Trude Eick


Trude Eick is a Norwegian musician and composer, known from different forms of music, in which she plays regular repertoire as well as free improvisation. She is the sister of musicians Mathias Eick and Johannes Eick.

Career

Eick was born in Drammen and raised in Hof, Vestfold. She is a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music and has worked in Forsvarets Musikkorps, Trøndelag for a period. Eick is best known for improvising in Eick/Viddal Duo with bass clarinetist and saxophonist Mathilde Grooss Viddal, which was central to the series "Kvinnelige improviserende instrumentalister". The duo toured with the show Konkylia van Tare og Tusen Tang. As trio they include Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, and as quartet with Øyvind Brække and Børge Are Halvorsen.
She has appeared on releases by Bugge Wesseltoft New conceptions of jazz and Torbjørn Sunde Octet. She has toured with Ole Bolås and Sigrun Eng, among others, and has at times conducted 'Chateau Neuf Storband. She played with Frøy Aagre's Offbeat at Dølajazz.
Eick associated with Toneheim Folk High School and the Music program at 'Rud videregående skole'.

Discography

;Within Ym-Stammen
;With Bugge Wesseltoft
;With Finn Coren
;With Torbjørn Sunde Octet
;With Anja Garbarek
;With Anders Rogg & Audun Myskja
;With Marit Larsen
;With Mathilde Grooss Viddal
;With Maria Mena
;With Friensamblet
;With Frøy Aagre
;With Dimmu Borgir
;With Martin Hagfors