Torgeir Standal
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| birth_name = Torgeir Hovden Standal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|07|23}}
| birth_place = Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal
| origin = Norway
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| instrument = Guitar
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = Musician, composer
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| associated_acts = The Jist
| website = *{{URL|www.thejistmusic.com}}
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Torgeir Hovden Standal (born 23 July 1990) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist.
Career
Standall was raised in Ørsta, near Ålesund, but moved to Oslo in 2011. He soon met with Natalie Sandtorv and they started The Jist, a duo projects where the guitar meets vocals. After two years of collaboration on a series of performances they released the self-titled debut album (2014). The album was recorded in Bergen, and John Hegre known from Jazzkammer, controlled the mixing and mastering.{{cite web | url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-jist-the-jist-va-fongool-review-by-eyal-hareuveni.php | title=The Jist: The Jist (2014) | work=Musical reviews | first=Eyal | last=Hareuveni | publisher=All About Jazz | date=2014-05-02 | accessdate=2015-11-07}}{{cite web | url=http://www.morenytt.no/kultur/article6977317.ece | title=Torgeir Standal med abstrakt konsert på Kunsthuset | language=Norwegian | first=Janne-Marit | last=Myklebust | publisher=Møre-Nytt | date=2013-01-19 | accessdate=2015-11-07}}
In 2014 he toured with The Jist and played a gig at Madame Claude, Berlin. In 2015 they was well received at the 2015 Match & Fuse Festival in Warsaw and also gave concerts in Torino.{{cite web | url=http://www.londonjazznews.com/2015/06/festival-report-day-one-of-2015-match.html | title=FESTIVAL REPORT: Day One of the 2015 Match & Fuse Festival in Warsaw | publisher=LondonJazzNews.com | accessdate=2015-11-06}} He is also active on local venues with projects like the tribute band Wild Things Run Fast, celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell together with musicians like Siril Malmedal Hauge (vocals), Olav Opsvik (piano), Martin Morland (bass) and Henrik Lødøen (drums).{{cite web | url=http://www.smp.no/kultur/article8878545.ece | title=Se bildene fra julejazz | date=29 December 2013 | publisher=Sunnmørsposten | accessdate=2015-11-07}}
Discography
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.thejistmusic.com|The Jist website}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul2MQS_csvQ The Jist @ Experimontag, Madame Claude, Berlin 27/10/14 2] on YouTube
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Category:Norwegian jazz guitarists
Category:Norwegian jazz composers
Category:Norwegian male guitarists
Category:Norwegian male jazz composers
Category:21st-century jazz composers