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  • Genre: Alternative / Jazz / Religious

    Location Oslo, NO

    Profile Views: 21454

    Last Login: 7/26/2012

    Member Since 4/8/2007

    Website carlpetter.no/musiker

    Record Label Grappa/Heilo, Hot Club Records, Park Grammofon

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .......... .......... .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTvUdWRLIh0 .. Bio.. Yes, I play clarinet, have done so for most of my life... Genres? What can I say? Free impro, traditional norwegian music, New Orleans Jazz, Swing, with Eastern and Southern influences thrown in the mix. And of course, blues is the wellspring of all music... ..I started professionally in 1982 with Caledonia Jazzband, playing New Orleans jazz. I lived in New Orleans for a while, and became a member of the All Star Brass Band. I also played with Wendell Brunious, the Rebirth Brass Band, Lillian Boutte and others. I love that city, people and music, and I pray for New Orleans' future. Caledonia is still kicking, celebrating it's 25th anniversary!.. ..I became involved with traditional folk music from Norway, studying with fiddle players and was a founding member of Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag. We toured all over Europe and also got to see some of the U.S, playing at major festivals... .. At this point in life, I enjoy playing with Tord Gustavsen, with Åsmund Reistad (a great person to tour with, and we have toured a lot), playing occational gigs Caledonia, and with whoever free and open minded musician I meet... .. I work as a street reverend for the city mission in Oslo, and music is a big part of my pastoral work as well. At my church, we have a great trio and of course, with Magnus Larsen playing bass and cello and Andreas Utnem on wathever keys he finds (check out the ..organ.. at his Myspace site...). .. .. ..Music for life... PEACE .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    .. ..Colaborators.. ....Andreas Utnem.... Magnus Larsen.. ..Tord Gustavsen.... Åsmund Reistad.. ..Haddy N'jie.... Becaye Aw.. ..Caledonia Jazzband.... ..Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag.... ..

  • Influences

    From the beginning, I was always influenced by sounds of nature. The first musician that came into my life was Louis Armstrong. I dived into free jazz: Albert Ayler, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Sun Ra. Through Albert Ayler i discovered New Orleans music at a deeper level and immersed my self in the sounds of clarinet players such as Albert Burbank, Louis Cotrell and Willie Humphrey. Then the music of my native country embraced me, especially the melodic, melancholic and spellbinding "springleiks" from Gudbrandsdalen and performers such as Hans W. Brimi and Helene Høye. Calypso, music from South Africa, Mali and the Middle East, Brasil and Cuba is asome of the most beautiful and spiritual there is, and I'm particularily influenced by Anouar Brahem, Ali Farka Toure, Gioria Feidman, Salif Keita, Abdullah Ibrahim and Ruben Gonsalez. Hiphop entered late in my life, and as a musician that pursue accoustic music, it's hard to say how it has influenced me musically. It must be on a deeper spiritual level. And the grooves...

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  • Carl Petter Opsahl

    HBO's serie Treme starter på NRK 2 lørdag 26. februar. Anbefales alle som elsker New Orleans. Se anbefaling her: http://wp.me/pzBpf-4f

    2 years ago
  • Patsy Harriman

    Thanks for the Add!!! HAPPY 2011 and Good Luck!

    2 years ago
  • Patsy Harriman

    What a wonderful world !!!

    2 years ago
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    2 years ago
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    Have a great weekend! =)

    2 years ago
  • Mike Celona

    www.mikecelona.net - Four short videos (Drift, Data Stream, Regeneration & Autumnation) edited into a suite depicting the seasonal changes in New York State as seen from both human and technological perspectives at the macro and micro levels with the two often overlapping, interfering and/or complimenting each other. As people’s senses become increasingly augmented by machines at rates previously envisioned only in science fiction stories, this project attempts to encapsulate the experience of viewing the cycle of nature through the current lens of relative technological/biological equilibrium for posterity should our cyborgian descendents ever decide to eschew one element in favor of the other in the course of their evolution. One question that arises from all of this is whether natural beauty will cease to have any meaning in a post-human world or will we simply appreciate it in new ways?

    2 years ago
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    Hei, så triveleg! Dette let fantastisk ) Ha ein fin sommar.
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  • Carl Petter Opsahl

    Nå reiser jeg til Ål for å være med på Den norske folkemusikkveka. Jeg har skrevet bstillingsverket "Vinden blæs dit den vil" sammen med trekkspilleren Jo Asgeir Lie. Vi har med oss Tor Egil Kreken og Martin Langlie og urfremfører verket torsdag 27. mai i Ål kirke. Dagen før er jeg med på Folkemusikkgudstenesta. Har også konserter fredag og lørdag. Velkommen til Ål!
    Se mer her Vinden Blås dit den vil

    2 years ago
  • R E S

    takk for adden. RESpect! hilsen andreas








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Bio

Yes, I play clarinet, have done so for most of my life.
Genres? What can I say? Free impro, traditional norwegian music, New Orleans Jazz, Swing, with Eastern and Southern influences thrown in the mix. And of course, blues is the wellspring of all music.

I started professionally in 1982 with Caledonia Jazzband, playing New Orleans jazz. I lived in New Orleans for a while, and became a member of the All Star Brass Band. I also played with Wendell Brunious, the Rebirth Brass Band, Lillian Boutte and others. I love that city, people and music, and I pray for New Orleans' future. Caledonia is still kicking, celebrating it's 25th anniversary!

I became involved with traditional folk music from Norway, studying with fiddle players and was a founding member of Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag. We toured all over Europe and also got to see some of the U.S, playing at major festivals.

At this point in life, I enjoy playing with Tord Gustavsen, with Åsmund Reistad (a great person to tour with, and we have toured a lot), playing occational gigs Caledonia, and with whoever free and open minded musician I meet.

I work as a street reverend for the city mission in Oslo, and music is a big part of my pastoral work as well. At my church, we have a great trio and of course, with Magnus Larsen playing bass and cello and Andreas Utnem on wathever keys he finds (check out the organ at his Myspace site...).

Music for life... PEACE

 

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Member Since:

april 08, 2007

Members:

..

Colaborators

Andreas Utnem
Magnus Larsen
Tord Gustavsen
Åsmund Reistad
Haddy N'jie
Becaye Aw
Caledonia Jazzband
Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag

Influences:

From the beginning, I was always influenced by sounds of nature. The first musician that came into my life was Louis Armstrong. I dived into free jazz: Albert Ayler, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Sun Ra. Through Albert Ayler i discovered New Orleans music at a deeper level and immersed my self in the sounds of clarinet players such as Albert Burbank, Louis Cotrell and Willie Humphrey. Then the music of my native country embraced me, especially the melodic, melancholic and spellbinding "springleiks" from Gudbrandsdalen and performers such as Hans W. Brimi and Helene Høye. Calypso, music from South Africa, Mali and the Middle East, Brasil and Cuba is asome of the most beautiful and spiritual there is, and I'm particularily influenced by Anouar Brahem, Ali Farka Toure, Gioria Feidman, Salif Keita, Abdullah Ibrahim and Ruben Gonsalez. Hiphop entered late in my life, and as a musician that pursue accoustic music, it's hard to say how it has influenced me musically. It must be on a deeper spiritual level. And the grooves...

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Record Label:

Grappa/Heilo, Hot Club Records, Park Grammofon

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