About Svein Øvergaard
Lived 1912 – 1986 (aged 74). Svein Øvergaard was a Norwegian saxophonist, jazz musician and boxer.
Svein Arne Øvergaard (1 January 1912 in Kristiania (Oslo) – 23 November 1986 in Oslo) was a Norwegian resistance member, boxer and jazz musician (saxophone, percussion) and band leader, married to Gunhild Øvergaard (born Sandberg, 1912–1996), and known from the jazz scenes of Oslo.
Biography Øvergaard played in Willie Vieth's Kaba Orchestra and as leader of the mighty popular Funny Boys (1932–39), he was among the first Norwegian jazz musicians to be known outside of Norway.
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Who was Svein Øvergaard?
Norwegian saxophonist (1912-1986)
When was Svein Øvergaard born?
Svein Øvergaard was born on 1 January 1912 in Oslo.
When did Svein Øvergaard die?
Svein Øvergaard died on 23 November 1986 in Oslo.
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Svein Øvergaard was a saxophonist, jazz musician and boxer.
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Svein Øvergaard was Norwegian.
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