Odd Steinar Albrigtsen is an exciting Norwegian guitarist/ composer who currently lives in Oslo as a jazz musician. Fall 2026 Odd Albrigtsen 4tet embarks on tour with their latest album Winds.
The incredible band on the recording are talented musicians that are active on the european jazz scene. The Former album Morse Featuring Chris Cheek was recorded 2017 that also features, Gianni Gagliardi, Chris Cheek, Lars Ekman and Jesse Simpson
Albrigtsen was born in the northern city of Tromsø, Norway ( 1985) and began playing drums at the age of 6 before switching to the guitar. Odd Steinar Albrigtsen started to study jazz at the conservatory in Trondheim, Norway. He then lived in Oslo and played with the great musicians on the Scandinavian jazz scene and after that he went to study at Aaron Copland School of Music in New York where he studied with great american jazz musicians such as Michael Mossman, David Berkman Paul Bollenbeck and Lage Lund.
The musicians on the album has otherwise played with people like Petter Wettre, Ben Van Gelder, Marc Copland, Tore Johansen, Gilad Hekselman, Mark Ferber, John Abercrombie.
Odd Albrigtsen 4tet:
Odd Albrigtsen - Guitar
Gianni Gagliardi- Tenor Sax
Lars Ekman - Bass
Jesse Simpson - Drums