Alf Wilhelm Lundberg

Alf Wilhelm Lundberg (born 8 May 1979 in Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (guitar and piano) and composer.[1]

Alf Wilhelm Lundberg
Born (1979-05-08) 8 May 1979
Haugesund, Rogaland
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsGuitar, piano
WebsiteOfficial website

Career

Lundberg studied music on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium,[2] where he earned specialization in arranging and composition. In 2003 Lundberg was awarded the first prize at the "Umbria Jazz Clinics" in Italia as guitarist in a strong competition. He has subsequently also studied guitar under the guidance of Adam Rogers in New York and Nelson Veras in Paris.

Lundberg has toured England, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Italy and France with bands "All Strings Trio", "Faces" and "Kofi/Makowski Quartet", and played on some of the biggest jazz festivals in Europe, like Kongsberg Jazzfestival, London Jazz Festival and Umbria Jazz. He has also won Sildajazzprisen and the "Haugesund Kommunes Kulturstipend" in 2004. Has been described as one of the best guitarists in Norway and has been compared to jazz and classical giants like Egberto Gismonti, Keith Jarrett and Andrés Segovia by Norwegian reviewers.

Honors

Discography
  • 1999: Aroma, within "Aroma»
  • 2008: Norchestra, within "Norchestra»
  • 2010: Alle E Aleina, with Jan Toft

References
  1. "Håvard Stubø – MIC.no". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. (in Norwegian)
  2. "Jazzlinja". NTNU.no. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
Awards
Preceded by
Dag Arnesen		 Recipient of the Sildajazzprisen
2004		 Succeeded by
Bodil Niska
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