1997) Best known for modern... Hannes Jentsch

BBC Reviews

  1. Moving

    Review of Moving

    Reviewed by Peter Marsh

    ...superficially echoes the likes of St Germain, except that the improvisational...

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