Bugge Wesseltoft

Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964 in Porsgrunn) is a Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer. He has his own label named Jazzland Records. In the 1990s, Bugge has made a transition from Nordic jazz traditions exemplified by the ECM record label to a style sometimes referred to as "future jazz" or nu jazz. He has played with Jan Garbarek.

He also received in 1996 the Spellemannprisen for his album New Conception of Jazz, also in 1998 and 2002 for his albums with Sidsel Endresen, Duplex Ride and Out Here, In There.

The track "Existence" could be heard in Philippe Harel's movie "Extension du domaine de la lutte", adaptation of Michel Houellebecq's roman, written in 1994.

Honors

 * Smugetprisen 1996
 * Spellemannprisen 1996 in the class jazz, for the album New Conception of Jazz
 * Spellemannprisen 1998 together with Sidsel Endresen i klassen jazz, for the album Duplex Ride
 * Gammleng-prisen 1999 in the class jazz
 * Spellemannprisen 2002 in open class, for the album Out here, In there
 * Buddyprisen 2004, awarded by The Norwegian Jazz Forum

New Conception of Jazz

 * 1997: New Conception of Jazz
 * 1998: New Conception of Jazz: Sharing
 * 2001: New Conception of Jazz: Moving
 * 2003: New Conception of Jazz Live
 * 2004: New Conception of Jazz: Film Ing

Sidsel Endresen & Bugge Wesseltoft (duo)

 * 1994: Nightsong
 * 1998: Duplex Ride
 * 2002: Out Here, in There

Bugge Wesseltoft (solo)

 * 1997: It's Snowing on My Piano
 * 2007: Im
 * 2009: Playing
 * 2011: Songs

With others

 * 1990: Sagn with Arild Andersen
 * 1990: I Took Up the Runes with Jan Garbarek
 * 1991: Live at Rockefeller with Jazzpunkensemblet
 * 1993: Exile with Sidsel Endresen
 * 1993: Tid with Tore Brunborg
 * 1996: Nordic with Billy Cobham
 * 1997: Thirteen Rounds with Jazzpunkensemblet
 * 1997: Bitt with Audun Kleive
 * 1998: Rites with Jan Garbarek
 * 1998: Électronique Noire (Jazzland, EmArcy) with Eivind Aarset
 * 1999: Friday Sessions - Jazzland Sessions
 * 1999: Saturday Sessions - Jazzland Sessions
 * 1999: Sunday Sessions - Jazzland Sessions
 * 1999: Billy Cobham presents Nordic - Off Color with Billy Cobham
 * 2005: Cool Side of the Pillow with Michy Mano
 * 2005: The Cloud Making Machine with Laurent Garnier
 * 2007: Public Outburst with Laurent Garnier
 * 2011: Duo with Henrik Schwarz
 * 2012: Last Spring with Henning Kraggerud

Guest appearances

 * 2001: Dreams That Went Astray with Jon Eberson Group
 * 2001: Home with Beady Belle
 * 2001: RevisitÈ with Erik Truffaz
 * 2003: Cewbeagappic with Beady Belle
 * 2005: Closer with Beady Belle
 * 2006: "Beauty Came To Us In Stone" with Mungolian Jet Set

Also appears on
With Jan Garbarek With Terje Rypdal  With Lars Danielsson & Nils Petter Molvaer
 * Rites (ECM, 1998)
 * Vossabrygg (ECM, 2003)
 * Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)

External links and references

 * Bugge Wesseltoft - official site of the musician.
 * Bugge Wesseltoft's biography from the Jazzland website.
 * Bugge Wesseltoft fan site
 * GubeMusic - Bugge Wesseltoft on Gube Music.
 * Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz RBMA lecture
 * Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz RBMA lecture