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Finn Guttormsen (born 16 July 1968 in
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Jazz musician (
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), known for his dedicated contributions to the
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and recently to the Silje Nergaard Band, and musicians like
Trygve Seim Trygve Seim (born 25 April 1971) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer. He started to play the saxophone in 1985 after hearing Jan Garbarek's CD ''Eventyr''. Career Seim was born in Oslo. He studied music at Foss videregåe ...
,
Øyvind Brække Øyvind Brække (born 25 August 1969) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trombone), composer, music arranger and band leader, best known for Bodega Band and S. Møller Storband. He was the initiator of the popular and still active band The Source, wh ...
,
Per Oddvar Johansen Per Oddvar Johansen (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (drummer), most recognized for his work with Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, The Source, Solveig Slettahjell and Vigleik Storaas, but has also been awarded the Spellemannp ...
, Håkon Storm-Mathisen,
Jarle Vespestad Jarle Vespestad (born 16 April 1966) is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects. Career Vespestad was born in Kirkenes and picked up ...
,
Hans Mathisen Hans Mathisen (born 27 July 1967 in Sandefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz guitarist, educated on the Jazzprogram at Trondheim musikkonservatorium (1988–90), well known for his Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery inspired performances. He is the b ...
,
Arve Henriksen Arve Henriksen (born 22 March 1968) is a Norwegian trumpeter. Career Henriksen was born in Stranda and educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium; he later studied music pedagogy, while he played in «Bodega Band» (1987 ...
.


Career

Guttormsen is a graduate of the jazz program at '' Trondheim Musikkonservatorium'' (1990). He was first recognized as bassist in the
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, where he has contributed since the start in 1991. He has also been a member of bands like The Source (1995–2005) and Quaternion, and has played within Hemisfair. In recent years he has also contributed within Håkon Storm-Mathisen Quartet and Silje Nergaard Band.


Honors

*
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 organizati ...
2008, in the Open class, within
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*
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 organizati ...
2012, in the Open class, within
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Discography


Within The Farmers Market

*1995: ''Speed / Balkan / Boogie'' *1997: ''Musikk fra Hybridene'' (''Music from the Hybrids'') (
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 Eidsv ...
) *2000: ''Farmers Market'' (
Winter & Winter Winter & Winter is a record label in Munich, Germany that specializes in jazz, classical and improvised music. It was founded by Stefan Winter following the demise of his JMT Records label. Since 1997 Winter & Winter has released records by Da ...
) *2008: ''Surfin' USSR'' (
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) *2012: ''Slav to the Rhythm'' (Division Records)


With Elias Akselsen

*2003: ''Her kommer dine arme små'' (
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), with
Stian Carstensen Stian Carstensen (born 5 January 1971) is a multi-instrument Norwegian musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen (vocal and guitar), central members of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers market. Biography Ca ...
and Dag Wolf *2005: ''O, Jesus, du som fyller alt og alle'' (
Via Music VIA (Russian: ''ВИА'') is an abbreviation for Vocal- usicInstrumental-Ensemble (russian: Вокально-инструментальный ансамбль, ''Vokalno-instrumentalny ansambl''). It is the general name used for pop and rock ban ...
). Songs by
Aage Samuelsen Aage Samuelsen, also known as "" 'brother Aage', (23 January 1915 – 29 November 1987) was a Norwegian evangelist, singer and composer. Biography He was the son of factory worker and navvy Karl Hjalmar Samuelsen and Anna Samuelsen née Hansen, ...
, with
Stian Carstensen Stian Carstensen (born 5 January 1971) is a multi-instrument Norwegian musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen (vocal and guitar), central members of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers market. Biography Ca ...
and Knut Hem


With Silje Nergaard

*2007: ''Darkness Out of Blue'' (
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), Within The Silje Nergaard Band *2009: ''A Thousand True Stories'' (
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), Within The Silje Nergaard Band *2010: ''If I Could Wrap Up A Kiss'' (
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), Within The Silje Nergaard Band


With other projects

*1991: ''Block Songs'' (Pop Eye), With Epinastic Movements *1993: ''Rapid'' (Pop Eye), With Epinastic Movements *1996: ''Letters'' (Turn Left), with
Håvard Lund Håvard Lund (born 20 October 1970 in Gildeskål, Norway), is a Norwegian jazz musician (clarinet and saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and collaborations with musicians like Anja Garbarek, Vigleik Storaas, Steinar Rakne ...
*1997: ''Timbuktu (Turn Left), within Quaternion (including
Jarle Vespestad Jarle Vespestad (born 16 April 1966) is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects. Career Vespestad was born in Kirkenes and picked up ...
,
Hans Mathisen Hans Mathisen (born 27 July 1967 in Sandefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz guitarist, educated on the Jazzprogram at Trondheim musikkonservatorium (1988–90), well known for his Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery inspired performances. He is the b ...
&
Arve Henriksen Arve Henriksen (born 22 March 1968) is a Norwegian trumpeter. Career Henriksen was born in Stranda and educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium; he later studied music pedagogy, while he played in «Bodega Band» (1987 ...
*2002: ''The Source And Different Cikadas'' (
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), with
Trygve Seim Trygve Seim (born 25 April 1971) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer. He started to play the saxophone in 1985 after hearing Jan Garbarek's CD ''Eventyr''. Career Seim was born in Oslo. He studied music at Foss videregåe ...
,
Øyvind Brække Øyvind Brække (born 25 August 1969) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trombone), composer, music arranger and band leader, best known for Bodega Band and S. Møller Storband. He was the initiator of the popular and still active band The Source, wh ...
&
Per Oddvar Johansen Per Oddvar Johansen (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (drummer), most recognized for his work with Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, The Source, Solveig Slettahjell and Vigleik Storaas, but has also been awarded the Spellemannp ...
*2002: ''Jul På Månetoppen'' (RCA), Music from the TV-series ''Jul På Månetoppen'' *2007: ''12 Fluid Ounces'' (City Connections), With Oslo Fluid as Dr. Rutger *2006: ''Paint Christmas White'' (Big Box Records), with
Christian Ingebrigtsen Christian Ingebrigtsen (born 25 January 1977) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the pop group A1. Biography Ingebrigtsen was born in Oslo, Norway, into a musical family. His father Stein Ingebrigtsen was the ...
*2007: ''Blue Blue Grass Of Home'' (Wilma Records), With Hemisfair *2007: ''The Source:Of Christmas - Live'' (
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), With
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*2009: '' Two Rivers One Road'' (Fairplay Entertainment/Playground, 2009) With
Jørn Hoel Jørn Hoel (born 27 July 1957) is a Norwegian composer, guitarist and singer. Hoel was born in Tromsø. His album debut was ''Ubarbert'' from 1982, and the album ''Varme ut av is'' from 1987 earned him Spellemannprisen. Among his best known song ...
and
Steinar Albrigtsen Steinar Baldursson, known by the mononym Steinar (born 1995) is a singer and songwriter. Steinar was born in Grafarvogur, a district of Reykjavík. He released his debut album ''Beginning'' in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a No ...


Compilation albums

*1994: '' The Sweet Sunny North'' (
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), With
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*1996: '' The Sweet Sunny North, Vol 2'' (
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), With
Farmers Market A farmers' market (or farmers market according to the AP stylebook, also farmer's market in the Cambridge Dictionary) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or ...
*1999: '' Balkans Without Borders'' (Omnium Records), With
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*2007: ''Vandringsmannens Beste'' (
Via Music VIA (Russian: ''ВИА'') is an abbreviation for Vocal- usicInstrumental-Ensemble (russian: Вокально-инструментальный ансамбль, ''Vokalno-instrumentalny ansambl''). It is the general name used for pop and rock ban ...
), With
Elias Akselsen Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...


References


External links


Finn Guttormsen Biography
on Farmers Market official website Norwegian jazz bass guitarists Norwegian male bass guitarists Jazz double-bassists Norwegian jazz upright-bassists Male double-bassists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni ECM Records artists Musicians from Vefsn Living people 1968 births 21st-century double-bassists Male jazz composers 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Farmers Market (band) members {{norway-musician-stub