Anton Eger

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Anton Eger

| image = Anton-Eger DSC09693.jpg

| image_size = 260px

| caption = Aarhus, Denmark 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician, composer

| instrument = Drums

| years_active = 1995–present

| label = Stunt, Edition, SevenSeas, Loop

| associated_acts = JazzKamikaze, Phronesis, Marius Neset Quintet, The World

}}

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Anton Eger (born 9 December 1980) is a Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer, known from a series of recordings and collaborations with musicians like Django Bates, Marius Neset, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Ivo Neame, and Jasper Høiby.

Career

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Eger studied jazz at the Copenhagen Rhythmic Music Conservatory under the guidance of Django Bates among others, and played drums on Bates' album Spring is Here (Shall We Dance?) (2008).{{cite web |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43350&page=1#.UgoeTtL0GSo |title=Marius Neset: Norwegian Woods – Interview |first=Ian |last=Patterson |publisher=All About Jazz |date=17 December 2012 |accessdate=2013-08-13}} Within the Scandinavian quintet JazzKamikaze, he participates on several album releases and appeared at various international jazz festivals Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Moldejazz, North Sea Jazz Festival, Bangkok Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, as well as being part of the opening of the annual Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web |url=http://www.challengerecords.com/products/1333439225 |title=JazzKamikaze – The Return of JazzKamikaze Review |publisher=Challenge Records |accessdate=2013-09-03}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36236 |title=Jazz Kamikaze: Supersonic Revolutions (2010) Review |publisher=All About Jazz |date=23 April 2010 |accessdate=2013-09-03}}

He also collaborates within the trio Phronesis with double bassist Jasper Høiby and pianist and saxophonist Ivo Neame. They have released six albums so far. Their 2010 album Alive was nominated jazz album of the year by Jazzwise and Mojo magazines.{{cite web |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36153#.UisYXtK-2m4 |title=Phronesis: Green Delay (2009) Track Review |date=15 April 2010 |publisher=All About Jazz |accessdate=2013-09-03}}

Awards and honors

2005: Ung Jazz Award of the JazzDanmark{{cite web |url=http://artplaneta.com/balt07/jazzkamikaze_en.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130903155506/http://artplaneta.com/balt07/jazzkamikaze_en.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-09-03 |title=JazzKamikaze Biography |publisher=ArtPlaneta.com |accessdate=2013-09-03 }}
2005: Young Nordic Jazz Comets, Mission I, within JazzKamikaze
2010: Album of the Year, Jazzwise, for the album Alive within Phronesis
2010: Album of the Year, MOJO, for the album Alive within Phronesis

Discography

= Solo albums =

2019: Æ (Edition Records)

= Collaborations =

;Within JazzKamikaze

2005: Mission I (Stunt Records)
2007: Travelling at the speed of sound (Stunt Records)
2008: Emerging pilots EP (SevenSeas Music)
2009: The revolution's in your hands EP (SevenSeas Music)
2010: Supersonic revolutions (SevenSeas Music)
2012: The return of JazzKamikaze (Stunt Records)

;With Django Bates

2008: Spring is Here (Shall We Dance?) (Lost Marble), within StoRMChaser Big Band

;With Marius Neset

2008: Suite for the Seven Mountains (Calibrated Records), within "People Are Machines»
2011: Golden Xplosion (Edition Records)
2013: Birds (Edition Records){{cite web |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=44172#.UgoxxNL0GSp |title=Marius Neset: Birds – Review |first=Ian |last=Patterson |publisher=All About Jazz |date=17 December 2012 |accessdate=2013-08-13}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/q3d3 |title=Marius Neset Birds Review |first=Peter |last=Marsh |publisher=BBC |year=2013 |accessdate=2013-08-13}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_jazz/1.11007334 |title=Marius Neset – Birds Review |first=Erling |last=Wicklund |publisher=NRK Jazz |date=30 April 2013 |accessdate=2013-08-13}}