Magne Thormodsæter
Magne Thormodsæter | |
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 Magne Thormodsæter 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 July 1973 Bergen, Hordaland, Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Upright bass |
Magne Thormodsæter (born 8 July 1973 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, known from a dozen releases and cooperations with the likes of Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken, Paolo Vinaccia, Karin Krog and John Surman.
Career
[edit]Thormodsæter was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, and is now associate Professor at Griegakademiet, Department of Music, University of Bergen.[1] He has his own M.T. Trio, and also plays within bands like "Bungalow", Knut Kristiansen Trio, Lena Skjerdal Trio, Qvales Ensemble, The Wedding and Zumo.[2]
Honors
[edit]- Vossajazzprisen 2004
Discography
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Within Bergen Big Band
- 2003: Adventures in European New Jazz and Improvised Music (Europe Jazz Oddysey), with Mathias Rüegg "Art & Fun" on compilation with various artists
- 2005: Seagull (Grappa), feat. Karin Krog conducted by John Surman recorded at the Nattjazz Festival, Bergen 2004
- 2007: Meditations on Coltrane (Grappa), with The Core
- 2008: Som den gyldne sol frembryter (Grappa)
- 2010: Crime Scene (ECM), with Terje Rypdal recorded at the Nattjazz Festival, Bergen 2009
Collaborations
- 2000: City Dust (Curling Legs), with Helén Eriksen
- 2003: Adventures in European New Jazz and Improvised Music (Europe Jazz Odyssey), with various artists
- 2004: Grønn (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with Qvales Ensemble
- 2005: Siste Stikk (MajorStudio), with Vamp
- 2005: Join Me in the Park (EMI, Norway), with Nathalie Nordnes
- 2005: Inventio (Jazzaway), within Svein Olav Herstad Trio including Håkon Mjåset Johansen
- 2008: The Good or Better Side of Things (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with "Garness»
- 2012: Jeg Har Vel Ingen Kjærere (Plush Badger Music), with Anne Gravir Klykken
References
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- ^ "Magne Thormodsæter | Universitetet i Bergen". www.uib.no. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Magne Thormodsater". Groove.no.
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External links
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Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni
- Norwegian jazz upright-bassists
- Norwegian male double-bassists
- Norwegian jazz composers
- Musicians from Bergen
- ECM Records artists
- 21st-century Norwegian upright-bassists
- 21st-century Norwegian male musicians
- Bergen Big Band members