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Svend Undseth

Svend Undseth is a flautist/saxophonist who has been part of the jazz-rock scene since its infancy. Undseth's muscial career has embraced many genres, but in his new album The Neon Jazz Collection, he is returning to his early inspiration. His early albums with his first group, Vanessa, were pioneering works in the jazz rock canon, and in returning to his roots he has found new inspiration.

His work with Prima Vista. collects the lyrical threads woven from the past as he once again let the melody guide the compositions.Svend started his musical career as a leader and later CO-leader with Frode Holm in the jazz-rock group Vanessa back in 1971.The group made two albums, "City Lips" 1973 and "Black and White" 1977.He released his first solo album "Grenseland" on Polygram in 1980. Grenseland or "Borderland" was one of the very first albums in the style of Ambient / Electronica made in Norway.He subsequently joined Avitel as composer/sound technician, composing and producing music sound tracks for video, ballet and multimedia performances. He has also initiated and developed his own multimedia projects such as 'Ultra Environments',1984, which toured throughout Norway and in Denmark with the support of the Norwegian Government, and 'Is that called Love' with the singer Berit Lohne and drummer Svend Kalmar. He also formed a fusion band with keyboard player Jan Simonsen called USB in the same period. The band was put together with musicians from another fusion group, Lava, Alex and the Georg Keller band.lIn 1990 Svend released a collection of music used in different multimedia shows under the name "Windshave" and started a group with three singers called Conspiracy Mares. Founded in 1993, Prima Vista has released two CD's, as well as producing sound and music for a number of video, TV and film productions.His background illustrates some of the competence, skill and musical expression shared through his compositions, songs, and melodic instrumental paintwork.

Gear

Muramatsu flute, Selmer VI saxophones


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Wayne Shorter
saxophone

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Svend Undseth Chill...

Prima Vista Records
2020

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Svend Undseth-The Cage

Prima Vista Records
2019

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Neon Jazz ConFusion

Prima Vista Records
2017

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Seven Days in August

Prima Vista Records
2016

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Neon Jazz Consequence

Prima Vista Records
2014

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Neon Jazz Connection

Prima Vista Records
2013

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Svend Undseth-The Cage

From: Svend Undseth-The Cage
By Svend Undseth

Neon Jazz ConFusion

From: Neon Jazz ConFusion
By Svend Undseth

Love or Rejection

From: Seven Days in August
By Svend Undseth

Snowtime

From: Neon Jazz Consequence
By Svend Undseth

April Sunset

From: Neon Jazz Consequence
By Svend Undseth

Brother

From: Neon Jazz Connection
By Svend Undseth

Midnight Cruise

From: Neon Jazz Continuous
By Svend Undseth

Ocean Way

From: Neon Jazz Continuos
By Svend Undseth

Maritime Mountain

From: The Neon Jazz Collection
By Svend Undseth

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