Mads Falck Berven (born 23 May 1977 in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and law graduate from University of Bergen, known from a series of albums and cooperations with the like of Øystein Moen, Eirik Hegdal,

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Career

Berven received lessons in piano and violin at a young age, and started playing classical guitar with

Stein-Erik Olsen Stein-Erik Olsen (born 8 September 1953) is a Norwegian classical guitarist and professor of guitar at the University of Bergen, known from collaborations with such as Gro Sandvik, Roar Engelberg and St Martin in the Fields and a series of recor ...

in 1992. He is educated on the Jazz programme at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2003–07), and has played with a wide variety of artists and has many band projects. He was among other things for a number of years regular guitarist in

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. Berven play in bands like "Dawn", "Robaat", "Duoz" for "Derreck" with John Hegre, "No får det vere rock", with

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and

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and "Kniv og Taffel SwingJazz Orkester". He debuted as a solo artist with the album ''Mountains & the Sea'' (2011), an album with

(drums) and Anders Bitustøyl (bass).

Honors

*Winner of "Kronstadfestivalen" within the Rock band "BLY" 1994 *This years Live Band within Kniv og Taffel" 2002 *Bergen Kommunes Etableringsstipend 2008 *

Vossajazz Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led by ...

prisen 2008

Discography (in selection)

As band leader

*2011: ''Mountains & the Sea'' (Komanche), within his M.B. Trio

Collaborative works

;With

*2004: ''Your New Best Friends'' (Emperor Norton) *2006: ''Sharp Knives And Loaded Guns'' (EMI Music (Norway)/Virgin) ;With others *2002: ''Kevin Keegan'' (Bergen), with the band "Logikal" *2003: ''Superworldunknown'' (Waterfall, Norway), with

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*2003: ''Hush Hush'' (EMI Music, Norway), with

Nathalie Nordnes Nathalie Nordnes (born 22 November 1984, in Bergen) is a Norwegian singer. She released her first album on Virgin Records in 2003, and her fourth album in November 2011. Most of her recorded output is sung in English. Her debut album ''Hush Hush' ...

*2003: ''Tafler Julen Inn'' (PS!), with "Kniv og Taffel"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berven, Mads Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian musicians Scandinavian musicians Avant-garde jazz guitarists Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni Musicians from Bergen 1977 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian guitarists