Finn Sletten (born 11 August 1952) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussions).

Career

Sletten was born in Bodø. After a study tour to

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(1968–70), he played in his home town with such musicians as Paul Weeden Band at Festival of North Norway (1972) and an album (1974). In

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he participated in Magni Wentzel Quintet, including

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(guitar),

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(saxophone) and

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(keyboards) among others. From 1988 he was involved in "Trio Nord" (1988),

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s ''Vær hilset!'' (1995),

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band, Nordland jazzforums ''Distant Reports'' (2001), Tore Johansen and

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's production ''Free Flows'' (2005). Sletten assisted the jazz poet

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with percussion on Cecilie Jordal (2001)., a portion of the presentation "Philosophiske Smuler". He also contributes to the

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's Christmas jazz and

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jazz camp, and was recently on contributor

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and

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's film music to ''Nærkontakt med brunbjørn''. Sletten was at the Festival of North Norway 2009 awarded Stubøprisen to have been "a significant pioneer and inspiration to generations of north Norwegian jazz musicians". That same year he also received the prestigious

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in the class jazz by "Fond for utøvende kunstnere".

Honors

*2009: Stubøprisen *2009:

in the class Jazz

Discography

;With

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*1990: ''Blow!'' (

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) *1992: ''2'' (

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)

References

External links

Finn Sletten Biography
at "Norsk Musikkinformasjon" MIV.no {{DEFAULTSORT:Sletten, Finn Avant-garde jazz musicians 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Male drummers Norwegian jazz composers Musicians from Bodø 1952 births Living people 20th-century drummers Male jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Ab und Zu members