Bergheim was raised in Asker and in Stabekk in the neighboring municipality Bærum, where he lived most of his life. He played in a number of bands and orchestras before devoting his professional life to music, in 1948. He was repeatedly named best Norwegian saxophonist when such contests were common in the 1950s and 1960s.[1]
He led his own bands and orchestras starting in 1960, focusing mostly on swing. He won the highest Norwegian jazz award, Buddyprisen, in 1978 and the Gammleng-prisen in 1991. Because of a lung ailment, he retired in 1990.[2]
Bergheim was for some time married to noted singer and actress Anita Thallaug.
kristian, bergheim, june, 1926, bærum, 2010, noted, saxophonist, considered, norway, international, caliber, born, 1926, june, 1926bærum, norwaydied30, 2010, 2010, aged, occupation, saxophonistinstrument, tenor, saxophoneyears, active1944, 1990labelsgemini, re. Kristian Bergheim 6 June 1926 in Baerum 30 May 2010 was a noted saxophonist considered one of the few in Norway of international caliber 1 Kristian BergheimBorn 1926 06 06 6 June 1926Baerum NorwayDied30 May 2010 2010 05 30 aged 83 Occupation s saxophonistInstrument s Tenor saxophoneYears active1944 1990LabelsGemini Records Contents 1 Biography 2 Honors 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBergheim was raised in Asker and in Stabekk in the neighboring municipality Baerum where he lived most of his life He played in a number of bands and orchestras before devoting his professional life to music in 1948 He was repeatedly named best Norwegian saxophonist when such contests were common in the 1950s and 1960s 1 He led his own bands and orchestras starting in 1960 focusing mostly on swing He won the highest Norwegian jazz award Buddyprisen in 1978 and the Gammleng prisen in 1991 Because of a lung ailment he retired in 1990 2 Bergheim was for some time married to noted singer and actress Anita Thallaug Honors edit1978 Buddyprisen 1991 Gammlengprisen in the class Jazz 1 Discography editJazz in Norway volume 1 RCA 1954 Arvid Gram Paulsen Mikkel Flagstad Kristian Bergheim 1977 Herman Liva at Malla 1977 Norjazz Rainbow Session vol 2 with Bjarne Nerem Kristian Bergheim 1990 OCP 101 2References edit nbsp Norway portal nbsp Jazz portal a b c Hansen Jan Ditlev 2010 06 08 Kristian Bergheim in memoriam in Norwegian Oslo Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation Stendahl Bjorn 2010 06 02 Kristian Bergheim er dod in Norwegian Oslo The Norwegian Jazz Archives Archived from the original on 2011 02 06 External links editKristian Bergheim in memoriam by Jan Ditlev Hansen at NRK JazzAwardsPreceded byEgil Kapstad Recipient of the Buddyprisen1978 Succeeded byGuttorm GuttormsenPreceded byTerje Rypdal Recipient of the Jazz Gammleng prisen1991 Succeeded byKnut Riisnaes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kristian Bergheim amp oldid 1107065683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
