Born in
Langevåg,
Norway, Tafjord studied music at
Toneheim folkehøgskole together with
Maja Ratkje before continuing at the
University of Oslo and the
Norwegian Academy of Music. There, Tafjord and Ratkje joined cellist Lene Grenager and trumpeter Kristin Andersen to form Spunk, an ensemble that would leave a substantial mark on the Norwegian music scene. Together with Ratkje, Tafjord also made out the duo Fe-mail (from 2000), and the trio Agrare (with the dancer Lotta Melin). Since 2006, she joined Grenager, flutist Bjørnar Habbestad and bassist Michael Duch to form Lemur, a quartet and composition collective. From 2009 she became a regular member of the Berlin-based ensemble Zeitkratzer. Tafjord has also performed in numerous configurations of
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. Tafjords has been described as a sonic innovator on her instrument. Key works in her catalogue include her two solo albums
KAMA and
Breathing, as well as Mural I and Mural II, both large works for brass ensemble premiered at Tectonics festival in Glasgow in 2015 and Only Connect in Oslo in 2016. == Discography ==