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Christian Wallumrød (1971)
acoustic and electronic keyboards / composer
Christian Wallumrød has worked as a musician and composer since 1992, and he is considered one of the most prominent musicians of the younger Norwegian generation.
He made his debut on ECM Records with the album „No Birch“ (issued in 1996) to considerable critical acclaim. The album „Sofienberg Variations“ with a new ensemble (Christian Wallumrød Ensemble: with Nils Økland, Arve Henriksen and Per Oddvar Johansen) was released on ECM in 2003. Wallumrøds third album „A Year From Easter“, with the same ensemble, was released in spring 2005 on the German record label. An extended version of his acoustic ensemble (sextet with long time partners Henriksen and Johansen in addition to Gjermund Larsen on violins, Tanja Orning ..o and Giovanna Pessi on baroque harp) is playing Wallumrøds compositions on the recent ECM album „The Zoo Is Far“ (spring 2007).
A fairly new project is a quartet named 'Dans Les Arbres' with Norwegian impro-musicians Ivar Grydeland and Ingar Zach (known from the band Huntsville) and French clarinet player Xavier Charles. This is a group who works solely with acoustic and improvised music, in a different way. The first Dans Les Arbres album was released on ECM Records in spring 2008.
Wallumrød has had long term collaborations with a.o. singer Sidsel Endresen (w/ Merriwinkle and w/ Jan Bang) and drummer Audun Kleive (with his Generator X), resulting in various recordings (Jazzland Records). He has also recorded several albums on Norwegian labels, a.o. with the trio Close Erase.
Wallumrød has generally focused on small ensembles, both as a performer and a composer. Apart from his present acoustic ensemble (CWE) were he writes all the material, most of his work is based on improvisation and the fluid borders between improvised and written music. Since the beginning of the 90’s he has toured, played festivals and made broadcasting recordings in Norway and Scandinavia, Finland, Germany, UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czeck Rep., Hungary, Estonia, Slovenia, Italy, China and Canada.
At the Ultima Festival for Contemporary Music 2000 (Oslo) he participated as an improvising soloist on Fender Rhodes (el-piano) on Eivind Buene‘s (N) „Objects of Desire“ with Oslo Sinfonietta, conducted by Christian Eggen.
In addition to the various ensemble work, Christian Wallumrød has done several solo performances, a.o. at the Ultima Festival 2003.
Selected discography
Dans Les Arbres «Dans Les Arbres» (ECM 2008)
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble «The Zoo Is Far» (ECM 2007)
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble «A Year From Easter» (ECM 2005)
Audun Kleive «Ohmagoddable» (Jazzland/Universal 2004)
Endresen/Wallumrød/Sten «Merriwinkle» (Jazzland/Universal 2004)
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble «Sofienberg Variations» (ECM 2003)
Audun Kleive «Generator» (Jazzland 2000)
C.W, Henriksen, Bang, Honoré «Birth Wish»(PanM/BMG 2000)
Close Erase "No. 2" (NORCD 1999)
Christian Wallumrød Trio «No Birch» (ECM 1998)
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