Sigurd Hole (born 13 July 1981) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) from Rendalen living in Oslo.
[1] Sigurd Hole was born in Elverum, Norway, and has worked in jazz ensembles and presetented content related to Norwegian folk music.
The double album recorded on the arctic islands of Fleinvær in Northern Norway can in many ways be seen as a response to our the climate and ecological crisis, focusing in large on the conscious act of really listening to the natural world - both on a concrete and on a more abstract level.
He has played and collaborated with amongst others Helge Lien, Bugge Wesseltoft, Eli Storbekken, Nils Økland, Terje Isungset, Frode Haltli, Trygve Seim, Audun Sandvik, Arve Henriksen, Morten Quenild, Espen Rud, Torgrim Sollied, Birger Mistereggen, Tom Steiner Lund, Aasmund Nordstoga, Sondre Bratland, Live Maria Roggen, Solveig Slettahjell, Odd Nordstoga, The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and og The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, been part of about 40 album releases and performed stages world wide like Wellington Opera House, Cadogan Hall in London og Lincoln Center in New York.
In addition to his artistic work he was a double bass, ensembles and improvisation teacher at the Norwegian Academy of Music from 2007-2019.