Eirik Hegdal
Eirik Hegdal is a renowned saxophonist and composer. He is an associate professor at NTNU / Jazzlinja in Trondheim in a 50% position. Member of Team Hegdal, Eirik Hegdal "Musical Balloon", "Følk", Angles 9, Skarbø Skulekorps, Alpaca Ensemble, Gard Nilssen's "Supersonic Orchestra", Ståle Storløkken & Eirik Hegdal duo. He was the artistic director of the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra in the period 2002-2017, where he wrote and arranged music for, among others, Joshua Redman, Maria Kannegaard, Pat Metheny and Dave Holland. Hegdal has won a Grammy for "best jazz album" with Team Hegdal, received the Kongsberg jazz festival's own musician's prize, has been nominated for TONO's composer prize in 2018, 2021 and 2022.