Frode Barth
Frode Barth is a Norwegian musician and composer, widely recognized for his contributions to jazz, contemporary and popular music, performing with musicians including Oscar Peterson, Reggie Workman, Arthur Maia, Robertinho Silva, Toninho Horta, Kjell Karlsen, Trygve Seim, Terje Venaas, Harald Johnsen, Celio de Carvalho, Alf Kjellman, Pl Thowsen, Arild Andersen, Jon Eberson, Per Oddvar Johansen, Steve Bloom and Jarle Vespestad.
Barth was born in Lrenskog and picked up the guitar at onlyyears of age. Under the tutorship of Erik Wesseltoft he would soon progress to lead his own bands. One of the most prominent of them being Bad Image, which was bestowed with a first place of the major Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenpostens talent competition in 1983. He was also involved in the St. Laurentius Choir where he appeared as a soloist on a number of occasions. Whenhe filled in for Wesseltoft in the nationally renowned Kjell Karlsen Orchestra and showed his skills as soloist alongside lauded trumpeter Peter Katters. He later studied under the guidance of guitarists Bjrn Klakegg , Jrn Takla , Egil Haugland , Knut Vrnes , OddArne Jacobsen , Staffan WilliamOlsson , SteinErik Olsen and GeirOtto Nilsson . In addition to the guitar studies, Barth also studied improvisation under the jazz musicians Torgrim Sollid and Morten Lassem .
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