Ola Asdahl Rokkones (1983) lives in Tromsø in the north of Norway, and is one of few saxophonists working both within classical music and jazz. As a classical musician, he has appeared as a soloist with several renowned orchestras in Norway, Russia, Germany and France, among them the Mariinsky Symphonic Orchestra. He has commissioned and premiered music by numerous composers, such as Helge Iberg, Kjell Habbestad, Martin Romberg, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Erik Stifjell, Lars Skoglund, Håvard Lund, Bodvar Drotninghaug Moe, Alexander Manotskov and Bjørn Breimo. As a jazz musician he is highly profiled through several bands and ensembles, such as Marit Sandvik & Nova Onda, Treskatresk, Mike del Ferro Quintet, Mean Steel and Magyar Hot Club. In 2010 he was selected as the Norwegian representative to the prestigious European Jazz Orchestra. He has contributed on five album releases - Pirate Bay with DripP (2010), Son del Ecuador with Sonora Cimarrón (2012), JazzPoetry with Cats vs. Kitchen Utensils (2013), I denne søte juletid with Terje Baugerød (2017) and Flor with Marit Sandvik & Nova Onda (2018). He has also worked with various dance- and theatre ensembles. He has studied with several acclaimed teachers including Vibeke Breian, Jean-Yves Fourmeau and John-Pål Inderberg, and completed his musical education at the Music Conservatory of Tromsø in 2007. In 2012 Ola received the culture prize of Tromsø Municipality.