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Musician, composer and poet

Karl Seglem

Overwhelmingly extroverted, beautifully energetic, poetic Nordic music.

Norway's foremost goat horn player and tenor saxophonist has an impressive drive to constantly explore the relationship between folk music and jazz - and everything around, everything outside. It is difficult to put a label on Karl Seglem. He has created his own sound universe, his own genre so to speak. And music is for him a vital and personal form of expression. Let's call it world heritage folk jazz, since much of the inspiration for the creation process comes from the diverted Norwegian folk music landscapes, mountains and fjords.

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His live concerts present music from a long series of 43 physical album releases by 2025. To mention a few, critically acclaimed Mytevegar, Nunatak, Nordic Balm, Som spor, Ossicles and Nye Nord - New North. Soundscapes where both mountain home, sand dunes, asphalt jungle, undulating forest and life-giving water can be heard.

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Karl Seglem Quartet

Karl Seglem, tenor sax, goat horn, poetry/voice

Erlend Viken, fiddles, voice

Hallvard Gaardløs, bass, voice

Kåre Opheim, drums

Sound engineer: Ingar Hunskaar, Ove Nesheim

Karl Seglem as solo instrumentalist

Karl Seglem has different ongoing work with other artists and apreciate to contribute on genre varieted concerts and recordings. Feel free to contact for collaborations.

 

In 2025/2026 he contributes and appears on recordings, concerts and releases with:

 

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Karl Seglem Band

Karl Seglem, tenor sax, goat horn, poetry, voice

Håkon Høgemo / Sigrid Moldestad, hardanger fiddle

Erlend Viken, fiddles, vocals

Andreas Vold Løwe, piano, keyboards

Hallvard Gaardløs, bass, vocals

Kåre Opheim, drums

Alf Magne Hillestad, drums, electronics

Sound engineer, Asle Karstad, Ove Nesheim

Visuals, Birk Nygaard

Karl Seglem
Jazz & Poetry

Karl Seglem, goat horns, electronics, tsax, voice and own poetry

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Karl Seglem is flexible presenting his Jazz & Poetry in solo, duo, trio constellations

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© 2025 by KARL SEGLEM 

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