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Christer Fredriksen

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Christer Fredriksen is an ambient jazz guitarist and composer with a distinctive sound and a unique ability to tell stories through his music. Christer was born 1972 in Kristiansand, Norway and fell in love with the woods and the electric guitar at the age of 13. He studied music at the Agder University, finishing his Masters Degree with a Performing Masters in Rhythmical Music and began his musical career working as a session guitar player. He soon began composing his own music, leading his own jazz-trio with bassist Audun Ramo and drummer Bjørn Stiauren, releasing his first solo album Urban Country (2011) on Losen Records with his old tutor/renowned saxophonist Bendik Hofseth (Steps Ahead) as a featured artist

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

An Eclectic Mix Of New Music With Pablo Masis, Brian Blade & More

Read "An Eclectic Mix Of New Music With Pablo Masis, Brian Blade & More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


On this showwe present an eclectic mix of new music from Tristan De Liège X Jambal, Lifecycles, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, Triio, Bobby Kapp and Richard Sussman, Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo, Kenneth Jimenez with Michaël Attias & Francisco Mela, Hsinwei Chiang, Christer Fredriksen, Pablo Masis, Marcus Klossek, Aline Homzy, Mike Jones, and Kris ...

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Vit

Label: Losen Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Preludium; The Day I Lived; Five Drops of Love; Go With the Grain; Underwater Birth; Flow; I Did Nothing; Raindancer; Meditation for Tina.

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Article: Album Review

Christer Fredriksen: Vit

Read "Vit" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


On his first two albums Norwegian guitarist Christer Fredriksen was playing in a contemporary jazz style, albeit one with clear rock influences. Urban Country (Losen, 2011) even included a cover of the Duke Ellington standard “In a Sentimental Mood." Vit finds him creating soundscapes in a single take using a loop pedal and three guitar amps ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Losen Records: New Norwegian Sounds

Read "Losen Records: New Norwegian Sounds" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


Mention the phrase “the Norwegian sound" and many listeners will get an image in their head. An image of a natural, deep echoing sound influenced by the mountains and hills of the Norwegian landscape. Such an image is, of course, a cliché, but to some critics it has stuck and distorted the rich fertility of the ...


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