Chrome Hill is a jazz quartet from

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, originating from the

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at puls.no (Norwegian article) The band changed its name from Damp with the release of the album ''Earthlings'' in 2008. Chrome Hill has played in Norway, Sweden, England, France, Portugal and Japan.

Music

In 2008 the album ''Earthlings'' was released under the band name Chrome Hill. Along with the change of name, came also a change of style. The music was no longer acoustic, with Asbjørn Lerheim's use of electric and baritone guitars, and clearly inspired by

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. The album was released by the Norwegian record label Bolage.Band description
at bolage.no The band released the album Country of Lost Borders in 2013, also on Bolage. In 2018 the band released The Explorer on Clean Feed Records.

Crew

* Asbjørn Lerheim,
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. Lerheim has his background from jazz and improvisation studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He also plays in duo with Lisa Dillan. *

Torstein Lofthus Torstein Lofthus (born 10 March 1977) is a Norwegian drummer and composer who has been a member of the bands Shining, Elephant9, the Mathias Eick Band, D'Sound, and Ebersson/Zanussi/Lofthus. He is married to Hege Lofthus. Career Lofthus has ...

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. He has participated on many jazz, soul and pop albums, and is a frequently used session drummer. He plays regularly in Red Kite and Elephant 9. * Atle Nymo,

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. Nymo has his background from jazzlinja, NTNU and Norwegian Academy of Music. He plays regularly in I.P.A. and Atle Nymo Trio. * Roger Arntzen, bass,

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. Arntzen is the bass player in the piano trio In the country, who were chosen as the "Young jazz Musicians Of The Year 2004" at

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.Årets unge jazzmusikere - fra Molde til Molvær
at ballade.no (Norwegian article) This trio has released several albums on

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to much acclaim. Past members: *

Jørgen Munkeby Jørgen Munkeby (born 3 September 1980 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz and heavy metal musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, known as the frontman in the band Shining and former member of Jaga Jazzist. Career Munkeby formed ...

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. Munkeby is to be heard on a few Norwegian records, and is the leader of the highly acclaimed

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quartet Shining. Munkeby was also one of the founding members of the nu-jazz band Jaga Jazzist, of which he was a member until 2002.

Awards

In August 2001, Damp represented Norway at the Tremplin Jazz d'Avignon festival in

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, France, as one of the four bands from Europe. Jørgen Munkeby was awarded the soloist prize.Pris til Jørgen Munkeby
at ballade.no (Norwegian article)

Discography

*''Earthlings'', 2008 *''Country of Lost Borders'', 2013 *''The Explorer'', 2018 *''This is Chrome Hill'', 2020

References

External links

Chrome Hill's official website
{{Authority control Norwegian jazz ensembles Norwegian rock music groups Noise rock groups Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists Musical quartets Musical groups established in 2000 2000 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Oslo