Sigurd Hole is a Norwegian composer and musician (double bass). His work examines the dialogue between composition and improvisation in a musical landscape where field recordings and other sounds may occur as natural parts of the music. The result is a unique musical world that more and more people are turning their ears towards both at home and abroad. His music recently found its way to Carnegie Hall, and he has received strong reviews both for his solo and ensemble albums in media such as the The New York Times, DownBeat and BBC3. In 2022 his latest album “Roraima” was awarded the prestigious German Record Critics' Award(Preis der deutschen Shallplattenkritik).

Sigurd grew up in a small village called Åkre in Rendalen, Norway. Music has always been an important part of his life. At the age of six he startet playing the violin, and then moved on to the double bass at the age of 13.

After finishing his masters degree in jazz/improvised music and composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo in 2008, he has been a vital part of the Norwegian music scene both in jazz ensembles like Tord Gustavsen trio, Jon Eberson Group and Eple Trio, and through his work related to Norwegian folk music with musicians like Karl Seglem and Eli Storbekken. As a composer he has written music for a wide variety of ensembles ranging from small chamber groups to large orchestras such as the The Norwegian Radio Orchestra(KORK).

After extensive many album releases and touring world-wide for many years, Sigurd decided to slow things down a bit and return to the core of his interest in music: exploring the rich timbral spectrum of the double bass -from high pitched harmonics to deep, rumbling strings