André Roligheten

André Roligheten (born 2 January 1985) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and bands like Albatrosh and Team Hegdal. He has also played with musicians like Andrew D'angelo, Theo Bleckmann, Django Bates, John Edwards, Paul Lovens, Axel Dörner, Robin Hayward, Raymond Strid, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick, Ola Kvernberg, Paal Nilssen-Love and Per Zanussi.

Career

Roligheten was born in Skien, Norway, and started playing the saxophone at an early age. At only 8 years old he picked up the horn and soon figured it out. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the Jazzprogeram at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium, under mentors like John Pål Inderberg and Erling Aksdal. In 2008 he finished his Master's degree in improvised music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.

Roligheten have played on festivals like Moldejazz, Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazzfestival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Münster Jazz Festival, Süd Tyrol Jazz Festival, 12 Points, Dølajazz, Nattjazz, Jazzfest, MaiJazz, Soddjazz, Vossajazz, and done several tours in Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Italy, China and US.

Honors

• 2008: Young Nordic Jazz Comets, Soloist prize
• 2009: 1st prize – "Best Band" at the European Jazz Competition
• 2012: JazZtipend, awarded by SpareBank 1, Midtnorsk Jazzsenter in Trondheim and Moldejazz

• Mosnes, Terje (19 July 2012). "Store kroner til stortalenter – Kronedryss over Anja og Albatrosh på Moldejazz" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2013-08-31. 

Discography

Within Team Hegdal

• 2010: Vol 1 (Øra Fonogram)
• 2011: Vol 2 (Øra Fonogram)
• 2015: Vol 3 (Particular Recordings)

Within "The Great Big Taters»

• 2011: Fake It 'Till You Make It (Dayladore Collective)

Within "Friends & Neighbors»

• 2011: No Beat Policy (Øra Fonogram)

Within Albatrosh

• 2009: Seagull Island (Inner Ear)
• 2010: Mystery Orchestra with Grenager & Tafjord (Inner Ear)
• 2011: Yonkers (Rune Grammofon)
• 2014: "Night Owl" (Rune Grammofon)

Within "Machina» (including with Kristoffer Lo)

• 2011: So Much For Dancing (Øra Fonogram)

Within Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

• 2011: Kinetic Music (MNJ Records), with Magic Pocket

With Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken

• 2012: The Death Defying Unicorn (Stickman Records, Germany)

With Hanne Kolstø

• 2012: Flashblack (Karmakosmetix)

With Gard Nilssen´s Acoustic Unity, trio including Petter Eldh

• 2015: Firehouse (Clean Feed Records)