Jan Martin Gismervik (born 1988 in
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. The village was an ancient ...
,
Karmøy, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from bands like
Monkey Plot
Monkey Plot (initiated in 2011) is a Norwegian jazz trio playing acoustic improvised music with their own touch.
Biography
After four years of study at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the trio have distinguished themselves as strong newcomers ...
, Torg, Oker, O, PGA.
Career
Gismervik was raised in
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. The village was an ancient ...
, where he played in local groups. He is educated from the Improvised Music and Jazz Department at the Norwegian Academy of Music with a Bachelor Performance Degree, and in 2014 awarded "Young Jazz Musician of The Year" at Molde International Jazz Festival together with
Monkey Plot
Monkey Plot (initiated in 2011) is a Norwegian jazz trio playing acoustic improvised music with their own touch.
Biography
After four years of study at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the trio have distinguished themselves as strong newcomers ...
. He cooperated within the duo "PGA" on the debut album ''Corrections'' (2012). On ''Corrections'' the "PGA" duo is assisted by
Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (trombone) and
Torstein Lavik Larsen (trumpet) on two tracs.
Monkey Plot, including
Christian Skår Winther
Christian Skår Winther (born 8 May 1989 in Ålesund, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (guitar) and the older brother of jazz drummer Andreas Skår Winther (b. 1991), known from bands like Monkey Plot, Listen to Girl, Ich Bin N!ntendo and Torg.
...
(guitar) and
Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard
Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (born 20 November 1989 in Tranby, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass & bass guitar), known from bands like Monkey Plot, Mummu, Ronja and Ich Bin N!ntendo.
Career
Nergaard is a graduate of the Departmen ...
(double bass), made their debut with the album ''Løv Og Lette Vimpler'' (2013).
Honors
*2014: Jazzintro award at Moldejazz, with Monkey Plot
Discography
;Within Wolfram
*2012: ''Wolfram'' (Va Fongool)
;Within PGA duo including
Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson
*2012: ''Corrections'' (Va Fongool)
[
;Within Karokh
*2014: ''Karokh'' (Loyal Label)
*2016: ''Needle, Thread and Nailpolish'' (No Forevers)
;Within ]Monkey Plot
Monkey Plot (initiated in 2011) is a Norwegian jazz trio playing acoustic improvised music with their own touch.
Biography
After four years of study at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the trio have distinguished themselves as strong newcomers ...
*2013: ''Løv Og Lette Vimpler'' (Gigafon)
*2015: ''Angående Omstendigheter Som Ikke Lar Seg Nedtegne'' ( Hubro Music)
References
External links
Jan Martin Gismervik
at Rogalyd.no
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21st-century Norwegian drummers
Norwegian jazz drummers
Male drummers
Norwegian jazz composers
Musicians from Bergen
1988 births
Living people
Male jazz composers
21st-century Norwegian male musicians
Monkey Plot members