Runar Tafjord (born December 14, 1957, in Langevåg, Norway) is a Norwegian French horn player, brother of the tubaist Stein Erik Tafjord, and uncle of the French horn player Hild Sofie Tafjord. He is best known for being part of The Brazz Brothers.
Career Tafjord is a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He has for many years played in various Scandinavian orchestras, including Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester, Den Norske Operas Orkester, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester and 'Gothenburg Philharmonic Orchestra'. He is also a widely used solo artist and studio musician and is one of only five chosen Scandinavian horn players who play jazz. In addition, he is an orchestra conductor and instructor for brass ensembles. In 2011 he received the "Statens arbeidsstipend" from the Norwegian government.
Discography
Within The Brazz Brothers 1987: Brazzy Landscapes (Odin Records), with Phil Minton & Egil "Bop" Johansen 1993: Norwegian Air (Norsk Plateproduksjon) 1994: All Included (Norsk Plateproduksjon) 1996: Brazzy Voices (In+Out Records) 1999: Ngoma (Brazz Records) 2012: Aquarium (Brazz Records)
With Jan Eggum 1992: Nesten Ikke Tilstede (Grappa Music)
With Mikhail Alperin 2000: Portrait (Jaro Medien)
With Povl Dissing & Benny Andersen 2010: For Fuld Udblæsning (CVP Broadcast)
References
External links Runar Tafjord, French Horn at Brazzbrothers.com (in Norwegian)