Mr Olav Dale is a Norwegian Saxophone player, born in 1958, who from a young age showed immense aptitude for music. As he grew up, he developed a love for jazz that keeps him going to this day. He specialises in playing wind instruments, having mastered the saxophones (tenor, alto, soprano, baritone), flute, alto flute, piccolo clarinet and bass clarinet. After graduating from the Norwegian Music School, at the age of 19 he joined the Band of the King’s Guard, in the Norwegian Military. Since then he has regularly been conducting concerts under the Norwegian National Concerts Programme and is engaged as a studio musician for several national broadcasters.
In 1988 Olav Dale became the first recipient of the Voss International Jazz Festival Award. In 2008 he received the . He has had engagements with several international artists and has toured other countries many times. He teaches at several music academies across Norway and is also well versed at organising and conducting large bands. He has also released two studio albums.