Erlend Slettevoll (born 26 October 1981) is a Norwegian

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pianist, known from cooperation with musicians like

Ola Kvernberg Ola Kvernberg (born 16 June 1981) is a Norwegian jazz musician known for his virtuosic string swing violin playing and his international performances. He is the son of traditional musicians Liv Rypdal Kvernberg and Torbjørn Kvernberg, and the br ...

Petter Wettre Petter Wettre (born 11 August 1967) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (Saxophone) and composer, known from a number of album recordings, accompanied by receiving the Spellemannprisen two times. Career Wettre was born and raised in Sandefjord. ...

, Heidi Skjerve,

Kjetil Møster Kjetil Traavik Møster (born 17 June 1976) is a Norwegian jazz musician ( tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet) and composer, known from bands like The Core, Ultralyd, Brat, Zanussi 5, and performance with Chick Corea at Mol ...

Steinar Raknes Steinar Raknes (born 22 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, and the younger brother of Jazz singer and pianist Eldbjørg Raknes. He is considered to be one of the most talented double bass players of his gener ...

and Espen Aalberg.

Career

Slettevoll was born in

Volda Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. Other villages in the municipality include Dravlaus, Fyrde, Straumshamn, Leira, Bjørke, and ...

and is a graduate of the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2001–05). He was first recognized as member of the band

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together with fellow students in Trondheim, Kjetil Møster, Steinar Raknes and Espen Aalberg. Later he worked with musicians like Petter Wettre and Heidi Skjerve. Grand General is the latest project including Slettevoll. Having played a few gigs as Kenneth Kapstad Group this lineup released their debut album ''Grand General'' in 2013. Violinist Ola Kvernberg, who was awarded

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizat ...

for his album '' Liarbird'', was in the forefront. One can not help comparing the music on this album with the

Mahavishnu Orchestra The Mahavishnu Orchestra were a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971, led by English guitarist John McLaughlin. The group underwent several line-up changes throughout its history across its two periods of activity, from 1971 to 1976 ...

, with a delicate interplay between the soloists and an impressive rhythm section.

Discography

*2004: ''Vision'' ( Jazzaway), within

*2006: ''Cape Point'' (Bergland), within African Pepperbirds *2006: ''Coming Home'' (

Curling Legs __NOTOC__ Curling Legs Productions A/S (established 1992 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label with a catalogue encompassing all styles of jazz and improvised music. It was started by Knut Værnes and Morten Halle to release their own mus ...

), within Heidi Skjerve Quintet *2006: ''Blue Sky'' ( Jazzaway), within The Core *2007: ''Fountain of Youth'' (Household Records), within Petter Wettre Quartet *2007: ''Indian Core'' (

Grappa Music Grappa Musikkforlag (established 1983 in Norway) is a Norwegian music company initiated and directed by Helge Westbye. It is one of the oldest and biggest independent record companies in Norway today. The company represents prominent Norwegian a ...

), within The Core feat. Prasenjit Mitra, Kanchman Babbar and Fateh Ali *2007: ''Meditations on Coltrane'' (Grappa Music), with Bergen Big Band feat. The Core *2007: ''Office Essentials'' ( Jazzland Records), within The Core *2008: ''Golonka Love'' (Moserobie), within The Core *2008: ''Morning News of the Woods'' (Curling Legs), within Heidi Skjerve Quintet *2008: ''Night Creatures'' (Pling Music), within "Audun Automat" *2009: ''The art of no return'', Vol. 1 (Moserobie), within The Core and More *2010: ''Party'' (Moserobie), with among others Jonas Kullhammar and

(recorded, mixed and producer by Espen Aalberg) *2011: ''Rainbow Band'' (Losen Records), The Rainbow Band Sessions, directed by

John Surman John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...

*2011: ''Min Song Og Hjarteskatt'' (

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 E ...

), with Beate S. Lech *2013: '' Grand General'' (

Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its art ...

), within '' Grand General *2014: ''Playing Up To My Standards'' (Household Records), with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slettevoll, Erlend 21st-century Norwegian pianists Norwegian jazz pianists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni Musicians from Volda Living people 1981 births Jazzaway Records artists Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists Curling Legs artists Grappa Music artists Household Records artists Petter Wettre Quartet members The Core (band) members Grand General (band) members