David Aleksander Sjølie

David Aleksander Sjølie (born 7 May 1988) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist, known from bands like Mopti, married 31 July 2014, to the jazz singer Anja Eline Skybakmoen.

David Aleksander Sjølie
Born (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988
Kongsberg, Buskerud
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsGuitar
LabelsNorCD
Jazzland Recordings
Associated actsMopti
Websitewww.aleksandersjolie.com

Career

Sjølie was born in Oslo, where he lives and works as a musician, producer and studio engineer. He studied jazz and improvisation at the Norwegian Academy of Music (2013). As a performing musician, he is grounded in different musical traditions such as jazz, pop, country and rock, and is collaborating in bands like Mopti,[1] Angus and Grandmas Grand. He is teaching guitar in Oslo.

Discography
With Bendik Baksaas Band
  • 2012: The Shape of Beats To Come (Dayladore Collective)[2]
  • 2013: 1991 (Aspén)
With Ine Hoem
  • 2013: The Island (Impeller Recordings)
With Mopti
With Lise Hvoslef
  • 2014: Mapping the coincidence (Lise Hvoslef Records)
With Anja
  • 2014: We're The Houses (Øra Fonogram)
  • 2015: Echo (Triogram)[5]
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References
  1. "Mopti Biography" (PDF) (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. Le, Quinn (19 November 2013). "Bendik Baksaas Band: En vennskapelig affære" (in Norwegian). Hissig.no. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. Wicklund, Erling (17 September 2013). "MOPTI utfordrer – Logic Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. "MOPTI & Bendik Baksaas - Bits & Pieces". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. "David Aleksander Sjølie". Discography. Discogs.com. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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