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BB King
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Birger Ruud
Birger Ruud (23 August 1911 – 13 June 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper.
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Børre Næss
Børre Næss (born 23 January 1982 in Kongsberg) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He has three World Cup victories, all in individual sprint events (2005: Finland, 2007: Norway, 2008: Canada).
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Christian IV
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Christian Sinding
Christian August Sinding (11 January 1856 – 3 December 1941) was a Norwegian composer.
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Christian V
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Christian VI
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Diana Krall
Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Grammy and Juno Award-winning Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide; altogether, she has sold more albums than any other female jazz artist during the 1990s and 2000s. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second Jazz artist of the 2000–2009 decade, establishing herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time. She is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums. To date, she has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards.
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Frederik III
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Frederik IV
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Haakon VII
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Halfdan Cleve
Halfdan Cleve (5 October 1879 6 April 1951) was a Norwegian composer, born and raised in Kongsberg. He lived some time in Germany. Some examples on his output as a composer are piano concertos, other piano works, and some chamber music. He was described as a child prodigy. He married and had four children.
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Halvor Lunn
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Harald V
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Hjalmar Hvam
Hjalmar P. Hvam (1902 – March 30, 1996) was a competitive Norwegian-American Nordic skier and inventor of the first safety ski binding.
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Håkon Austbø
Håkon Austbø (born October 22, 1948) is a Norwegian classical pianist, born in Kongsberg. He is also a professor at the Amsterdam conservatory.
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Jacob Tullin Thams
Jacob Tullin "Tulla" Thams (April 7, 1898 – July 27, 1954) was a Norwegian Olympian. He won the first Olympic ski jumping gold medal in 1924, and became the third person (after Gillis Grafström who competed in one sport only and boxer/bobsleigh crew member Eddie Eagan) to medal in both the Winter and Summer Olympics in 1936 as a member of the silver medal-winning Norwegian 8-metre sailing team. Thams also won the individual large hill at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1926 (the first true ski jumper to do so), and would develop the Kongsberger technique in ski jumping (along with fellow Norwegian Sigmund Ruud) that would be the standard until it was superseded by the Daescher technique in the 1950s.
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John Scofield
John Scofield (born December 26, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio), often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin & Wood, George Duke, Jaco Pastorius, John Mayer [http://www.berklee.edu/bt/172/coverstory.html], and many other important artists. At ease in the bebop idiom, Scofield is also well versed in jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and other forms of modern American music.
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Joshua Redman
Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer who records for Nonesuch Records. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in 1991.
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Jürgen Ahrend
Jürgen Ahrend (born 1930) is a German organ builder famous for restoring instruments such as the Rysum organ and the Arp Schnitger organ in St. Jacobi, Hamburg (St James's Church) as well as building original instruments. He is interviewed extensively in the film Martinikerk Rondeau, released in 2009.
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Morten Harket
Morten Harket (born 14 September 1959) is the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop band a-ha, who have released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. Harket has also released four solo albums.
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Norwegian American
Norwegian Americans () are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than five million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and most live in the Upper Midwest. With the exception of Ireland, no single country contributed a larger percentage of its population to the United States than Norway.
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Norwegian-American
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Olav V
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Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) is an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s.
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Oscar I
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Otto Ludvig Sinding
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Petter Hugsted
Petter Hugsted (11 July 1921 – 19 May 2000) was a champion Norwegian ski jumper. Born in Kongsberg, he won the Olympic gold medal in Ski Jumping in 1948 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz. This was impressive, especially after being held in the Grini concentration camp during the German occupation of Norway. He was also an excellent soccer player and was the captain of the Norwegian B-National soccer team.
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Roman emperor
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Sigmund Ruud
Sigmund Ruud (30 December 1907 – 7 April 1994) was a Norwegian ski jumper.
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Sigurd Pettersen
Sigurd Pettersen (born 28 February 1980) is a Norwegian ski jumper . His greatest achievement is winning the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen in 2003.
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Stephan Abel Sinding
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Stine Brun Kjeldaas
Stine Brun Kjeldaas (born 23 April 1975) is a snowboarder from Kongsberg, Norway, now living in Oslo.
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Tinius Olsen
Tinius Olsen (December 7, 1845 – October 20, 1932) was a Norwegian American engineer and inventor. He was the founder of the Tinius Olsen Engineering Testing Machine Company. He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of The Franklin Institute in 1891.
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Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty (1955–91) is the informal name for the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, commonly known as the Warsaw Pact. The treaty was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe. It was established at the USSR’s initiative and realized on 14 May 1955, in Warsaw, Poland.
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Bergen
Bergen () is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , .
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Denmark
Denmark (; , , archaic: ), officially the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: ) together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland (Jylland) and many islands, most notably Zealand (Sjælland), Funen (Fyn), Vendsyssel-Thy (commonly considered a part of Jutland), Lolland, Falster and Bornholm, as well as hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark has long controlled the approach to the Baltic Sea; before the digging of the Kiel Canal, water passage to the Baltic Sea was possible only through the three channels known as the "Danish straits".
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Espoo
Espoo (; , ) is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is (). It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. Today, Espoo is the only municipality in Finland to fully enclose another municipality. The city is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the region of Uusimaa.
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Finland
Finland (pronounced ), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden on the west, Norway on the north and Russia on the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.
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Gouda
Gouda (; population [http://www.gouda.nl/Over_Gouda/Cijfers_over_Gouda/Kengetallen/Bevolkingscijfers_Gouda 70,828] in 2009) is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Gouda, which was granted city rights in 1272, is famous for its Gouda cheese, smoking pipes, and its 15th century city hall.
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Hokkaidō
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshū, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaidō is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city.
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Hokksund
Hokksund is a town in the municipality of Øvre Eiker in the county of Buskerud in Norway. It is the administrative centre, and largest town in Øvre Eiker, with a population of around 8,000. The river Drammenselva flows through the town, 500m from the centre. There are three hotels, and a campsite there, which holds up to 240 caravans. The railway line that passes through the town is part of the Oslo - Bergen, and the Oslo - Kristiansand - Stavanger route. The two nearest international airports are Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and Sandefjord Airport, Torp, but there is a Hokksund Airport, with the ICAO airport code of ENHS. Hokksund is approximately 17km to the west of Drammen.
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Iceland
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Japan
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon), officially the State of Japan ( or Nihon-koku), is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
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Kristianstad
Kristianstad (, older spelling Christianstad) is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 33,083 inhabitants in 2005.
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Minnesota
Minnesota () is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.27 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water". Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.
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Netherlands
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Norway
Norway (; Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk)), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.8 million. It is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe. The majority of the country shares a border to the east with Sweden; its northernmost region is bordered by Finland to the south and Russia to the east; and Denmark lies south of its southern tip across the Skagerrak Strait. The capital city of Norway is Oslo. Norway's extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea, is home to its famous fjords.
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Numedal
Numedal is a traditional district in south-eastern Norway. Numedal, running mainly north-to-south, extends from Kongsberg in the south to Rødberg in the north. The river Numedalslågen, Norway's third longest, flows through Numedal before emptying into the Outer Oslofjord at Larvik.
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Numedalslågen
Numedalslågen is a river located in southeastern Norway. It stretches for over 250 kilometres through the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud, beginning at the Hardangervidda plateau and meeting the ocean at Larvik in Vestfold. Numedalslågen is one of Norway's longest rivers. There are a number of hydroelectric plants located in the higher range of Numedalslågen.
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Oslo
Oslo ( or ) is the capital and largest city in Norway. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III "Hardrada" of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by a fire in 1624. The Danish–Norwegian king Christian IV rebuilt the city as Christiania (briefly also spelt Kristiania). In 1925 the city reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo. The diocese of Oslo is one of the five original dioceses in Norway, which originated around the year 1070.
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Oslo Stock Exchange
The Oslo Stock Exchange () () serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 5:30pm local time (CET). In additional to a wide range of domestic companies, the OSE attracts a lot of international companies within petroleum, shipping and other related areas.
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Red Wing, Minnesota
Red Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 16,116 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Goodhue County. Red Wing is home of Red Wing Shoes, the Riedell Ice and Roller Skates and Red Wing Stoneware. The Cannon Valley Trail has its eastern terminus in Red Wing. Treasure Island Resort & Casino is on the nearby Prairie Island Indian Reservation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed Red Wing on its 2008 distinctive destinations list, which adds twelve communities annually nationwide. Red Wing was added for its "impressive architecture and enviable natural environment." Red Wing is connected to Wisconsin by Red Wing Bridge (officially named the Eisenhower Bridge); it carries U.S. Route 63 over the Mississippi River and its backwaters.
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Region Sjælland
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Skagafjörður
Skagafjörður is a fjord in Northern Iceland, situated between Tröllaskagi (Peninsula of giants) and Skagi. A quarter of area residents make their homes in the country, since Skagafjörður is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the region is famed (Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people in population). There are two counties by this fjord: The Skagafjörður county itself, and Akrahreppur. It is a centre of agriculture, and some fisheries are based in the towns of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation of choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings.
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Skåne County
Skåne County (Skåne län) is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö. The headquarters of Region Skåne is the town of Kristianstad.
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South Holland
South Holland (Dutch: ) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam. The province is the most populated of the 12 provinces.
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Sweden
Sweden (pronounced , ), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and water borders with Denmark, Germany, and Poland to the south, and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia to the east. Sweden is also connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.
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United States
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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- alpine skiing
- baroque
- BB King
- Bergen
- Birger Ruud
- Bokmål
- brick
- Bryan King
- Buskerud
- Børre Næss
- chandelier
- Chitose, Hokkaidō
- Christian IV
- Christian Sinding
- Christian V
- Christian VI
- Coat of arms
- CoCom
- Counties of Norway
- cross-country skiing
- defense contractor
- defense industry
- Denmark
- Denmark-Norway
- Diana Krall
- Districts of Norway
- engineer
- Espoo
- European route E134
- European route E18
- Finland
- Flesberg
- football goalkeeper
- formannskapsdistrikt
- Frederik III
- Frederik IV
- Frederik V
- genitive case
- Gouda
- Haakon VII
- Halfdan Cleve
- Halvor Lunn
- Harald V
- Heistadmoen
- high tech
- Hjalmar Hvam
- Hof, Vestfold
- Hokkaidō
- Hokksund
- Håkon Austbø
- Iceland
- inventor
- Ivar Grydeland
- Jacob Tullin Thams
- Janus (mythology)
- Japan
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- jazz piano
- John Scofield
- Joshua Redman
- justice
- Jürgen Ahrend
- king
- Kongsberg Colt
- Kongsberg Gruppen
- Kongsberg station
- Kristianstad
- Køge Municipality
- Lardal
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- mining
- Minnesota
- Mint of Norway
- Morten Harket
- Morten Qvenild
- mountain
- Netherlands
- Nordic skiing
- Norway
- Norwegian American
- Norwegian-American
- Notodden
- Numedal
- Numedalslågen
- Olav V
- ore
- organ (music)
- Ornette Coleman
- Oscar I
- Oscar II
- Oslo
- Oslo Stock Exchange
- Otto Ludvig Sinding
- Petter Hugsted
- pipe organ
- Red Wing, Minnesota
- Region Sjælland
- Rollag
- Roman emperor
- Roman mythology
- royal charter
- Samlerhuset
- Sauherad
- Scandinavia
- seating capacity
- Sigmund Ruud
- Sigurd Pettersen
- Siljan, Norway
- silver
- Skagafjörður
- ski binding
- ski jumping
- ski lift
- Skien
- Skåne County
- snowboard
- South Holland
- Southern Finland
- Statistics Norway
- Stephan Abel Sinding
- Stine Brun Kjeldaas
- Sweden
- sword
- synthpop
- Sørland Line
- Telemark
- Tinius Olsen
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Kongsberg NSM anti-ship missile test
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- Duration: 1:05
- Published: 22 Sep 2011
- Updated: 29 Mar 2012
- Author: theworacle
Video by Norway's Kongsberg of a flight test of its Naval Strike Missile (NSM), basis of teh Joint Strike Missile under development for the F-35 JSF. Here the fire-and-forget missile is launched from land at the Pt Mugu, Calif., test range and is filmed by a chase aircraft as sea-slims a few feet above the Pacific, flying over an island to acquire and attack a target ship on the otther side. Kongsberg says this mission profile gave the NSM's imaging-infrared seeker just 1.5 seconds to acquire and identify the ship as its pre-programmed target.
http://wn.com/Kongsberg_NSM_anti-ship_missile_test
Esko Kongsberg XP Cutting Table in action
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- Duration: 4:08
- Published: 10 Apr 2009
- Updated: 26 Jan 2012
- Author: EskoArtwork
Konsgberg XP cutting table is specially aimed at handling the combination of corrugated board and other rigid materials used for packaging, POP products and product displays
http://wn.com/Esko_Kongsberg_XP_Cutting_Table_in_action
Kongsberg Maritime delivery to Fugro Symphony
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- Duration: 7:08
- Published: 15 Aug 2011
- Updated: 23 Mar 2012
- Author: kongsbergmaritime
Video demonstraiting what Kongsberg Maritime has delivered to the 130-metre long, 24-metre wide offshore construction vessel Fugro Symphony. The delivery includes nautical bridge, aft bridge and machinery control.
http://wn.com/Kongsberg_Maritime_delivery_to_Fugro_Symphony
Esko Kongsberg Signs & Display Finishing System
Esko Kongsberg i-XL: Video presentation of the automated digital print finishing system for signs and displays by Kongsberg. Ideal for Correx, Cardboard, Dibond, Vinyl, Acrylic, MDF etc
http://wn.com/Esko_Kongsberg_Signs_Display_Finishing_System
KONGSBERG Corporate Video 2008
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- Duration: 4:30
- Published: 22 Jul 2011
- Updated: 14 Dec 2011
- Author: kongsbergmaritime
KONGSBERG is an international, knowledge-based group with more than 5600 employees in some 25 countries. KONGSBERG supplies high-technology systems and solutions to customers engaged in the oil and gas industry, the merchant marine, and the defence and aerospace industries.
http://wn.com/KONGSBERG_Corporate_Video_2008
Michiyo Yagi @ Kongsberg 2006
Snippet of a gig from Kongsberg Jazz festival 2006 in Norway. The gig happened at a venue called "avanthagen". Michiyo plays the japanese traditional instrument KOTO. The other noises you hear are: Paal Nilssen-Love on drums and Peter Brötzmann on saxophone (not appearing on the video).
http://wn.com/Michiyo_Yagi_@_Kongsberg_2006
Kongsberg XP Auto
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- Duration: 1:38
- Published: 21 Sep 2010
- Updated: 30 Dec 2011
- Author: EskoArtwork
The Kongsberg XP Auto is a fully automated dieless finishing machine for packaging and point-of-purchase displays. Based on the successful Kongsberg XP series, the most productive digital finishing devices in the world, EskoArtwork has now expanded its range of automated finishing units with the XP Auto. The XP Auto comes loaded with functionality that boosts productivity and ensures reliable operation.
http://wn.com/Kongsberg_XP_Auto
Kongsberg XL - Preparation and Workflow
Get to know all about the Kongsberg i-XL cutting table. Explore the diversity of materials that can be used.
http://wn.com/Kongsberg_XL__Preparation_and_Workflow
NSM Kongsberg test flight (English subs -Norwegian speech)
NSM / JSM TEST FLIGHT (UNARMED, NO LIVE EXPLOSIVES = NO EXPLOSION) more.... Video presentation of Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile, by Norwegian broadcaster NRK. (Norwegian Speech - English subs) Music: The September When - Bullet me Property of NRK. Copyright infringement intended (wanted to re-post on YT so I could add subs/captions) Watch the original here@ NRK (Norwegian only): www1.nrk.no Re-posted from: www.youtube.com Also posted on Live Leak: www.liveleak.com The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is an anti-ship and land-attack missile developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), and whose initial serial production contract was signed in June 2007. It has been chosen by the Royal Norwegian Navy for its new Fridtjof Nansen class frigates and Skjold class patrol boats. It was reported in December 2008 that NSM has been selected to be ordered by the Polish Navy. The state-of-the-art design and use of composite materials is meant to give the missile sophisticated stealth capabilities. The missile will weigh slightly more than 400 kg (880 lb) and have a range of at least 185 km (100 nm). NSM is designed for littoral waters ("brown water") as well as for open sea ("green and blue water") scenarios. Like its Penguin predecessor, NSM is able to fly over and around landmasses, travel in sea skim mode, and then make random manoeuvres in the terminal phase, making it harder to stop by enemy countermeasures. While the Penguin is a yaw-to-turn missile, NSM <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/NSM_Kongsberg_test_flight_English_subs_-Norwegian_speech
Kongsberg Seatex: Complex Solutions
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- Duration: 6:13
- Published: 11 Jun 2009
- Updated: 23 Mar 2012
- Author: klippoglim
Kongsberg Seatex is a leading international marine electronics manufacturer specializing in the development and production of precision positioning and motion sensing systems. DARPS (Differential Absolute and Relative Positioning Sensors) plays a central role in this film. It combines high-performance sensors allowing reliable and accurate absolute and relative positioning of two vessels such as a shuttle tanker and an FPSO/FSU. Our mission was to communicate these complex solutions emphasising the wide range of applications and their individual features aimed at a general audience. A curiosity to be mentioned is that Leiv Eriksons last harbour in Norway before discovering America is right outside their office. Kongsberg Seatex takes pride in this legacy and wants to defend their position as a leading voice in the field of maritime navigation in the years to come. Made by www.klippoglim.no
http://wn.com/Kongsberg_Seatex_Complex_Solutions
Graffiti drammen
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- Duration: 5:37
- Published: 26 Apr 2010
- Updated: 21 Feb 2012
- Author: GRAFFITIifestyle
A great graffiti production made in Norway, spring 2010 by diffrent norwegian artists. Music by Ice t and Prodigy.
http://wn.com/Graffiti_drammen
Han Bennink @ Kongsberg festival 2006
Video snippet of a solo of Han Bennink at Kongsberg Jazz festival in Norway, 7 July 2006. The movie was taken on a photo camera.
http://wn.com/Han_Bennink_@_Kongsberg_festival_2006
Autumn in Kongsberg HD
The most prominent feature of this cosy town is its waterfall. If not visible all the time it is at least audible. :-) However, the town is also host to one of Norway's most hi-tech engineering clusters sporting leading edge technology in aviation, auto, weapon technology and subsea oil & gas installations. And it is the town where A-ha vocalist Morten Harket was born and raised ... For your free 720p high def (Apple TV compatible) subscription to this podcast: -In iTunes: Search for "My Virtual Window HD" -Or go to: feeds.feedburner.com
http://wn.com/Autumn_in_Kongsberg_HD
OPPLEVELSESBYEN KONGSBERG
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- Duration: 3:37
- Published: 12 Jul 2010
- Updated: 27 Feb 2012
- Author: kulturtjenesten
Dette er en kortversjon av filmen. Hele Kongsbergfilmen (2 deler) "Opplevelsesbyen" og "Teknologibyen" finner du her: www.kongsberg.no
http://wn.com/OPPLEVELSESBYEN_KONGSBERG
Paal Nilssen-Love, Joe McPhee, Kongsberg 2008
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- Duration: 4:35
- Published: 21 Jul 2008
- Updated: 05 Jan 2012
- Author: shuffleboil
Paal Nilssen-Love, Joe McPhee, Kongsberg Jazz Festival July 2008.
http://wn.com/Paal_Nilssen-Love,_Joe_McPhee,_Kongsberg_2008
Kongsberg Dresser Power KG2-SL3 Diesel Turbine startup and shutdown
This is a Kongsberg Dresser Power KG2-SL3 Diesel Turbine Engine. The turbine has a output power of 1890 kW or 2533 HP at approximately 19000 RPM. The gear converts this down to 1500 RPM before its connected to a Leroy Somer AT 500 LB91 AC Generator on 2125 kVA / 1700 kW. This is one of the backup units for a major Norwegian Datacenter.
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Kongsberg: The Hugin AUV concept
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- Duration: 1:14
- Published: 19 Jan 2009
- Updated: 26 Oct 2010
- Author: mcdonald3072
The concept of the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Hugin from Kongsberg
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![1987 Norway's [Jens Chr. Hauge] Kongsberg helps USSR play Operation](http://web.archive.org./web/20120402023339im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/XRZivlS53S4/0.jpg "1987 Norway's [Jens Chr. Hauge] Kongsberg helps USSR play Operation")
1987 Norway's [Jens Chr. Hauge] Kongsberg helps USSR play Operation "Atrina" on USA
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- Duration: 15:31
- Published: 04 Apr 2011
- Updated: 29 Aug 2011
- Author: rettznorge
Voennoe Delo: 1987 Operation "Atrina". Soviet Navy vs NATO (English subtitles) BitnikGr - Small battle for Atlantic. Operation "Atrina" of Soviet submarine forces against NATO anti-submarine means of surveilance and interception. -- Cold War submarines: the design and construction of US and Soviet submarines - Norman Polmar, Kenneth J. Moore Brassey's, 2004 -- March 1987 Bermuda Triangle - Operation Atrina ... Four crewmen went down with the K-219.19 A few months later, in March 1987, a strange event transpired in which five submarines sailed from bases along the Kola peninsula to the area of the Bermuda Triangle in Operation Atrina .. Kongsberg Gruppen - In 1987, the company was part of the Toshiba-Kongsberg scandal, which involved a subsidiary of Toshiba and the Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk. The two provided the Soviet Union with technology (Toshiba milling machines and Kongsberg numerical-control computers) that could be used to produce quiet submarine propellers, in violation of the CoCom agreement. The US always relied on the fact that the Soviets had noisy boats. Providing the USSR with technology that could make their subs harder to find and track was perceived as a significant threat to America's security. en.wikipedia.org In 1987, Tocibai Machine, a subsidiary of Toshiba, was accused of illegally selling CNC milling machines used to produce very quiet submarine propellers to the Soviet Union in violation of the CoCom agreement, an international embargo on certain <b>...</b>
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Autumn in Oslo-Kongsberg-Drøbak, Norway!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:33
- Published: 18 Sep 2011
- Updated: 27 Feb 2012
- Author: groupXonline
Incl. DRØBAK and KONGSBERG - twitter.com - Incl. the Opera house! Featuring: - Brussels South Charleroi Airport - Ryanair flight to Oslo Rygge (737-800 plane) - Oslo Rygge Moss Lufthavn Airport - Rygge train station - Train to Oslo S - Oslo Sentralstasjon Central station - Trafikanten - Karl Johansgate - Royal Palace and Slottsparken - Hard Rock Cafe Oslo (Halloween) - Ice bar Oslo (promotion stand) - Stortinget, the Norwegian Parliament - KIWI Supermarket in Byporten mall - Operahuset, the Opera house of Oslo - Østbanehallen Oslo S with opera singer promoting the Opera house on Halloween night - Rådhusplassen , the town hall square - Oslo harbour - Nobel Peace Prize Center: "fra King til Obama" - TGI Friday's on Halloween Night! - Drøbak town centre and church (kirke) - Tea room "Hos Hanna" in Drøbak - Drøbak havn (harbour) with view on Oslofjord - Tregaarden's Julehus (Christmas house) in Drøbak - Kaffé Café in Parkveien Oslo - Train to Kongsberg, passing by Darbu - Kongsberg station, river and bridge - Peppes Pizza Kongsberg - Cochs Pensjonat Parkveien 25 in Oslo - Train to Rygge (destination: Halden) CREATIVE COMMONS MUSIC ATTRIBUTION to Triplexity and Celestial Aeon Project. Extra info - used camera: Toshiba Camileo H10 www.xfifteenvisuals.be
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Original Silence(+Joe McPhee), Kongsberg 08
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- Duration: 6:22
- Published: 25 Oct 2008
- Updated: 13 Feb 2012
- Author: shuffleboil
Original Silence joined at the end by Joe McPhee at Kongsberg Jazz 08
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Kongsberg I-Cut Digital Cutting Table
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- Duration: 3:41
- Published: 15 Jan 2008
- Updated: 03 Feb 2012
- Author: rastermark
Digital Cutting System with MGE I-Cut camera technology for straight and contour cutting. The Kongsberg is available in the UK from Rasterprinters 0044 1869 242100
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Dildo og Muff i Kongsberg
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- Duration: 10:05
- Published: 22 Mar 2009
- Updated: 22 Apr 2010
- Author: slasherking
Nachspiel :D
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Kongsberg i-XE
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- Duration: 0:27
- Published: 14 Apr 2010
- Updated: 26 Aug 2010
- Author: EskoArtwork
The Kongsberg i-XE series is a range of automated digital finishing systems for signs and display. It is based on the technology and robust architecture of the Kongsberg i-XL-Series of large format digital flatbed cutting tables.
http://wn.com/Kongsberg_i-XE
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| Coordinates | 55°45′06″N37°37′04″N |
|---|---|
| name | Kongsberg |
| idnumber | 0604 |
| county | Buskerud |
| district | Numedal |
| capital | Kongsberg |
| language | Bokmål |
| demonym | KongsbergenserKongsbergensar |
| coatofarms | Kongsberg komm.svg |
| munwebpage | www.kongsberg.kommune.no |
| mayor | Vidar Lande |
| mayor party | Ap |
| mayor as of | 2005 |
| area rank | 138 |
| area total km2 | 792 |
| area land km2 | 753 |
| area water percent | 0.24 |
| population as of | 2011 |
| population rank | 27 |
| population total | 25090 |
| populationpercent | 0.51 |
| population density km2 | 31.2 |
| population increase | 8.9 |
| utm zone | 32V | utm_northing 6605111 | utm_easting 0538265 | geo_cat adm2nd }} |
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg.
The town was founded in 1624 under the name ''Konings Bierg'' by Danish-Norwegian king Christian IV as a mining community. It was granted its royal charter of trade—amounting to official township—in 1802. The municipality of Kongsberg was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipalities of Ytre Sandsvær and Øvre Sandsvær were merged into the municipality of Kongsberg on 1 January 1964.
Today, Kongsberg is perhaps best known for being the home of Norway's major defense contractor, Kongsberg Gruppen, formerly ''Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk''. One of its products was the Kongsberg Colt.
General information
Name
The name ''Konings Bierg'', a modern form ''Kongsberg'', is based on the following two elements: the genitive case of ''konge'' which means "king" (referring to king Christian IV) and ''berg'' which means "mountain".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times and was designed by Hallvard Tretteberg. They were granted on 25 August 1972. They are based upon the old seal for the city from 1689 which shows the Roman god Janus dressed as an emperor (to represent the king); the sword and the pair of scales represents justice. The color green represents the forests, silver represents the mountains, and gold represents wealth.History
Kongsberg is particularly known for its old silver mines, from which roughly of silver was extracted between the discovery of silver ore seams in 1623, and the last year of mining, in 1957. In 1770, the mines employed about 4,000 workers, and the town was the second largest in Norway, after Bergen (and thus larger than today's capital, Oslo).
Following several hard years with reduced silver output from the mines, the war of 1807–1814, and a severe town fire in 1810 where 56 houses on the west side were destroyed, mining was complemented by the government establishing a defense industry in 1814. During peaceful times, the defense industry gradually evolved into many other kinds of high tech activities as well, now dominating the town's employment.
In 1987, however, the state-owned Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk () suffered a major financial crisis as well as accusations of breaching the CoCom rules by selling sensitive technology to the Soviet bloc. As a result the company was split into several smaller units and partly sold to private investors. Today, the separate firms thrive as one of Norway's main high-tech industrial clusters, centering on the defence and maritime company Kongsberg Gruppen which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Kongsberg is also home to the Mint of Norway (), which exclusively makes Norwegian coins. It was established in 1686, and was renamed from the ''Royal Norwegian Mint'' () in 2004 after having been sold to private investors (the Mint of Finland and Norwegian company Samlerhuset) in 2003.
Geography
The neighbouring municipalities of Kongsberg are Flesberg to the north; Øvre Eiker and Hof to the east; Lardal, Siljan, and Skien to the south; and Sauherad and Notodden to the west. Of these, the two first lie in Buskerud county like Kongsberg, while Hof and Lardal lie in Vestfold, and the others lie in Telemark. The town is divided by the river Numedalslågen, which has three waterfalls in the town itself.
Transportation
The main highways are the E134, crossing Kongsberg east to west (and connected to the E18 to Oslo), and Norwegian national road 40 ''(Riksvei 40)'', going north to south. Sørlandsbanen railway line stops at Kongsberg station, with connection to local and regional bus lines.
Culture
[[File:Tinius Olsens skole.jpg|thumb|right| Tinius Olsens School Kongsberg]] With the population increase during the town's silver mining heyday of the mid-sixteenth century came the need for a new church, which was built over a period 21 years and inaugurated in 1761. It has an austere red brick exterior, but a richly decorated baroque interior including one-of-a-kind chandeliers made at ''Nøstetangen'' Glass Works in neighbouring Hokksund. Kongsberg Church remains one of the largest in Norway with a seating capacity of 2,400.The church's original baroque-era pipe organ, made by renowned German organ builder Gottfried Heinrich Gloger in 1760–65, was fully restored by Jürgen Ahrend in 1999–2000 and reopened to great fanfare in January 2001. With its 42 voices, it is the largest baroque organ in Scandinavia. At the end of January each year, the Gloger Music Festival now draws a select crowd of artists and music lovers from all over the world.
Since 1964, Kongsberg has hosted Kongsberg Jazzfestival, an annual international jazz festival. Heavily sponsored by the local industry, prominent world acts such as BB King, Diana Krall, Ornette Coleman, Joshua Redman and John Scofield have played at the festival in recent years.
Sports
The town is known for many great ski jumpers. Birger Ruud and his two brothers, as well as many other townsmen, such as Petter Hugsted, won numerous medals in Winter Olympics and other international championships in the 1930s and 1940s. The first ski jumping technique, the Konsberger was developed by Jacob Tullin Thams and Sigmund Ruud in Kongsberg, and was the most popular ski jumping technique from the late 1920s to the late 1950s. Their medals and equipment can be seen at the Kongsberg Skiing Museum (''Kongsberg Skimuseum'') which is co-located with the Norwegian Mining Museum (''Norsk Bergverksmuseum'') in central Kongsberg. Inventor of the modern ski binding, Norwegian-American skier and Olympic skiing coach Hjalmar Hvam, was born in Kongsberg in 1902.Recent winter sports athletes of the Kongsberg region include Olympic snowboarders Stine Brun Kjeldaas and Halvor Lunn; cross-country ski sprinter Børre Næss of the village ''Efteløt''; and ski jumper Sigurd Pettersen of nearby municipality Rollag (60 km/37 mi north of Kongsberg). A large ski center for alpine skiing and snowboarding, with several lifts and ca 320 m of height difference has been in operation and gradually expanding since 1965. Kongsberg hosted the cross-country skiing parts of the 2006 Nordic skiing National Championships. The arranging sportsclub was IL Skrim, the ski tracks being located at former military camp Heistadmoen.
Crown in Håvet
Crown in Håvet (''Kronene i Håvet'') is the location where Norwegian royal monograms have been carved into a mountainside to mark royal visits to Kongsberg. In June 1704 King Frederik IV visited Kongsberg and started a tradition that is alive to this day. King Frederik also arranged to have cut made for the monograms of previous monarchs from earlier royal visits.The first monogram on the hillside property belonged to Christian IV who in 1624 founded the Kongsberg at the site of the newly discovered silver deposits. His visit was followed by that of Frederik III (1648) and Christian V (1685). Christian VI and his Queen Sofie Magdalene (1733), Frederik V (1749), Oscar I (1845), Oscar II (1890), Haakon VII (1908), Olav V (1962) and most recently Harald V (1995).
Notable residents
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Kongsberg: - Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan - Espoo, Etelä-Suomi, Finland - Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands - Kristianstad, Skåne County, Sweden - Køge, Region Sjælland, Denmark - Red Wing, Minnesota, United States - Skagafjörður, Iceland
References
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External links
Category:Municipalities of Buskerud Category:Ski areas and resorts in Norway Category:Cities and towns in Norway Category:Populated places established in 1624 Category:Populated places on the Numedalslågen
bg:Конгсберг da:Kongsberg de:Kongsberg et:Kongsberg fr:Kongsberg bpy:কংসবার্গ is:Kongsberg it:Kongsberg kl:Kongsberg nl:Kongsberg (gemeente) ja:コングスベルグ no:Kongsberg nn:Kongsberg kommune nds:Kommun Kongsberg pl:Kongsberg pt:Kongsberg ro:Kongsberg ru:Конгсберг sl:Kongsberg fi:Kongsberg sv:Kongsberg kommun vi:Kongsberg war:Kongsberg zh:孔斯贝格This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.
| Coordinates | 55°45′06″N37°37′04″N |
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| name | Michiyo Yagi |
| landscape | yes |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| born | Tokoname, Aichi |
| instrument | koto |
| occupation | musician |
| notable instruments | }} |
, a Japanese musician, studied koto under the late Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai and Satomi Kurauchi, and graduated from the NHK Professional Training School for Traditional Musicians. Between 1989 and 1990 she was a visiting professor of Music at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, U.S.A. During her tenure she premiered numerous modern compositions for koto and came under the influence of maverick American composers such as John Cage, Conlon Nancarrow, and John Zorn. Her solo koto CD ''Shizuku'' was produced by Zorn and released on the Tzadik label in 1999. In 2001 she recorded "Yural" with her koto ensemble Paulownia Crush for the East Works label. Under the auspices of the Japan Foundation, Yagi toured Russia with this koto ensemble in the fall of 2004.
Biography
An eclectic performer, Yagi has made frequent appearances on Japanese TV and has performed at the Moers Jazz, Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Archipel, Bang on a Can, Tokyo Summer, Vision, Punkt, Instal, and Music Unlimited Festivals. Yagi's koto has been featured in ex-Judy & Mary guitarist/singer Takuya's rock band, and she has recorded and performed with Ayumi Hamasaki, Japan's best-selling pop singer. She is a founding member of Kokoo, a trio which performs originals and progressive rock covers exclusively on traditional Japanese instruments, and was one-third of the avant-pop girl group Hoahio.Yagi is one of the few improvising koto players on the international stage. She has performed with Mark Dresser, John Zorn, Peter Brötzmann, Elliott Sharp, Han Bennink, Akira Sakata, Kazuhisa Uchihashi (Altered States), Natsuki Kido (Bondage Fruit), Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Otomo Yoshihide, Saadet Turkoz, Ned Rothenberg, Hoppy Kamiyama, Samm Bennett, Yuji Katsui (Rovo), Lauren Newton, Hans Reichel, Sabu Toyozumi, Mino Cinelu, Satoko Fujii, Joëlle Léandre, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Bill Laswell, Kazutoki Umezu, Carl Stone, Kang Tae Hwan, Christian Marclay, Koichi Makigami, Zeena Parkins, Masahiko Sato, Billy Bang, Keiji Haino, Jason Roebke, Sachiko M, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love, MZN3 (Kjetil Møster, Per Zanussi, Kjell Nordeson), Chris Mosdell, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), and many others.
Yagi's most recent recordings are ''Seventeen'' (Zipangu, 2005), entirely performed on the giant 17-string koto; ''Live! at SuperDeluxe'' (Idiolect/Bomba, 2006), a trio session with Flaten and Nilssen-Love; and the limited-edition "Head On" (Idiolect, 2008) as a member of the trio Brötzmann/Yagi/Nilssen-Love. Upcoming releases include a studio session with Dresser and Rothenberg, a duo with Sharp, the second Brötzmann/Yagi/Nilssen-Love CD, and a collaboration with guitarist Eivind Aarset and electronica artist Raymond C. Pellicer.
Discography
References
External links
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| Coordinates | 55°45′06″N37°37′04″N |
|---|---|
| name | Han Bennink |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| birth name | Han Bennink |
| birth date | April 17, 1942 |
| origin | Zaandam, the Netherlands |
| instrument | drums, percussion, saxophone, clarinet, violin, banjo, piano |
| genre | Free jazzAvant-garde jazz |
| occupation | Drummer, Percussionist |
| associated acts | Irene Schweizer, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and Eric Dolphy |
| notable instruments | }} |
Though perhaps best known as one of the pivotal figures in early European free jazz and free improvisation, Bennink has worked in essentially every school of jazz, and is described by critic Chris Kelsey as "one of the unfortunately rare musicians whose abilities and interests span [jazz's] entire spectrum." Known for often injecting slapstick and absurdist humor into his performances, Bennink has had especially fruitful long-term partnerships with pianist Misha Mengelberg and saxophonist Peter Brötzmann. Han is a brother of saxophonist Peter Bennink.
Early life and education
Bennink was born in Zaandam, the son of a classical percussionist. He played the drums and the clarinet during his teens.
Playing career
Through the 1960s he drummed with a number of American musicians visiting the Netherlands, including Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and Eric Dolphy (he can be heard on Dolphy's recording, ''Last Date'' (1964)).He subsequently became a central figure in the emerging European free improvisation scene. In 1963 he formed a quartet with pianist Misha Mengelberg and saxophonist Piet Noordijk which had a number of different bassists and which played at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival, and in 1967 he was a co-founder of the Instant Composers Pool with Mengelberg and Willem Breuker, which sponsored Dutch avant garde performances. From the late 1960s he played in a trio with saxophonist Peter Brötzmann and Belgian pianist Fred Van Hove, which became a duo after Van Hove's departure in 1976. Through much of the 1990s he played in Clusone 3 (also known as the Clusone Trio), a trio with saxophonist and clarinetist Michael Moore and cellist Ernst Reijseger. He has often played duos with Mengelberg and collaborated with him alongside other musicians.
From the late 1980s through the early 2000s, Bennik collaborated closely with Dutch post-punk band The Ex, appearing on their 1995 album ''Instant'' and traveling and playing with them on their first tour to Ethiopia.
Recordings
As well as playing with these long-standing groups, Bennink has performed and recorded solo (''Tempo Comodo'' (1982) being among his solo recordings) and played with many free improvisation and free jazz luminaries including Derek Bailey, Conny Bauer, Don Cherry and Alexander von Schlippenbach, as well as more conventional jazz musicians like Lee Konitz.
Style
Bennink's style is wide-ranging, running from conventional jazz drumming to highly unconventional free improvisation, for which he often uses whatever found objects happen to be onstage (chairs, music stands, instrument cases), his own body (a favourite device involves putting a drumstick in his mouth and striking it with the other stick), and the entire performance space—the floor, doors, and walls. He makes frequent use of birdcalls and whatever else strikes his fancy (one particularly madcap performance in Toronto in the 1990s involved a deafening fire alarm bell placed on the floor).
References
External links
Category:Free jazz percussionists Category:Free jazz drummers Category:Dutch jazz drummers Category:Dutch jazz percussionists Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:People from Zaanstad Category:Avant-garde jazz drummers Category:Avant-garde jazz percussionists
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| Coordinates | 55°45′06″N37°37′04″N |
|---|---|
| name | Paal Nilssen-Love |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| birth date | December 24, 1974 |
| origin | Norway |
| instrument | drums |
| genre | Jazz |
| occupation | Drummer |
| website | PaalNilssen-Love.com |
| notable instruments | }} |
Paal Nilssen-Love (born December 24, 1974) is a Norwegian drummer active in the jazz and free jazz genres.
Nilssen-Love was raised at a jazz club in Stavanger, run by his mother, and his father, who was also a drummer. In 1993, during jazz studies at the University in Trondheim, he formed the band Element which musically became a platform for several other groups with bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and pianist Håvard Wiik and lead to collaborations with Iain Ballamy and Chris Potter.
Relocating to Oslo in 1996, he took part in the forming of bands like Håkon Kornstad Trio, The Quintet and Frode Gjerstad Trio, as well as self initiated projects and collaborations with Swedish musicians such as pianist Sten Sandell and saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. In 1999, Nilssen-Love played his first solo concert.
Today his portfolio also includes Atomic, School Days, The Thing, Scorch Trio, Territory Band, FME, and various duo projects such as with reedmen Peter Brötzmann, Ken Vandermark, John Butcher, organist Nils Henrik Asheim and noise experimentalist Lasse Marhaug.
Selected projects
Major collaborators
Discography
External links
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