Bendik Hofseth

Bendik Hofseth (born 19 October 1962, in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz musician, who plays the saxophone and sings.

He is also a bandleader, and arranges and composes music.

In 1986, while in his early twenties, Hofseth moved from Lørenskog, Norway to New York City.

Soon after, he replaced saxophonist Michael Brecker in the band Steps Ahead.

Along with Steps Ahead, he has toured worldwide several times since 1987.

Hofseth has released seven albums under his own name, and has through the years received numerous awards and honors for them.

He has also worked as a record producer for among others Jan Eggum and Kenneth Sivertsen.

In addition, he has composed numerous commissioned works, film music and founded a chamber music festival in Fredrikstad.

He is today a major figure in the Norwegian and international music organizations.

He is chairman of NOPA and by-Larm, and the World Composers Organisation, CIAM, where he represents 2.6 million composers and lyricists worldwide.

He was for many years chairman of Phonofile.

He is also a director of TONO and NCB, to mention a few.

In 1994 Hofseth presented the commission Metamorfoser at Vossajazz.

The piece was written for the Norwegian "Rikskonsertene" and was performed on concert tours in 1994.

The concert at Rockefeller in Oslo was recorded and the music released in 1995, with Mike Mainieri (vibraphone), Eivind Aarset (guitar), Anders Jormin (double bass), Talvin Singh (tablas) and Jon Christensen (percussion).

Hofseth also work as musical instructor and teacher, and is employed by the Agder University College, where he is central to the development of a new course in Music Management.

Here he is also responsible for the conference "Challenge of the New".

With Arild Andersen

With Jan Eggum

With Bjorn Eidsvag

With Helge Iberg

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With Oystein Sevag

With others