Axel Skalstad
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Axel Skalstad | |
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.jpg) Skalstad performing in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 July 1992 Fiskum, Buskerud, Norway |
| Origin | Norway |
| Died | 9 June 2025 (aged 32) |
| Genres | Jazz, prog-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Labels | Rune Grammofon Is it jazz? Records |
Axel Skalstad (11 July 1992 – 9 June 2025) was a Norwegian jazz and prog-rock drummer.[1][2] He was born in Fiskum. He is mainly known as a member of the trio Krokofant with guitarist Tom Hasslan and saxophonist Jørgen Mathisen and the bands Soft Ffog and WIZRD.[3] Skalstad died due to an accident on 9 June 2025, at the age of 32.[4][5]
Discography
[edit]- With Soft Ffog
- 2022: Soft Ffog (Is It Jazz? Records)
- With Krokofant
- 2014: Krokofant (Rune Grammofon)
- 2015: Krokofant - II (Rune Grammofon)
- 2017: Krokofant - III (Rune Grammofon)
- 2019: Krokofant with Ståle Storløkken & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Q (Rune Grammofon)
- 2021: Krkokofant with Ståle Storløkken & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Fifth (Rune Grammofon)
- With Sjøen
- 2014: Live I (Havtorn Records)
- With LoveLoveLove
- 2014: Kaleidoscope (Kakao musikk)
- With Rune Your Day
- 2017: Rune Your Day (Clean Feed)
- With Pekula
- 2018: Vol. 1 - ARP (Pekula Records)
References
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- ^ "Dei nye kongsberg stemmene" (in Norwegian). Kongsberg Jazzfestival. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Axel Skalstad - Mer av det gode" (in Norwegian). Morgenbladet. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Diego Fischerman El sonido de los sueños: Y otros ensayos sobre música 2017 "... o Krokofant, el trío del guitarrista Tom Hasslam, el baterista Axel Skalstad y el saxofonista Jørgen Mathisen, eligen el jazz como lugar de circulación más por razones de amabilidad y apertura del género que por cuestiones estilísticas."
- ^ "Øm virvelvind. Axel Skalstad (1992-2025)". Jazznytt (in Norwegian Bokmål). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Axel Skalstad (in Norwegian)
External links
[edit]- Axel Skalstad: PSS – 80.
- Axel Skalstad discography at Discogs
- Krokofant med Storløkken og Håker Flaten at YouTube
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