Christina Bjordal

Christina Bjordal lives in Haugesund, Norway. During the last couple of years she has established her name in the Norwegian vocal jazz genre. Her debut album "Where Dreams Begin", with Christina Bjordal Band, was released in 2003. It was granted great reviews. Two years later Christina signed an exclusive recording deal with Universal Music, which resulted in her new solo album "Brighter Days". The jazz artist puts her heart into the album with her own lyrics and melodies. In recent years Christina has performed at several jazz festivals: Kongsberg Jazz-festival (both solo and opening concert with Karin Krogh), Nattjazz in Bergen, Oslo Jazz festival, Arendal Jazz & Blues Festival, Sildajazz in Haugesund, and Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. She has also performed at Norwegian embassies in both London and Edinburgh. BRIGHTER DAYS On the 10th of August 2006, Christina had her pre-release-concert for over 600 listeners in her hometown Haugesund with guest-artist Bendik Hofseth and her trio. On the 21st of August 2006 "Brighter Days" was released. Pianist Espen Eriksen, bass player Ole Marius Sandberg and drummer and percussionist Harald Levang accompany her on the album. Levang produced the album and it was mixed by Dave O'Donnell in New York, USA. Christina's solo album was rewarded with astonishing reviews. WARRIOR OF LIGHT Her new album "WARRIOR OF LIGHT" was released 28th of September 2009. Anders Aarum(Piano), Marius Reksjø(Bass) and Harald Levang accompanies her on the album. Levang is also the producer of "Warrior of Light". The guest artists are Nils Petter Molvær, Chiara Civello, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick and Bendik Hofseth. Warrior of Light is inspired by the teachings of Pauhlo Coelho. Christina digs deeper into the singer-songwriter tradition still strongly influenced by jazzmusic. This album represents change in both her personal life and in her music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.