Educated at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen 1997-2002. Stayed and worked in Copenhagen Denmark until 2007. In this period he toured and recorded with numerous groups; Tys Tys, Nowhereland, Jogujo Circuit, Susi Hyldgaard, Fredrik Lundin Overdrive, Copenhagen Art Ensemble, Kari Ikkonen Karikko, Josephine Cronholm and Lisbeth Diers were some of them.

In april 2015 the first album in Halle's name, Istanbul Sky was released, also at Ozella Music, and since then he has been touring with his own quartet:

Halle was also one of the early members and founders of ILK, Independent Label of København, where he released eight records in this ten years period. Two of them was with electronica trio Jogujo Circuit where he composed and produced it all together with Joakim Frøystein. He was nominated for a Danish Grammy in 2004 as ’new jazz-name of the year’. Tys Tys received a Grammy for ’Go get some’ the same year.

Gunnar Halle grew up...

Educated at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen 1997-2002. Stayed and worked in Copenhagen Denmark until 2007. In this period he toured and recorded with numerous groups; Tys Tys, Nowhereland, Jogujo Circuit, Susi Hyldgaard, Fredrik Lundin Overdrive, Copenhagen Art Ensemble, Kari Ikkonen Karikko, Josephine Cronholm and Lisbeth Diers were some of them.

In april 2015 the first album in Halle's name, Istanbul Sky was released, also at Ozella Music, and since then he has been touring with his own quartet:

Halle was also one of the early members and founders of ILK, Independent Label of København, where he released eight records in this ten years period. Two of them was with electronica trio Jogujo Circuit where he composed and produced it all together with Joakim Frøystein. He was nominated for a Danish Grammy in 2004 as ’new jazz-name of the year’. Tys Tys received a Grammy for ’Go get some’ the same year.

Gunnar Halle grew up just outside Oslo, played classical music as a child and like most other horn players from Norway he played in the local school band. He started playing in different groups around Sandvika, Bærum from 1988-1992 like Erlend Skomsvoll's ’Hvorfor Ikke?’ and 'Musikkflekken Workshop Big Band', playing the music of saxophonist Vidar Johansen and Tore Brunborg amongst others.

Beside being a musician he also work in his home-studio, recording trumpet, synth and voice. The album Istanbul Sky was made in this studio, and he has made additional recordings for Wetle Holte, Josefine Cronholm, Nana Jacobi, Berke Can Ozcan, Thommy Andersson, and many more. He has also composed and produced music for documentary film.

In recent years he has also played with Kirsti Huke - Weaving, duo with pianoplayer Espen Eriksen, Pierre Dørge & The New Jungle Orchestra, Lars Andreas Haug - LaBand, Josefine Lindstrand, Mari Boine, Eivind Aarset Sonic Codex, Kim Kristensen and many others.
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