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Frode Kjekstad was born on 23 November, 1974 in Lier, Norway, is an A 21st-century norwegian male musician. Discover Frode Kjekstad's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

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Occupation Musician, composer
Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 23 November, 1974
Birthday 23 November
Birthplace Lier, Norway
Nationality Norway

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Frode Kjekstad is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and known from collaboration and recordings with jazz musicians Lonnie Smith, Eric Alexander, Mike LeDonne, Joe Farnsworth, Byron Landham, Alberto Marsico, Frank Foster, Johnny Griffin, Don Menza, James Morrison, Mark Nightingale, Claire Martin, Deborah Brown, and Wendell Brunious.

He has performed at clubs like Ronnie Scott's in London and Smoke in New York.

Kjekstad is known for a virtuoso way of playing the guitar, and has done many projects in the guitar/organ/drums trio concept, but also solo, duo, trio and all kind of combos.

His style is influenced by different hornplayers and pianoplayers, exemplified by counterpoint chord melodies, and swinging basslines in his solo and duo work with singers and hornplayers.

His own projects can be seen as “post-bop”, “hard-bop” or “neo-bop”, based in the American Blue Note tradition, but also heavy influenced by Italian and European music.

He has also composed and arranged several tunes and “jazz suites” for big band.

Kjekstad grew up in the Norvegian countryside just outside Oslo, in the Lier valley.

He was soon captured by the music of Charlie Parker, and this led him into Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans and guitarists Joe Pass and Pat Martino.

At young age, he was also a promising operatic tenor, (studying with the internationally acclaimed Norwegian opera star Marit Isene) but chose to concentrate on the guitar as his career developed in that direction.

Kjekstad's harmonic and melodic concepts on the guitar is also inspired by the strong melodies and chords used by operatic composers like Puccini, Massenet and others.

1983

Kjekstad bought a blond 1983 Gibson ES-175D with mahogany body in 1992, and played only this guitar until 2016.

1990

Playing in the Sandvika Bigband in the late 1990s; at that time considered to be Norway's best Big Band, Kjekstad got the opportunity to meet and play with a lot of legendary American and European jazz musicians.

After meeting New York based jazz guitarist Randy Johnston in the 1990s, he got the possibility to record his first official solo album “New York Time” in February 2002.

This album was recorded in New York with Dr. Lonnie Smith and drummer Byron Landham, and with saxophonist Eric Alexander on three tunes.

The band set a new record in the studio for making an album in shortest time (about 3 hours), with a lot of extra time left for socializing and sharing stories from Lonnie Smith's career.

1999

In 1999, at age 24, he was asked to join Swedish B3 organ player Paul Wagnberg's Organ Unit trio.

This position established Kjekstad as one of the top jazz guitar players in Norway, and made him grow a good reputation, leading to all kinds of other gigs.

2000

In 2000 he recorded his unofficial first CD “Presenting Frode Kjekstad”, with Paul Wagnberg (B3) and Børre Dalhaug (drums).

2001

This CD got great reviews in USA and Italy: “This young genius has a perfect sense of time and rhythm” (Frank Forte, Just Jazz Guitar 2001).

2003

In 2003 Kjekstad also married jazz singer Aina Fridén, and had three kids.

2004

The CD “New York Time”, released in 2004, opened up doors all over the world, and led to many new collaborations and journeys.

2008

In 2008 Kjekstad recorded a trio album with Norwegian super bass player Per Mathisen and drummer Ole Morten Summer, that was never released, due to too much work, and financial problems.

Some of these tunes can be found on YouTube.

2012

In 2012 Kjekstad hooked up with Italians drummer Enzo Zirilli and organist Alberto Marsico.

They recorded the album “Frode Kjekstad: The Italian Job” and played gigs around Europe.

2013

After doing a tour with old friend sax player Eric Alexander in 2013, Kjekstad was invited to play some gigs at the club Smoke in New York with the legendary organ quartet “Mike LeDonne´s Groover Quartet” featuring Eric Alexander, B3 player Mike LeDonne and drummer Joe Farnsworth.

Regular guitarist Peter Bernstein was out of town.

Kjekstad also booked a studio to make a new CD with this band.

2016

In 2016 he got a 1974 Gibson Johnny Smith, which now is his main instrument.

2017

The result was “Frode Kjekstad: A Piece Of The Apple”, released in 2017.

2019

In October 2019 Kjekstad recorded a new trio album in Norway, featuring Norwegian bass player Frode Berg and the drummer Magnus Sefaniassen Eide.

The CD is called “Frode Kjekstad: In Essence”, and will be released in December 2019.

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