Carl Petter Opsahl (born 1964 in Oslo, Norway) is a clarinettist and composer. He began professionally with the Caledonia Jazzband in 1982. In 1986 he moved to New Orleans to study the music of clarinet players such as Willie Humphrey. here he played with among others Wendell Brunious, The All Star Brass Band and toured in Japan with the Rebirth Brass Band. In 1992 he formed the Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag, which disbanded in 1992. Carl Petter Opsahl has written articles on jazz for norwegian jazz magazine Jazznytt and for the daily newspaper Verdens Gang (VG) and authored a book on jazz history, En fortelling om jazz (Unipub, ISBN- 82-7477-059-5 Oslo 2001).

Discography

Indigodalen (2001), with Tord Gustavsen, Ingar Zach og Åsmund Reistad<br />
Improvisions (2005)

with Caledonia Jazzband

Moods of New Orleans (1986) with Wendell Brunious <br />
Walkin' (1987) with Wendell Brunious <br />
Is You Is or Is You Ain't (1991)<br />
Creole Nights (1997) with Geoff Bull

with Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag

Spell (1995) released in Europe as Gamle Guro<br />
Tjuvgods (1997) released as Stolen Goods in USA by Northside Records<br />
Curing Norwegian Stiffness (2001)


written texts
En fortelling om jazz (Unipub, ISBN- 82-7477-059-5 Oslo 2001)<br />

Musicians persecuted in the name of God

External links

Carl Petter Opsahl's home page