Signe Førre
Signe Elisabeth Lygre Førre is a Norwegian singer, upright bassist, and composer.
Førre studies jazz at Voss Jazzskule. Her debut consert as band leader was at Vossajazz 2014 with Signe Førre Band. The lineup in addition to Førre, was saxophonist Elisabeth Lid Trøen, pianist Eivind Austad, and drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen. In 2015 she played with the band Peace, Love and Swing, at Vossajazz, showing herself as composer. At the 2018 Vossajazz Førre appeared with her own trio playing a mixture of standards, her own compositions, and old folk tunes. The trio comprised additional pianist Erlend Slettevoll and drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen.Honors
- 2014: Awarded the UNGjaJAZZja by Vossajazz, with Signe Førre Band