Sissel Vera Pettersen - Consolations (2022) [ Official Digital Download 24/96]

Sissel Vera Pettersen (born 28 January 1977 in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz musician (vocals, saxophones and composition) and visual artist.
Pettersen received singing and piano lessons at the age of seven; she also completed an eight-year ballet training. From 1993 she learned to play the saxophone. From 1996 to 2000 she studied at the Trøndelag Music Conservatory in Trondheim with John Pål Inderberg, Erling Aksdahl, Terje Venaas, Egil Kapstad and Vigleik Storaas. Then she continued her education at the Rytmisk Music Conservatory in Copenhagen with Lars Møller and Fredrik Lundin until 2002.

Pettersen has been part of the jazz scene in Copenhagen ever since. She composed the work Tidal Tales in 2006, which she performed at the Trondheim Jazz Festival with Nikolaj Hess, Marilyn Mazur and Lars Danielsson. She has also performed at other festivals such as the Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Soddjazz and Olavsfestdagene with Marc Ducret, Bo Stief, Palle Mikkelborg, Danny Gottlieb and other musicians. With Nikolaj Hess she released two albums as a duo and also performed in New York. Together with Joachim Badenhorst and Mikkel Ploug, she forms the improvisation trio Equilibrium, which has released three albums.

Petterson became known for her extended and experimental vocal techniques, which are often combined with live electronics. She has worked with Jon Balke, Theo Bleckmann, John Hollenbeck, Lionel Loueke, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Christian Wallumrød, Mats Gustafsson and John Tchicai. She can also be heard on albums by Mads Granum, Joakim Milder, Ayi Solomon, Daniel Herskedal, Anna Kruse, Thomas Agergaard/Lift and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.

Pettersen's work continues to include performance, theater and visual art. She has collaborated with choreographers such as Kjersti Alveberg and Stuart Lynch and in a number of projects with the Cirka Teater. She has exhibited paintings and graphics in Norway (Rana Kunstmuseum, Galleri Fenka) and Denmark (Galleri Arleth) and designed covers for the record label Winter & Winter.

TRACKLIST

1. Sissel Vera Pettersen - Consolation
2. Sissel Vera Pettersen - First Conversation
3. Sissel Vera Pettersen - Winter Sweet
4. Sissel Vera Pettersen - Psaumes Des Arbres
5. Sissel Vera Pettersen - Second Conversation
6. Sissel Vera Pettersen - Alone Together
7. Sissel Vera Pettersen - Lemon Drops / Third Conversation



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