KARIN KROG
Genres: Vocal Jazz, Jazz Related Improv, Composition • Norway

Norwegian jazz singer, born May 15, 1937 in Oslo, Norway. Krog has been recording since 1963, often with leading jazz musicians such as Dexter Gordon, Archie Shepp and John Surman. She won Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) for best jazz album of 2013 with "Songs About This And That". from discogs Karin Krog is perhaps Norway's leading jazz singer and certainly its most idiomatic. She is a unique song artist with a great international reputation possessing her own recognizable style and voice. Her constant creative approach towards contemporary jazz has never been bound by tradition, even though her music bears a deep respect for its forms. Karin is equally at home with jazz standards, blues or electronic experimental techniques. In addition, she has been active in improving the working conditions for musicians and contributing towards a vital jazz milieu. In 1994 she celebrated 30 years since her first released LP as a solo artist. read more...