Marte Maaland Eberson is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer, known from bands including

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and

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. She is the daughter of the guitarist

Jon Eberson Jon Arild Eberson (born 6 January 1953) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, the son of jazz guitarist Leif Eberson (1925–1970), and the father of keyboardist Marte Maaland Eberson. He was a member of the bands Moose Loose (1973–77), ...

Career

Marte Eberson at Vossajazz April 13, 2014

Eberson was born in

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, and obtained her formal musical education from the Music program at Foss videregående skole, "Sund Folkehøgskole", followed by a bachelor's degree from the Jazz program at

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( UiB) in Bergen. She is involved in many different bands and various musical contexts, most recently with the band Eberson Funk Ensemble, a band including her guitarist father Jon Eberson,

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and Kim Erik Pedersen at Victoria, the Norwegian National Jazz Scene in Oslo 2013. In 2011, Eberson won the "Jazz i sikte" ("Jazz in sight") with the band Lugom Trio and placed second in the "Urørt" final with the electronica duo Machine Birds. In 2012, she won the "Jazz i sikte" with the ensemble

, fronted by

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. Also in 2012, she was awarded the

Sildajazzprisen Sildajazzprisen awarded by the company Statoil to a Norwegian jazz musician or group. The award consists of a sum of money and a picture signed the year Sildajazz artist. Statoil sildajazz Prize was first awarded in 2000. Award Winners *2000: T ...

. She was also a member of the critically acclaimed indie band

until 2018, and has been playing with Sjur Miljeteig Group since 2014.

Honors

*2012:

Discography

Solo albums

*2015: ''Mad Boy'' (Propeller Recordings)

Collaborations

;With Machine Birds *2012: ''Save Yourself'' (Nabovarsel) *2013: ''Time / One Last Try'' (Machine Birds Records) ;With

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*2013: "The Island" ;With

*2012: ''All That Floats Will Rain'' (Propeller Recordings) *2014: ''Silent Treatment'' (Propeller Recordings) *2016: "Camp Echo" (Propeller Recordings) ;With

*2014: ''Morning Has Occurred'' (Ocean Sound Recordings) ;With Eberson Funk Ensemble *2014: ''Do The Dance'' (JEG Records) ;With Cokko *

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: ''The Dance Upon My Grave'' (Playdate Records)

References

External links

Official Twitter pageMachine Birds, Performing At Nattjazz 2011
at

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