Erik Johannessen (born 22 July 1975 in

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) is a

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) and composer, who has played in bands like Jaga Jazzist,

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, Loud Jazz Band,

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, Funky Hot Grits, Ensemble Denada and

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Career

Johannessen grew up at

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and was educated in jazz at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium and the

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. He mainly plays jazz and pop music and works with music in many context. He has toured extensively in Europe and the rest of the world with Jaga Jazzist and Ensemble Denada, in Poland with Loud Jazz Band, and in Norway with other bands. He has played with

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and Trondheim Jazzorkester,

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, and his own band, Magic Pocket. He has also released albums with Lord Kelvin and Magic Pocket. He received the Sparebank1 Midtnorges JazZtipendiat 2009/10 with Magic Pocket and was awarded the

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2010 in open class for the album ''

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'' with Jaga Jazzist. He has conducted, arranged, and composed for bands such as Kjellerbandet, Midtnorsk Ungdomstorband, Follo Big Band, Orkdal Storband, Kristiansund Storband, Vollen Big Band, Travelin' Storband and Sintefstorbandet. He has worked with Dum Dum Boys,

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, Martin Hagfors, and Jens Carelius. Johannessen's first solo album ''Inkblots'' (2012) is free improvisation accompanied by bassist Jon Rune Power from the Frode Gjerstad Trio and Magic Pocket drummer

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Honors

2010 in open class, for the album ''

'' with Jaga Jazzist

Discography

As leader

''Inkblots'' (2012)

As sideman

With Jonas Alaska *''Jonas Alaska'' (2011) With Svigermors Drøm *''Fri'' (1993) *''I Fyr og Flammer'' (1994) With Dum Dum Boys *''Gravitasjon'' (2006) With Martin Hagfors *''Men and Flies'' (2009) *''I LIke You'' (2011) With

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*''God If I Saw Her Now'' (2008) *''All Good Things'' (2010) With Jaga Jazzist *''One-Armed Bandit'' (2010) With

*''Dances in the Smoke'' (2008) *''Radio Has No Future'' (2011) With the Loud Jazz Band *''Don't Stop the Train'' (2004) *''The Way To Salina'' (2005) *''Passing'' (2007) *''Living Windows'' (2008) *''The Silence'' (2010) With

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*''Katabatic Wind'' (2011) With Raga Rockers *''Shit Happens'' (2010) With Susanne Sundfør *''The Brothel'' (2010) With

*''Live in Oslo'' (2007) *''Wood and Water'' (2008) *''Triads And More'' (2010), with

*''Kinetic Music'' (2011), with

With others *''Devil's Ride'' (2002), with "Tremolo Wankers" *''Turn on the Lights'' (2003), with "Jumpin'Jerry" *''Lorenzo is Dead'' (2003), with "Lorenzo" *''Drops of Hope'' (2003), with "Seljemark" *''q.s.'' (2004), with "Acoustic Accident" *''Mingus Schmingus'' (2004), with "Kjellerbandet" *''Troll'' (2005), with "Lumsk" *''A Few Words'' (2006), with "Hasselgård" *''Sildsalat'' (2006), with "Sintefstorbandet" *''The Cheaters'' (2007), with The Cheaters *''Chronicles'' (2007), with John Heitman & Marc Gregory *''The Path of Love'' (2008), with Terje Nordgarden *''Cause And Effect'' (2008), with

*''The Plum Album'' (2008), with Håkon Ellingsen *''Finding Nymo'' (2009), with

Helge Sunde Helge Sunde (born 9 June 1965 in Stryn, Norway) is a Norwegian composer and musician (trombone and multi-instrumentalist), known for his compositions in contemporary music and jazz for large ensembles and for his works as music arranger for symp ...

& Ensemble Denada *''Night Blooms'' (2009), with "The Opium Cartel" *''It's Cold Tonight'' (2009), with Dan Kristofferson *''Real Life Is No Cool'' (2010), with Lindstrøm & Christabelle *''Det Nærmeste Du Kommer'' (2011), with

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*''Migrant'' (2011), with "The Captain & Me" *''The Architect'' (2011), with Jens Carelius *''When Nobody's Around'' (2011), with Synne Sanden

References

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