Runar Tafjord
Runar Tafjord (born December 14, 1957 in Langevåg, Norway) is a Norwegian French horn player, brother of the tubaist Stein Erik Tafjord, and uncle of the French horn player Hild Sofie Tafjord. He is best known for being part of The Brazz Brothers.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Discography
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Career
Tafjord is a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He has for many years played in various Scandinavian orchestras, including Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester, Den Norske Operas Orkester, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester and 'Gothenburg Philharmonic Orchestra'. He is also a widely used solo artist and studio musician and is one of only five chosen Scandinavian horn players who play jazz. In addition, he is a highly sought after orchestra conductor and instructor for br* ensembles. In 2011 he received the "Statens arbeidsstipend" from the Norwegian government.
Discography
Within The Brazz Brothers- 1987: Brazzy Landscapes (Odin Records), with Phil Minton & Egil "Bop" Johansen
- 1993: Norwegian Air (Norsk Plateproduksjon)
- 1994: All Included (Norsk Plateproduksjon)
- 1996: Brazzy Voices (In+Out Records)
- 1999: Ngoma (Brazz Records)
- 2012: Aquarium (Brazz Records)
- 1992: Nesten Ikke Tilstede (Grappa Music)
- 2000: Portrait (Jaro Medien)
- 2010: For Fuld Udblæsning (CVP Broadcast)
References
- Norway portal
- Jazz portal
- cl*ical music portal
External links
- Runar Tafjord, French Horn at Brazzbrothers.com (in Norwegian)