Maria Kannegaard

Maria Kannegaard

Kannegaard at Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2011.(Photo: Thomas Bjørndahl)
Background information
Born (1970-10-06) 6 October 1970
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano

Maria Kannegaard (born 6 October 1970, Copenhagen) is a Danish-born Norwegian jazz musician and pianist. She has lived in Norway since age 10. She is known from her own Maria Kannegaard trio and cooperation with, among others Live Maria Roggen's LiveBand, Eldbjørg Raknes' Trio and TingeLing, and numerous appearances at Norwegian jazz festivals.[1]

Career

Kannegaard was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (1992–1996). With Ole Morten Vågan (bass) and Thomas Strønen (drums) she is Maria Kannegaard Trio.[2] She has composed music for Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, played in Alibi with Tine Asmundsen (bass), a band from Kongsberg, and in Eldbjørg Raknes' TingeLing, Live Maria Roggen's LiveBand and Siri Gjære's band.

Honors

Discography

Solo projects

As Maryland
As Maria Kannegaard Trio

Collaborations

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maria Kannegaard.
  1. "Kannegaard biography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "Maria Kannegaard Trio". MySpace.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. Wicklund, Erling (23 September 2011). "Kannegaard på Kongsberg" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. "Maria Kannegaard ble årets NTNU-ambassadør" (in Norwegian). Trondheim Jazz Festival. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. "Maria Kannegaard Trio" (in Norwegian). Cosmopolite.no. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. Kelman, John (22 September 2008). "Maria Kannegaard Trio: Camel Walk (2008)". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. "Monsters and puppets". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Awards
Preceded by
Ole Morten Vågan
Recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award
2010
Succeeded by
Arve Henriksen
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