Dag Arnesen

Dag Syver Arnesen (born 3 May 1950 in Bergen, Norway) is an award-winning Norwegian Jazz musician (piano) with a dozen releases.

Career
Arnesen studied classical piano under Jiri Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and got a commitment by Den Nationale Scene. Eventually he went to the jazz and played in the 1970s wit the Arvid Genius' orchesta, and led his own Trios, Quartets and Septetter og 13'tets. There were several records under his own name and he is still in the Bergen Big Band. Arnesen has also lived in Oslo and played in the Jazz bands Søyr, Orleysa, various groups led by the late intrenational Norwegian guitarist Thorgeir Stubø, vokalist Susanne Fuhr, saxophonists Knut Riisnæs and Odd Riisnæs and orchestra leader Kjell Karlsen. In the Bergen based Sigurd Ulveseth Quartet he has participated on three releases, and Arnesen also led the local Evans Jazzclub.

His melodic style has been compared to Jan Johansson.

Rewards

 * The Buddy Prize 2009. Utdelt på Dokkhuset i Trondheim.
 * Sildajazz Prize 2003
 * NOPA work of the Year Prize 1993 for Rusler rundt 152
 * Vossajazzprisen 1992

Discography

 * 1982: Ny Bris (Odin Records), his own music, performed with Frank Jakobsen, Kåre Garnes, Olav Dale, Ole Thomsen & Per Jørgensen
 * 1989: Renascent (Odin Records), with Svein Christiansen & Bjørn Kjellemyr
 * 1990: The day after (Taurus Records) with Bjørn Kjellemyr, Wenche Gausdal, Odd Riisnæs & Svein Christiansen
 * 1992: Photographs (Taurus Records) with Svein Christiansen, Terje Gewelt & Wenche Gausdal
 * 1994: Movin'  (Taurus Records), instrumental album Terje Gewelt & Svein Christiansen
 * 1996: Rusler rundt Grieg (NOPA NN), with a 13-man orchestra
 * 1998: Inner lines (Resonant Music), with Terje Gewelt & Svein Christiansen
 * 2005: Time enough (Resonant Music) with Terje Gewelt & Pål Thowsen
 * 2007: Norwegian Song (Resonant Music) with Terje Gewelt & Pål Thowsen
 * 2009: Norwegian Songs 2 (Resonant Music) with Terje Gewelt & Pål Thowsen
 * 2010: Norwegian Songs 3 (Losen Records) with Ellen Andrea Wang & Pål Thowsen