Education
Wendelboe was educated at the "Østlandske Musikkonservatorium" (1975-1979), joined the "Radiostorbandet" in 1980-1984 and 1985-1990, and was part of the Jazzpunkensemblet 1982-1984, and led his first big band in 1983.
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Jens Wendelboe
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Career
He holds a Masters degree at the Manhattan School of Music (1984-1985), and released at the same time the big band album Letter from New York with American musicians. From 1985, he was in charge of the Big band Oslo Groove Company, and led his own big band "Big Crazy Energy Band and jazz Quartet". Otherwise, he was the conductor and arranger for singer Donna Summer and also for a series of stage productions and television shows. and led the orchestra in the periode 1985–1987.
From 1991 he has been leading his own Big Crazy Energy Band, and the Crazy Energy Jazz Quartet.
From 2006-2014 he was the regular trombonist with the legendary American jazz/rock-band Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Achievements
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Administrative Management College (American Mussic Center) 2009 The "Lys Music Composition Contest" 2nd Prize for Jazz Orchestra Belgium 2003. 2000-2002. Scholarship to write a symphony. Norwegian Association for Popular Authors, stipend 1990, 1996, 1999, 2014 Barga Jazz "92. 2nd Prize, International Arr. & Composition competition for Jazz Orchestra, Italy. Tono, stipend 1990, 1996, 2010 Norwegian Association for Popular Authors" (NOPA) Prize of the Year for Best Composition, 1982 and 1986. Norwegian Composers Union, Anders Klæstads Scholarship. Composers Foundation, Scholarship, Oslo 1986. The City of Oslo, Cultural Stipend, 1986 Study Scholarships by TONO (Ascap), (2) NOPA, Foundation. for Performing Artists Norwegian Government Establishing Scholarship & Travel and Cultural Stipend. 1980, 1986. Denmark Radio Cup, 1988 for originally composed orchestra piece. Grammy nominated with the Bachelor of Science&T horn section on two Jeff Lorber CDs: «He Had A Hat» 2009 and «Now Is The Time» 2010.
