Even Enersen Ormestad (born 9 November 1978 in

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, Norway) is a Norwegian bass guitarist and music producer, known as a member of the band Jaga Jazzist. (in Norwegian)

Career

Ormestad is educated in

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and music production at

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and runs the studio ''Albatross Recorders'' together with Hasse Rosbach and

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. He is together with the brothers

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and

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part of the original lineup in Jaga Jazzist and has contributed with his bass and keyboards on recordings and tours with, among others

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, Christer Knutsen, Bellman, Jonas Alaska, Marion Ravn, Matilda and a number of other artists. Ormestad also contributes as a bassist and multi instrumentalist on many of these releases. Ormestad has also been seasonal member of the

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band "Malignant Eternal" where he contributed to the studio album ''Alarm'' in 1999. In 2015, Ormestad began touring as bassist for the Norwegian band a-ha on their "Cast in Steel" tour. Tauron Nowa Muzyka 2014 - Jaga Jazzist (02)

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Discography

;Albums *'' Jævla Jazzist Grete Stitz'' (Thug Records, 1996) *''

A Livingroom Hush ''A Livingroom Hush'' is the second album of Jaga Jazzist, released in 2001 by Ninja Tune under the authority of the Warner Music Group. The BBC named it the best jazz album of 2002. The album features ten instrumental songs, most of which having ...

'' (

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, 2002) *''The Stix'' (WEA International Inc., 2003) *'' What We Must'' ( Ninja Tune, 2005) *''

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'' ( Ninja Tune, 2010) ;EPs *''Magazine'' (, 1998) *''Airborne/Going Down'' (WEA International Inc., 2001) *''Days'' (

, 2002) *''Animal Chin'' (Gold Standard Laboratories, 2003) *''Day'' ( Ninja Tune, 2004) *''Bananfluer Overalt'' ( Ninja Tune, 2010) ;DVDs *''Live at Cosmopolite'' (

, 2009) ;With Jonas Alaska *''Jonas Alaska'' (Jansen Plateproduksjon, 2011)

References

External links

Jaga Jazzist's official homepage
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