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Krog began singing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention while performing in jam sessions in Oslo. In 1955, she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in his sextet. In 1962, she started her first band, and that same year she became a student of the Norwegian-American singer Anne Brown. Krog studied with Brown until 1969.
Karin Krog is a Norwegian vocalist, widely recognized as one of Norway’s leading jazz singers. She has also set lyrics to several compositions, as well as composed her own songs.
Karin Krog is perhaps Norway’s leading jazz singer and certainly its most idiomatic. She is a unique song artist with a great international reputation, possessing her own distinctive style and voice.
Karin Krog. Norwegian jazz singer, born May 15, 1937 in Oslo, Norway. Krog has been recording since 1963, often with leading jazz musicians such as Dexter Gordon, Archie Shepp and John Surman. She won Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) for best jazz album of 2013 with "Songs About This And That".
Meantime Records is Karin Krog’s privately owned independent record label. Most of her latest recordings are released on this label. She has also reissued many of the older recordings as CDs on this label.
Mar 12, 2022 · Karin Krog is perhaps Norway's leading jazz singer and certainly its most idiomatic. She is a unique song artist with a great international reputation possessing her own recognizable style and voice. Her constant creative approach towards contemporary jazz has never been bound by tradition, even though her music bears a deep respect for its forms.
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