Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen & Kaba Orchestra
Biography Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen & Kaba Orchestra
Hilde Louise Asbjornsen
is a Norwegian jazz singer, songwriter, author and actor. Since her first record "Eleven Nights" in 2004, she has released 10 critically acclaimed albums in the jazz genre, starred in numerous award winning musicals and shows and continues to create new material with her own personal touch. Through the years she has formed a second family with some of Norways top jazz musicians, with whom she performs in close communication in all constellations, from duo to big band. The National Jazz stage in Norway describes Hilde Louise as «The great performer known for her finely balanced humor and darkness, wit and energy»
In July 2021 she made her debut as an author with the book "Stardust", a tribute to eight of history's greatest female artists, still drizzling their stardust on us and inspiring Asbjørnsen to write even a new stage show under the same title, which opened to top reviews in July 2021. Broadwayworld.com wrote: "Starpower on every level". The show is touring Norway through 2022, is produced by Starworks and Sweet Morning Music, and was co-written and directed by Teodor Janson.
Hilde Louise’s latest album «Red Lips, Knuckles and Bones» was be released on Ozella Music in 2019, and presented at Jazzahead that same year. Presto Music described the album like this: "My Recording of the Week is Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen’s highly addictive “Red Lips, Knuckles and Bones”... a moving album of her own material, genre hopping from jazz to americana with style and humour.." Vinyl-fan gave 5/5 stars and wrote: «Die norwegische Musikszene hat immer wieder Überraschungen parat, eine davon ist zweifellos Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen! Mit ihrer LP „Red Lips, Knuckles And Bones“ hat die Sängerin und Kabarettistin ein erstaunlich abwechslungsreiches Werk geschaffen.»
«Hilde Louise Orchestra» in 2019 consists of Anders Aarum on keys, Jens Fossum on double bass, Svein Erik Martinsen on guitar and Hermund Nygård on drums. Hilde Louise also performs with her swinging quartet of piano, bass and guitar or in more intimate settings in a duo with Anders Aarum, where they approach the songs with a unique presens that enhances the storytelling.
Hilde Louise’s cabaret on finance and world debt; «The Lulu Show» (2015-2017), played several theaters in Norway to top reviews. It quickly became a box office hit and she was rewarded the Norwegian Comedy Award as «Female stage comedian of the year». In 2017, she performed «The Lulu Show" for 23 nights during «Edinburgh Fringe Festival» and received 5/5 stars from BroadwayBaby.com. In 2021, Hilde Louise launched a new major work called Stardust. With a book and a stage show with the same name she presents eight legendary female artist from last century, their lives and their music. The book is a chronological venture through the century, placing the great artists: Bokken Lasson (NO), Mae West (USA), Josephine Baker(US/FR), Bessie Smith (US), Marlene Dietrich (DE/US), Edith Piaf (FR), Billie Holiday (US) and Marilyn Monroe (US) side by side, into history as it evolves. The show received raging reviews and is still touring Norway.
On the musical theater scene she has done the part of «Emcee» in «Cabaret» at Oslo Nye in 2017 (first time the part was played by a woman in a Norway), «Roxie Hart» in «Chicago» and «Ms Adelaide» in «Guys and Dolls» to mention some. She won the Norwegian Comedy Award for her interpretation of «Ulla» in «The Producers - Springtime for Hitler» in 2011.
