Kristoffer Eikrem
Born (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989
Molde, Norway
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, music producer
Instrument(s)Trumpet
LabelsNorCD
Websitewww.kristoffereikrem.com

Kristoffer Eikrem (born 6 June 1989 in Molde, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet), composer and photographer, based in Oslo, Norway.[1]

Career

Eikrem holds a bachelor's degree in jazz performance from the Norwegian Academy of Music (2010). He has been recognized as trumpeter with Pixel, and won the 2016 Jazzstipendiat at Moldejazz. During the 2016 festival in Molde he got on stage with his own quartet and featured the American cool jazz saxophonist Jimmy Halperin.[1][2]

Honors

  • 2015: Recipient of the Jazz stipend awarded by Shell at Moldejazz[1]

Discography

With Kjetil Jerve
With Fredfades
  • 2015: Jazz Cats (KingUnderground Records)[3]
With Mopti

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shells Jazzstipend 2015 til Kristoffer Eikrem" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. 2015-07-13. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  2. ↑ "Kristoffer Eikrem Quintet feat. Jimmy Halperin" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  3. ↑ "Kristoffer Eikrem". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  4. ↑ "MOPTI & Bendik Baksaas - Bits & Pieces". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
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