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Bjørn Jenssen
Bjørn Jenssen (born 1959 in Bodø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from a number of recordings, and steady drummer in the band Dance With a Stranger. Career Jenssen started playing drums 1974 in local Bodø bands like "Dynamite Rockers" and "Kjell Bartholsen Band". He relocated to Oslo in 1976, and was engaged in bands like "Saluki", "Paul Weeden Band", Bill Mulholland Quintet, "Susanne Fuhr Band" (1977–79), "Ruphus" (1979), "Chipahua" (1979–81), Jon Eberson Group (1980–87), Jazzpunkensemblet, Dance With a Stranger (two times awarded Spellemannprisen). In addition Jenssen has collaborated with musicians like Bjørn Eidsvåg, Trygve Henrik Hoff, Vazelina Bilopphøggers, Kari Bremnes oand Reidar Larsen. Discography ;Within Saluki *1977: ''Saluki'' (Compendium Records) ;With Anita Skorgan *1978: ''Anita Skorgan'' (Snowflake) ;Within Ruphus *1979: ''Manmade'' (Brain) ;With Arild Nyquist and Terje Wiik *1980: ''Epleslang'' (Octave) ;With Tryg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Larsen
Reidar Thoralf Larsen (8 October 1923 – 16 February 2012) was a Norwegian politician. He was chairman of the Communist Party of Norway from 1965 to 1975, when he resigned from his position, left the party and joined the Socialist Left Party (SV). He left SV in 1999 in protest against the party's support for the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, and because he felt the party was not radical enough. Larsen was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1973 to 1977, representing Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i .... References 1923 births 2012 deaths Politicians from Lillehammer Members of the Storting Communist Party of Norway politicians Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Hedmark politicians Norwegian memoirists 20th-century Norwegian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Norwegian Drummers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terje Nilsen
Terje Nilsen (26 November 1951 – 20 March 2019) was a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Nilsen's greatest hit is the song "Mjelle", written in 1974, and appearing on the album "Æ" released in 1977. It later appeared on the album "Kanskje", released in 1990, and had a spell on Norsktoppen. In addition to his own recordings, Nilsen has collaborated with several well-known Norwegian artists. For instance, he has performed together with Halvdan Sivertsen on numerous occasions. He also sings the chorus on "Pøbla" by north Norwegian hip-hop group Tungtvann, which was a big hit in Norway around 2002. He was the profile of the year in Nordland Musikkfestuke in 2003. Nilsen was the uncle of former professional footballers Runar Berg, Ørjan Berg and Arild Berg. He died on 20 March 2019, aged 67. < ...
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Odin Records
Odin Records is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz record company and label founded in 1981 by the Norwegian Jazz Federation, when there were not many independent record labels in Norway. Only major international record companies were to be found in Oslo, so Odin soon became the most important national label for contemporary Norwegian jazz. The catalogue encompasses jazz, improvised music, ragtime, Punk rock, punk. The bestseller is the internationally acclaimed Radka Toneff. In 1994 Odin Records was licensed to Curling Legs, owned by Knut Værnes, Morten Halle, and Helge Westbye. Discography *1981: Thorgeir Stubø, ''Notice'' (Odin NJ 4001–2) *1982: Dag Arnesen, ''Ny Bris'' (Odin NJ 4002–2) *1982: Radka Toneff and Steve Dobrogosz, ''Fairytales'' (Odin NJ 4003–2) *1982: Cutting Edge (band), Cutting Edge, ''Cutting Edge'' (Odin LP 04) *1982: Knut Riisnæs, ''Flukt'' (Odin NJ 4005–2) *1982: The Gambian/Norwegian Friendship Orchestra (Odin LP 06) *1982: Oslo 13, ''Anti Therapy'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV) is a Norwegian company and record label, founded in 1974 by Erik Hillestad. Among the musicians who have issued records on the label are Ketil Bjørnstad, Kari Bremnes, Erik Bye, Ole Paus, Sigvart Dagsland, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Knut Reiersrud, Deeyah and SKRUK. Artists * *Arild Andersen * Arne Domnérus *Carola * Dronning Mauds Land * Elle Melle *Erik Bye * Farmers Market *Henning Sommerro *Iver Kleive *Kari Bremnes *Karoline Krüger * Katia Cardenal *Kjetil Bjerkestrand *Knut Reiersrud * Lars Bremnes *Lars Lillo-Stenberg *Lill Lindfors * Maria Solheim *Mahsa Vahdat *Morten Harket *Ole Paus *Rim Banna *Sigvart Dagsland *SKRUK *Sondre Bratland * Susanne Lundeng * Tom Russel *Tore Brunborg See also * Kulturkirken Jakob * ''Lullabies from the Axis of Evil ''Lullabies from the Axis of Evil'' (2004) is an album collecting traditional lullabies sung by women from Iraq, Iran, and North Korea ("the axis of evil"), as well as Syria, Libya, and Cuba ("beyond the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
