«The jazz-singer who manage to get the whole jazz-country to stop and listen.»
These words came from one of the most respected jazz journalists.
«She’s making waves on the Norwegian scene.»
These words are taken from the leading jazz magazine Down Beat when Hilde released her album ‘Round Chet’s Midnight.
Another well respected musician and journalist said about her latest release: «Her will to be innovative, to create something quite new in her music says it all – this is Hilde at her very best.»
Hilde studied music at the highly respected Barratt-Dues Music Institute with piano as her main instrument. She’s been playing guitar, alto saxophone and Bb clarinet as well, and she studied acting at Nordic Institute for Scene and Studio.
For one periode she was a teacher at Vest-Agder Music Conservatorium.
She’s been giving parts in various plays; for example the leading part as Edith Piaf to mention one.
Hilde has written lyrics, composed music for her own productions as well as for other musicians and singers and she’s composed and arranged music for theatre productions, and has been invited as a guest singer on various CD productions.
7 solo albums to fantastic reviews worldwide under her own name.
For her work Hilde Hefte has received various grants and prizes.
2003 she established the sheet music company Norsk Jazzforlag
2004 she established the record company Ponca Jazz Records.
Complete resume (well almost almost) as pdf:
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