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Skarbø Skulekorps (Skarbø School Band) is the brainchild of drummer/composer/producer Øyvind Skarbø. Featuring some of the top Norwegian improvisers, the band blends an amazing range of influences into a cohesive new whole. Afrobeat with techno bass? Avant-garde with banjo and steel guitar? 60s jazz with 80s synths? Yes please.
The first album ("Skarbø Skulekorps", 2019) achieved wide acclaim and received praise for its ability to combine the catchy with the unpredictable. "Dugnad" (2021) upped the ante and took another unpredictable step into the future. For his compositions on "Dugnad", Øyvind received the prestigious EDVARD-award.
Skarbø Skulekorps is:
Eirik Hegdal - C Melody saxophone, clarinet, vibraphone
Stian Omenås - trumpet, synth, percussion
Erik Johannessen - trombone, electronics
Ivar Grydeland - pedal steel, guitar
Chris Holm - electric bass, synth
Øyvind Skarbø - drums, percussion+++
The first album ("Skarbø Skulekorps", 2019) achieved wide acclaim and received praise for its ability to combine the catchy with the unpredictable. "Dugnad" (2021) upped the ante and took another unpredictable step into the future. For his compositions on "Dugnad", Øyvind received the prestigious EDVARD-award.
Skarbø Skulekorps is:
Eirik Hegdal - C Melody saxophone, clarinet, vibraphone
Stian Omenås - trumpet, synth, percussion
Erik Johannessen - trombone, electronics
Ivar Grydeland - pedal steel, guitar
Chris Holm - electric bass, synth
Øyvind Skarbø - drums, percussion+++