SJO & André Roligheten - USA-tour fall 2024

André Roligheten (b.1985) from Skien in Norway is a highly sought-after musician on the European jazz scene, best known for contributing his creative saxophone playing in Gard Nilssen’s Acoustic Unity and Supersonic Orchestra or with Friends & Neighbors, Team Hegdal, Albatrosh, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, and Susanne Sundfør.

He has won the Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen) with Team Hegdal (2015), and been nominated with Acoustic Unity (2015) and Supersonic Orchestra (2020). Other awards include: EBU European Jazz Competition (2009), Young Nordic Jazz Comets 2008 (Soloist prize), Jazzintro (Young Musician of the year 2008) and “JazZtipendiat 2012“ Commissioned work for the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.

This year he has written a comissioned piece for Scheen Jazzorkester, and we are working on a tour in USA in september!!

September 26th: North Street Cabaret, Madison, WI (US)

September 27th: Constellation, Chicago, IL (US)

September 28th: The Bop Stop, Cleveland, OH (US)

September 30th: Smith Recital Hall, Huntington, WV (US)

October 1st: Rhizome, Washington, DC (US)

October 3rd: Nublu, New York, NY (US)

November 14th: Skiensjazzdraget, Skien (NO)