Kari Nergaard Bleivik

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Truth is a River

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Released: Jan 1, 2006

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Maybe it's you
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Genre: Folk / Jazz / Pop
Location Trondheim, Norway / Leeds, Un
Profile Views: 27763
Last Login: 8/18/2012
Member Since 3/11/2006
Record Label Vossajazz Records..New Market Music
Type of Label Indie
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LIMA.. Bjørk.. Joni Mitchell.. Kurt Elling.. Kate Bush.. PJ Harvey.. Elin Rosseland.. Chet Baker.. Steve Reich.. Wibutee.. Kvitretten.. Zap Mama.. Iain Ballamy/Food.. Radka Toneff.. Trevor Wishart.. John Coltrane.. Norma Winstone.. Phil Minton.. Miles Davies.. Billie Holiday.. Meredith Monk.. Stina Nordenstam.. Alison Krauss.. etc...
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Tim Cheatle
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1 year ago
Wallpaper shoes
Thank you for precious friendship. Hope you will always have the right shoe.

1 year ago
WorldService Project
WSP have just uploaded new tracks and an album preview video onto their page. Do check them out because we'd love to know what you think!!

Also, we're embarking on a UK tour this month - all the dates are now up. If you can make it down to one of them, send us a direct message and you can receive a discounted album at the gig!

Best wishes

WorldService Project

2 years ago
Iris D. Clark

Hey,i love you space..

2 years ago
Iris D. Clark

Hello,thanks add!

2 years ago
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Johannes Rauner
A little video greeting. Keep it up!

2 years ago
MArge STop
I love your music.

2 years ago
Katie and the Questions
Hiya
We’ve a couple of gigs coming up in Leeds and York that we hope you can make.

First we’re playing at the New Roscoe in Leeds on the 27 June, there are 4 bands on and its only £3 on the door the fun starts at 8pm.

Secondly we’re playing a short acoustic set at the Basement Bar in York on the 2nd July with the Brilliant Suzy Bradley and Morning After and the equally amazing Hall Brothers - not to be missed.

Details on how to get there are at:
New Roscoe Leeds: http://www.liveinleeds.com/newroscoe.htm
Basement Bar York: http://www.honeytonecody.com/basement/services.html

Love and Pink Guitars K&Qs

2 years ago
Giles Winterton

Hi Kari Nergaard Bleivik, thanks for being a friend.

2 years ago

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Kari Nergaard Bleivik is an award winning vocalist, composer, lyricist and lecturer, born in Trondheim, Norway. She has been teaching at Leeds College of Music since 2002.

Kari was the proud 2012 receiver of the Jazz Yorkshire Vocalist of the Year award.

Kari is a member of LIMA (Leeds Improvised Music Association) and also co runs FUSEBOX, and has toured and performed in Norway, USA, Mexico, Australia, Zimbabwe, Germany and England, as well as performed at festivals such as Moldejazz, Nattjazz, Vossa Jazz, Young Musicians Festival, FUSE Leeds, Harare International Festival of Arts, Melbourne International Womens Jazz Festival and Bjørnsonfestivalen among others.

Together with Røyst she has written comission music for a festival in 2005, recorded for radio, theatre and film, and taught vocal workshops at institutions such as Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, The Nordic Institute for Stage and Studio (NISS) in Oslo and a whole range of FE, HE and Community Colleges throughout Norway.
In 2007 Røyst did a collaboration project with world renowned saxophonist Iain Ballamy, Norwegian percussionist Thomas Stronen and the LIMA sax quartet.
In 2009 she wrote some comission pieces for orchestra based on the music of Raymond Scott for the FUSE Leeds festival.

As well as her regular projects, Røyst and Sonic Stories, Kari has been working on musical projects such as the trio Vehere with Sean Foran (piano) and Joachim Badenhorst (clarinet). They released their debut album on Australian label New Market Music 27th November 2009 and toured around Australia December 2009. The tour was supported by the Arts Council of Norway.

She has also been involved with the large scale project from IDST and Submotion Orchestra drummer Tommy Evans, the Tommy Evans Orchestra. They toured the UK in 2010 and 2011 and will shortly announce tour dates for 2012. TEO have just received the 2012 Jazz Yorkshire awards in the big band category and Tommy has also won a BASCA for his compositions.
April 2010 saw Kari traveling to Zimbabwe to perform with Røyst and collaborate with local musicians. The group wrote new music that was premiered at the HIFA festival in Harare under the project name WoCalling. Wocalling toured Germany and Norway in 2011, their performance highlight being Moldejazz... Kari was also involved with a new project from saxophonist Matt Anderson called "Songs of the Ridings, debuting at Scarborough Jazz Festival in September 2011.
Sonic Stories Orchestra will be announcing the release date of their debut album in the not too distant future, and The Tommy Evans Orchestra will soon be releasing their first album "The Green Seagull". She has currently been working on new project From A Bad Girl with composer/piano player Sunniva Brynnel, and will be announcing another new project shortly!