Sigurd Ulveseth
{{Short description|Norwegian jazz musician and orchestra leader}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sigurd Ulveseth
| image = Sigurd Ulveseth Jazz på Jølst 2017 (201459).jpg
| caption = Sigurd Ulveseth in 2017
| image_size =
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|07|13}}
| birth_place = Bergen, Hordaland
| death_date =
| origin = Norway
| instrument = Upright bass
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = Musician, composer
| years_active =
| label =
| website = {{URL|www.usf.no/no/program/2014/07/sigurd-ulveseth-kvartett}}
}}
Sigurd Ulveseth (born 13 July 1953) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Upright bass) and Orchestra leader, known from a number of album releases.{{cite web |url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006060211115934041199 |title=Ulveseth, Sigurd Biografi |language=Norwegian |publisher=Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no}}{{cite web |url=http://snl.no/Sigurd_Ulveseth |title=Sigurd Ulveseth Biografi |date=31 December 2020 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Store Norske Leksikon}}
Career
Ulveseth was born in Bergen. With his own quartet, he has released three albums. The band consists of Adam Nussbaum (drums), Knut Riisnæs (saxophone), and Dag Arnesen (piano). He is also part of "Marit Sandvik Band", the band "SWAP" with Jan Gunnar Hoff, "North West Quartet" with Frode Nymo among others.
He has recorded with Bergen musicians Dag Arnesen, Frank Jakobsen, Tore Faye, Knut Kristiansen, Ole Jacob Hystad, Jan Kåre Hystad and Merethe Mikkelsen. Moreover, he toured Vietnam with Urban Connection.{{cite web |url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2003100112481667574731 |title=Norsk musikk i utlandet |language=Norwegian |publisher=Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no}}
Honors
Discography
- 1995: To wisdom, the prize (Gemini Music)
- 1997: Infant eyes (Gemini)
- 2001: Wish I knew (Gemini)
References
{{portal|Norway|Jazz}}
{{Reflist}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-ach|aw}}
{{s-bef | before = Frank Jakobsen}}
{{s-ttl | title = Recipient of the Vossajazzprisen | years = 1998}}
{{s-aft | after = Helge Lilletvedt}}
{{s-bef | before = Olav Dale}}
{{s-ttl | title = Recipient of the Sildajazzprisen | years = 2009}}
{{s-aft | after = Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson}}
{{s-end}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulveseth, Sigurd}}
Category:Norwegian jazz upright-bassists
Category:Norwegian male double-bassists
Category:Musicians from Bergen
Category:Taurus Records artists
Category:21st-century Norwegian upright-bassists