Jacob Young (musician)


Jacob Albert Young is a Norwegian jazz guitarist, arranger, composer, and band leader. He has recorded with Karin Krog, Arild Andersen, Larry Goldings, Nils Petter Molvær, Bendik Hofseth, Terje Gewelt, Per Oddvar Johansen, Arve Henriksen, Jarle Vespestad, Trygve Seim, Mats Eilertsen, Vigleik Storaas, Christian Wallumrød, Bendik Hofseth, Håkon Kornstad, Knut Reiersrud, and Audun Erlien.

Career

Young was educated at the University of Oslo and in New York. After graduating, he returned to Oslo in 1995, and released the album This is you, with the musicians
Larry Goldings, Nils Petter Molvær, Bendik Hofseth, Terje Gewelt and Per Oddvar Johansen. The debut record was followed up by the album Pieces of time, with the same lineup.
On the third solo album, Glow, Arve Henriksen, Jarle Vespestad, Trygve Seim, Mats Eilertsen, Vigleik Storaas, Christian Wallumrød, Bendik Hofseth, Håkon Kornstad, Øyvind Brække, Knut Reiersrud, Audun Erlien and Reidar Skår contributed. The duo with Karin Krog resulted in the album Where flamingos fly, assisted by bassist Arild Andersen.
His own band, Jacob Young Group, consisting of Mathias Eick, Vidar Johansen, Mats Eilertsen, and Jon Christensen. They released a critically acclaimed album, Evening falls, and toured Europe. A derivation of J.Y. Group, the Jacob Young Trio with Eilertsen and Christensen, have toured Macedonia.
In 2003 he was awarded Gammleng-prisen.

Honors

Solo albums

With Siril Malmedal Hauge
With Bendik Hofseth and Paolo Vinaccia
With InterStatic
With Karin Krog
With David Rothenberg and Sidiki Camara
With Ivan Mazuze
With Nordic Circles
With Sidiki Camara Group