Trygve Waldemar Fiske

Trygve Waldemar Fiske (born 15 February 1987 in Frei, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), known from different Norwegian jazz bands and recordings.^[1]

Trygve Waldemar Fiske
Fiske with Hanna Paulsberg at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2018.
Background information
Born	(1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 37) Frei, Nordmøre, Møre og Romsdal
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument	Upright bass
Labels	Øra Phonogram
Website	Trygve Waldemar Fiske on Myspace

Career

Fiske was educated on the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium,^[1] and the Norwegian Academy of Music. He played in Heidi Skjerve Quartet Vegen Åt Deg (2012) and Hanna Paulsberg Concept Waltz For Lilli (2012).^[2] After receiving the Shell Oil Company's Jazz Scholarship in 2013, Fiske started up his own quartet, Waldemar 4. They have offered performances at Norwegian jazz festivals like Moldejazz and the Kongsberg Jazz Festival, and released their self-titled debut album in 2015.^[3]

Honors

• 2013: Shell's Jazz Scholarship^[1]

Discography

Solo albums

Within Waldemar 4

• 2015: Waldemar 4 (Gigafon Records)

Collaborations

Within the Heidi Skjerve Quartet

• 2012: Vegen Åt Deg (Øra Fonogram), including John Pål Inderberg & Vigleik Storaas^[4]

Within the Hanna Paulsberg Concept

• 2012: Waltz For Lilli (Øra Fonogram), including Oscar Grönberg & Hans Hulbækmo^[2]
• 2014: Song For Josia (Øra Fonogram), including Oscar Grönberg & Hans Hulbækmo^[5]

With Ine Hoem

• 2015: Angerville (Propeller Recordings)

References

• Norway portal
• Jazz portal

1. "Shells Jazzstipend til bassisten Trygve Waldemar Fiske". Shell Oil Company. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
2. Kelman, John (21 January 2013). "Hanna Paulsberg Concept: Waltz for Lilli (2012) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
3. "Shell-stipendiat med håndplukka kvartett" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
4. Wicklund, Erling (10 December 2012). "Heidi Skjerve – Vegen åt deg Review". NRK Jazz. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
5. Wicklund, Erling (11 February 2014). "Hanna Paulsberg Concept – Song For Josia". Musical review (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

External links

• WALDEMAR 4 at Moldejazz