Eivind Nordset Lønning (born 20 January 1983 in

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(

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) known from playing with

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Career

Lønning grew up playing classical trumpet, started his education on the Music program at Ski vgs., and later completed a

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on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2004), a

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. Lønning participate in the duo «Streifenjunko» with Espen Reinertsen, in «Espen Reinertsen Organic Jukebox» (album 2007), in Christian Wallumrød Ensemble (plate 2010) and in quintet with Koboku Senjû (album 2010). He has also contributed to releases with

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and he collaborated with Joshua Redman at

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(2006). During the last few years «Streifenjunko» have played more than 100 concerts all over the world, including Japan, United States,

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, Australia and most of

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. Festival performances includes Fri Resonans and Kongsberg Jazzfestival in Norway, On the Edge of Wrong Festival in South Africa, Moers Festival in Germany,

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in Amsterdam, Cable Festival in Nantes, and the NOWnow Festival in Sydney. And in the summer of 2012 Lønning performed at the international Jazz festival

in Norway.

Discography

;With «Streifenjunko» *2009: ''No Longer Burning'' – (Sofa) *2012: ''Sval Torv'' – (Sofa) ;With Motif *2010: ''Facienda'' – ( Jazzland Records), triple album *2011: ''Art Transplant'' – (

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) *2016: ''My Head Is Listening'' (Clean Feed) ;With other projects *2008: ''Varianter Av Døde Traer'' – (Sofa), with

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, Martin Taxt & Espen Reinertsen *2008: ''Fabula Suite Lugano'' – (

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), with Christian Wallumrød Ensemble *2010: ''Selektiv Hogst'' – (Sofa), with Koboku Senjû,

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, Espen Reinertsen and

Martin Taxt Martin Taxt (born 18 January 1981 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba), known from a variety of jazz bands like Koboku Senjû, Microtub, Muringa, Music for a While and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. Career Taxt is a graduate of ...

*2015: ''Mette Henriette'' (ECM Records), with

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References

External links

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Kobuku Senjû official Website
1983 births Living people Musicians from Kolbotn Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni 21st-century Norwegian trumpeters Norwegian jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers ECM Records artists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Male jazz musicians Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members Motif (band) members {{jazz-musician-stub