Elin Rosseland


Elin Rosseland is a singer, bandleader, and composer who studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and is known from collaborations with Vigleik Storaas, Johannes Eick, Sidsel Endresen, Eldbjørg Raknes, Christian Wallumrød, and Johannes Eick.

Career

Rosseland has played with "Stein Eide Band", the Norwegian band "Kix" and the octet "Winds Hot & Cool". She early developed her own quintet "Fair Play" based in Trondheim, with the musicians Tor Yttredal, Vigleik Storaas, Johannes Eick and Trond Kopperud. They released the album Fair Play.
She joined the band "Søyr", the trio "ESE" with Sidsel Endresen and Eldbjørg Raknes.

The work Fra himmelen gave her the NOPA Award for the work of the year, for both music and lyrics, in 1996. She also released Moment in trio with Johannes Eick and Rob Waring, and performed with Knut Riisnæs at Oslo Jazz Festival in a piece where "Oslo Storband" performed the Peer Gynt Suite by Helge Hurum.
Rosseland associated with jazz vocal training at Norges Musikkhøgskole.

Honors

;Solo projects
;With Espen Rud
;With Lars Martin Myhre
;With "Søyr»
;With Helge Hurum
;With the trio "ESE"
;With Lars Saabye Christensen
;With Nils Petter Molvær