Jacob Young

Biography Jacob Young Born 1970.
- Guitarist/composer/recording Artist. Jacob Young Is A Guitarist Bandleader Improviser And Jazz Composer Whose Sensibilities Have Been Shaped Both By The History Of The Music As It Has Unfolded In The North And By His Deep Knowledge Of The American Jazz Tradition Studied Also At First Hand. New York
Born In Lillehammer In 1970 Young Was Introduced To Jazz By His American Father. At The Age Of 12 He Took Up The Guitar And Was Initially Self-Taught On The Instrument. After Studying Music At The University Of Oslo He Received A Scholarship To The New School For Jazz And Contemporary Music In Manhattan. His Years There “were Devoted To Learning The Standard Jazz Repertoire As A Starting Point For A Broader Understanding Of Improvised Harmonic Music.” Young’s Principal Teacher Was The Great Guitarist Jim Hall Jacob’s Warm Glowing Rounded Tone Acknowledges The Influence With Whom He Studied Both Privately And In Ensemble Settings. He Also Took Lessons With John Abercrombie Who Later Praised His “great Playing In And Out Of The Tradition” And Studied Jazz Composition With Richie Beirach Bob Belden And Ken Werner. After Attaining His Degree In 1993 Young Freelanced Around New York For Two Years Playing With Amongst Others Rashied Ali Marc Copeland Arnie Lawrence Junior Mance And Larry Goldings. Albums
Back In Norway He Issued Three Albums With Mostly His Own Compositions For Local Labels With A Cast Of Supporting Musicians Including Nils Petter Molvaer Trygve Seim Arve Henriksen Bendik Hofseth Vigleik Storaas Christian Wallumrød And Jarle Vespestad. Young Also Caught The Attention Of Long-Established Norwegian Singer Karin Krog Who Formed A Duo With The Guitarist Which Has Since Toured The World. Jacob´s Debut Album This Is You Was Released On The Local Norwegian NORCD Label In 1995. Musicians Included Larry Goldings Terje Gewelt Per Oddvar Johansen Nils Petter Molvær And Bendik Hofseth. The Follow-Up Album Pieces Of Time Was Released In 1997 Curling Legs Label . Musicians Included Trygve Seim Vigleik Storaas Mats Eilertsen Mathias Svensson And Per Oddvar Johansen. A Third Album Glow Was Released In 2001 Curling Legs Label . Musicians Included Arve Hensiksen Jarle Vespestad Mats Eilertsen Trygve Seim Knut Reiersrud Bendik Hofseth Christian Wallumrød Vigleik Storaas Håkon Kornstad Øyvind Brække Reidar Skår Audun Erlien. In 2001 Karin Krog Formed A Duo With Jacob Which Has Since Toured The World. A Karin Krog/Jacob Young CD Where Flamingos Fly Comprised Mostly Of Standards Was Produced By John Surman For Norwegian Label Grappa And Released In 2002. ECM The Jacob Young Group Has Been A Working Group Since 2002 And Is Uniquely Set Up By Young To Reflect The Styles And Ideas Of Three Generations Of Norwegian Improvisers. In Desember 2002 They Reorded An Album For Producer Manfred Eichers Prestigious German Label ECM. Evening Falls Was Released Worldwide In 2004. The Album Received Rave Reviews And The Group Toured And Played Concerts In Germany Italy France Norway And Holland As A Result Of This Release. After The Success Of This Album The Group Returned To The Studio With Manfred Eicher And Recorded The Album Sideways With The Same Group Of Musicians. The Group Then Toured In Asia And In Europe. The Jacob Young Group
Mathias Eick Trumpet
Mats Eilertsen Bass
Vidar Johansen Bass Clarinet/ Tenor Saxophone
Jon Christensen Drums Jacob Young Guitar In 2008 Paolo Vinaccia Was Added On Perc/ Drums To The Group. The Extended Edition Has Played Concerts With Two Drums Together Both Jon Christensen And Paolo Vinaccia. Concerts / Tours
Jacob Has Performed At All The Major Jazzfestivals And Jazzclubs In Norway. He Has Played Concerts And Festivals In The USA Japan Poland Czech Republic India Slovakian Republic Austria France Italy Germany Holland Sweden Denmark Japan Korea And China. Selected Co –performers
Knut Riisnæs Quartet Karin Krog Bendik Hofseth Band Jon Christensen /Riisnæes / Young/ Flaten Quartet Jan Erik Vold And Egil Kapstad Nils Petter Molvær DJ Strangefruit Karin Krog /John Surman Helge Iberg Arild Andersen Petter Wettre Paul Weeden Harald Gundhus Håkon Graff Bugge Wesseltoft Knut Værnes Håkon Storm-Mathiesen Jan Bang Paolo Vinaccia Ray Phiri Mike Mainieri. Producer Produced Played And Wrote All The Music For The Childrens Pop/rock Album Magiske Kroker Og Hemmeligheter. This Project Was A Collaboration With Lyricist Linn Skåber Who Is A Well Known Norwegian Actress / Comedienne. The Songs Was Recorded By A Variation Of Popular Singers And Well Known Artist In Norway And Gained Much Radioplay In Norway In 2008/2009. Produced Sander Debut Album Mellom Fjord Og Fjell Released In 2004. A Hip-Hop Album With Acoustic Instruments And Rap Lyrics. Stipends / Prizes
Received The Norwegian State Stipend For Young Artists In 1998 Arbeidsstipend . Received The Jazzprice For The Year 2003 From The Performing Arts Fund FFUK Rolf Gammleng-Prisen. Recieved The Norwegian State Popularcomposer Grant In 2007 Arbeidsstipend . read less