Jarle Vespestad (born 16 April 1966) is a
Norwegian
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jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician
Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects.
Career
![SiminTander-Vossajazz2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/SiminTander-Vossajazz2016.jpg)
Vespestad was born in
Kirkenes
Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town ...
and picked up drumming in the local marching band, but drumming first became serious after finishing high school, where he found himself heading into a future as a substitute teacher at his local high-school. He made up his mind and graduated from the
Toneheim Folk High School
Toneheim Folk High School ( no, Toneheim folkehøgskole) is a folk high school located in Hamar, Norway, which focuses on music.
During the 1994 Winter Olympics, it was part of the Hamar Olympic Subsite Village.
Alumni
* 1973-74: Hans Fredrik ...
(1988) and Jazz program at
Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1990). In Trondheim he became the driving force behind many successful bands to come out of Trondheim the following years, like
Veslefrekk, "Trondheim Kunstorkester",
Farmers Market (1991–) and the
Maria Kannegaard
Maria Kannegaard (born 6 October 1970) is a Danish-born Norwegian jazz musician and pianist. She has lived in Norway since age 10. She is known from her own ''Maria Kannegaard trio'' and cooperation with, among others Live Maria Roggen's ''LiveB ...
trio (1993–). In addition he was drummer with the ''Embla Nordic'' in
Copenhagen
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.
In Oslo Vespestad has worked with different groups since 1996, releasing albums with
Sigurd Køhn
Sigurd Eystein Køhn (6 August 1959 – 26 December 2004) was a Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer.
Career
Køhn was born in Kristiansand, Norway, and started playing the violin and the clarinet at the age of 9, and begun playing the alt ...
(''More Pepper please'') and
Anders Jormin
Anders Bertil Michael Jormin (born 7 September 1957) is a Swedish bassist and composer.
Jormin established a musical partnership with Bobo Stenson in the mid-1980s which led to international recognition playing with Charles Lloyd, in the early ...
(''Once'') in 1996.
He also cooperated with
Silje Nergaard
Silje Nergaard (born 19 June 1966) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter. She is one of the best-selling jazz artists on the official sales chart in Norway. She became known worldwide after the release of the international bestseller ''Tel ...
,
Supersilent
Supersilent is a Norwegian avant-garde-improvisational music group formed at Nattjazz in Bergen in 1997. The trio Veslefrekk was asked to play with electronic musician Helge "Deathprod" Stein. The fusion of the experimental jazz group with Sten' ...
and
Tord Gustavsen
Tord Gustavsen (born 5 October 1970) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. He tours extensively worldwide, and he has been a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, all bearing his name.
Early life
Gustavsen was born on ...
. He released the duo album ''Orbit'' (1998) and toured with Gustavsen's trio.
For more than two decades he has been a leading drummer on the Norwegian jazz scene, within bands like
Supersilent
Supersilent is a Norwegian avant-garde-improvisational music group formed at Nattjazz in Bergen in 1997. The trio Veslefrekk was asked to play with electronic musician Helge "Deathprod" Stein. The fusion of the experimental jazz group with Sten' ...
,
Petter Wettre Trio and Quartet and
Håvard Wiik Trio, in addition to Tord Gustavsen Trio, Silje Nergaard, Embla Nordic and Veslefrekk.
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]
Discography (in selection)
Solo albums
*1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
: ''Orbit'' (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 ...
)
Collaborations
;With Silje Nergaard
*1990
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: ''Tell Me Where You're Going'' (EMI Records
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)
*1991
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: ''Silje'' (Princess Records)
*1993
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: ''Cow on the Highway'' (Sonet Records
Sonet Records was a jazz, pop and rock record label operating as an imprint of Universal Music Sweden. It was founded in Sweden in 1956.
Sonet Records was established by Sven Lindholm and Gunnar Bergström, who managed the label into the 1980s ...
)
*1995
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: ''Brevet'' (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 ...
)
*1996
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: ''Hjemmefra – From Home'' (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
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: ''Port of Call'' (EmArcy
EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company.
During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...
)
*2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
: ''At First Light'' (EmArcy
EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company.
During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...
)
*2003
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: ''Nightwatch'' (Universal Music
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)
*2005
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: ''Be Still My Heart – The Essential'' (EmArcy
EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company.
During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...
), compilation
*2005: ''Live in Koln'' (EmArcy
EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company.
During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...
)
*2007
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: ''Darkness Out of Blue'' (EmArcy
EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company.
During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...
)
*2009
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: ''A Thousand True Stories'' (Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
)
*2010
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: ''If I Could Wrap Up a Kiss'' (Sony Music
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)
*2012
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: ''Unclouded'' (Columbia Records
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)
;With Farmers Market
*1995: ''Speed/Balkan/Boogie'' (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 ...
)
*1997
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: ''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
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: ''Surfin' USSR (Ipecac Recordings
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)
*2012: ''Slav to the Rhythm'' (Division Records)
;With Sigurd Køhn
*1998: ''More Pepper please'' (Real Records)
*1999
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: ''Woman's Got To Have It'' (Real Records)
*2003: ''Angels'' (Real Records)
;With Tord Gustavsen
*2003: ''Changing Places
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'' (ECM)
*2005: ''The Ground
''The Ground'' (released 31 January 2005 in Germany on the label ECM Records, ECM CM 1892 is an album by Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen, recorded in 2004.
Reception
"Melancholia is marvellous – and quiet," stated ''Th ...
'' (ECM)
*2007: ''Being There
''Being There'' is a 1979 American satire film directed by Hal Ashby. Based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosiński, it was adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones. The film stars Peter Sellers a ...
'' (ECM)
*2012: ''The Well
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'' (ECM)
*2014
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: ''Extended Circle
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'' (ECM)
*2016
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: '' What Was Said'' (ECM)
*2018: '' The Other Side'' (ECM)
;With Roy Powell and Terje Gewelt
Terje Gewelt (born 8 June 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass).
Career
Gewelt was born in Oslo and raised in Larvik, a small town on the southeastern coast of Norway. He started playing guitar at the age of 10, switched to elec ...
*2003: ''Solace'' (Nagel Heyer Records)
;With Jacob Young
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& Roy Powell
*2011
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: ''Anthem'' (PVY Records)
References
External links
Jarle Vespestad Biography
at Tord Gustavsen
Tord Gustavsen (born 5 October 1970) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. He tours extensively worldwide, and he has been a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, all bearing his name.
Early life
Gustavsen was born on ...
Official Website
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1966 births
Living people
20th-century Norwegian drummers
21st-century Norwegian drummers
Norwegian jazz drummers
Male drummers
Norwegian jazz composers
Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni
People from Jessheim
ECM Records artists
20th-century drummers
Male jazz composers
20th-century Norwegian male musicians
21st-century Norwegian male musicians
Supersilent members
Farmers Market (band) members
Veslefrekk members
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble members
People from Sør-Varanger