Anton Eger

Anton Eger
Aarhus, Denmark 2018
Aarhus, Denmark 2018
Background information
Born (1980-12-09) 9 December 1980 (age 43)
Oslo, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentDrums
Years active1995–present
LabelsStunt, Edition, SevenSeas, Loop

Anton Eger (born 9 December 1980) is a Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer, known from a series of recordings and collaborations with musicians like Django Bates, Marius Neset, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Ivo Neame, and Jasper Høiby.

Career

Eger at Oslo jazzfestival (2015)

Eger studied jazz at the Copenhagen Rhythmic Music Conservatory under the guidance of Django Bates among others, and played drums on Bates' album Spring is Here (Shall We Dance?) (2008).[1] Within the Scandinavian quintet JazzKamikaze, he participates on several album releases and appeared at various international jazz festivals Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Moldejazz, North Sea Jazz Festival, Bangkok Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, as well as being part of the opening of the annual Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3]

He also collaborates within the trio Phronesis with double bassist Jasper Høiby and pianist and saxophonist Ivo Neame. They have released six albums so far. Their 2010 album Alive was nominated jazz album of the year by Jazzwise and Mojo magazines.[4]

Awards and honors

  • 2005: Ung Jazz Award of the JazzDanmark[5]
  • 2005: Young Nordic Jazz Comets, Mission I, within JazzKamikaze[3]
  • 2010: Album of the Year, Jazzwise, for the album Alive within Phronesis
  • 2010: Album of the Year, MOJO, for the album Alive within Phronesis[4]

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

Within JazzKamikaze
  • 2005: Mission I (Stunt Records)
  • 2007: Travelling at the speed of sound (Stunt Records)
  • 2008: Emerging pilots EP (SevenSeas Music)
  • 2009: The revolution's in your hands EP (SevenSeas Music)
  • 2010: Supersonic revolutions (SevenSeas Music)
  • 2012: The return of JazzKamikaze (Stunt Records)[1]
With Django Bates
  • 2008: Spring is Here (Shall We Dance?) (Lost Marble), within StoRMChaser Big Band[1]
With Marius Neset
Within Phronesis,
  • 2007: Organic Warfare (Loop)
  • 2009: Green Delay (Loop)
  • 2010: Alive (Edition Records)
  • 2012: Walking Dark (Edition Records)
  • 2016: Parallax (Edition Records)
  • 2017: The Behemoth (Edition Records)
  • 2018: We Are All (Edition Records)
With The World (Swedish trio)
  • 2010 There Is An Ocean Between Us (Hoob Jazz)
With People Are Machines (Marius Neset, Petter Eldh, Magnus Hjorth)
  • 2007 "People Are Machines" (Calibrated Records)
  • 2008 "Live in Getxo"
With Kill Screen Music
As featured artist
  • 2012: Studio Tan (Prophone), with Per Lindvall ("Loungeloop")

References

  1. ^ a b c Patterson, Ian (17 December 2012). "Marius Neset: Norwegian Woods – Interview". All About Jazz. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ^ "JazzKamikaze – The Return of JazzKamikaze Review". Challenge Records. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Jazz Kamikaze: Supersonic Revolutions (2010) Review". All About Jazz. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Phronesis: Green Delay (2009) Track Review". All About Jazz. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. ^ "JazzKamikaze Biography". ArtPlaneta.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. ^ Patterson, Ian (17 December 2012). "Marius Neset: Birds – Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  7. ^ Marsh, Peter (2013). "Marius Neset Birds Review". BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  8. ^ Wicklund, Erling (30 April 2013). "Marius Neset – Birds Review". NRK Jazz. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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