Atomic is a Norwegian/Swedish

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

band formed in 1999, composed of musicians from the top stratum of the European jazz circuit. Atomic has been billed as one of the most respected "new" constellations in jazz. In 2014, original drummer

Paal Nilssen-Love Paal Nilssen-Love (born 24 December 1974) is a Norwegian drummer and composer in the jazz, free jazz and free improvisation genres. (in Norwegian) Early life Nilssen-Love was born in Molde, Norway. His parents ran a jazz club in Stavanger, and ...

was replaced by

Hans Hulbækmo Hans Hulbækmo (born 1989) is a Norwegian musician (drums, percussion, saw, Jew's harp and vibraphone) and composer, son of the traditional folk musicians Tone Hulbækmo and Hans Fredrik Jacobsen, brother of pianist Alf Hulbækmo, and known ...

.Margasak, Peter (July 2015) "Atomic – Lucidity". ''Down Beat''. p. 52.

Members

* Magnus Broo – trumpet (

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, Sweden) *

Fredrik Ljungkvist Håkan ''Fredrik'' Ljungkvist (born 29 November 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden), is a Swedish jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), the son of saxophonist Håkan Ljungkvist and married to the jazz singer Lina Nyberg. Career Ljungkvist was ...

– saxophones, clarinet (Stockholm, Sweden) *

Håvard Wiik Håvard Skarpnes Wiik (born 10 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, known from a number of recordings with bands like Atomic, and performances with musicians like Petter Wettre, Ola Kvernberg and Stian Carstensen. Career Wi ...

– piano (

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, Norway) *

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (born 23 September 1971 in Oppdal, Norway) is a Norwegian double bass, bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres. (in Norwegian) Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) Career Flaten played electric bass in local f ...

– double bass (Oslo, Norway) *

– drums

Former members

– drums (Oslo, Norway) *

Håkon Kornstad Håkon Games Kornstad (born 5 April 1977 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, flute and live looping) and classically trained singer (tenor), known from bands such as Wibutee and Kornstad Trio, and col ...

– saxophone (Oslo, Norway)

Discography

*2001: ''Feet Music'' (Jazzland) *2003: ''Boom Boom'' (Jazzland) *2004: ''Nuclear Assembly Hall'' (w/School Days) (Okka Disk) *2005: ''The Bikini Tapes'' (Jazzland) ive *2006: ''Happy New Ears!'' (Jazzland) *2008: ''Retrograde'' (Jazzland) *2008: ''Distil'' (w/School Days) (Okka Disk) *2010: ''Theater Tilters Vol 1'' (Jazzland) *2010: ''Theater Tilters Vol 2'' (Jazzland) *2011: ''Here Comes Everybody'' (Jazzland) *2013: ''There's a Hole in the Mountain'' (Jazzland) *2015: ''Lucidity'' (Jazzland) *2017: ''Six Easy Pieces'' (ODIN Records)

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Norwegian jazz ensembles Swedish jazz ensembles Spellemannprisen winners Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Norway 1999 establishments in Sweden Musical groups from Norway with local place of origin missing Musical groups from Sweden with local place of origin missing Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists {{jazz-band-stub

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Former members

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