Olaf Kamfjord (born December 8, 1962 in

Tønsberg Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative ce ...

, Norway) is a

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jazz musician (double bass and guitar bass) and composer, known from co-operations within bands like "

Ab und Zu Ab und Zu (established 1987) is a Norwegian jazz band, originally named "Anne Marie Giørtz Quintet" (1982–1987), and presenting music written by Ole Henrik Giørtz. Biography The quintet comprised the siblings Anne-Marie Giørtz (vocals) a ...

", "Herrene i haven", "Out To Lunch" and "Roy Nikolaisen Quartet".

Career

Kamfjord was only 15 years of age when he started to play in a local trio in Tønsberg, led by guitarist

Lars Martin Myhre Lars Martin Myhre (born 10 August 1956 in Tønsberg, Norway) (in Norwegian) is a Norwegian composer, guitarist, pianist, singer and producer residing in Sandefjord. He is best known for his collaboration with Odd Børretzen, (in Norwegian) but ha ...

, that later included singer Kari Astrup (Myhre/Astrup kvartett 1980–85). He participated in the "Amatørstorbandet" at

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in 1981 and sat in with bands from Oslo the year after. Kamfjord joined the Anne Marie Giørtz Quintet (1982–87), with several festival gigs and album releases, "Breaking out" (1983) and "Tigers of pain" (1985). He continued in the band "Ab und Zu" from 1987 (album recording in 1988–2002), and played at the same time in several other bands like the "Slagen Storband" (album releases in 1983–85), Christian Reim Quartet (1984–86), the band "Out to Lunch" from 1984 (albums "Out to lunch" 1988 and "Kullboksrytter" 1994), "Bossa Quatro" and Remek Kossacz Trio (1985–86), Guttorm Guttormsen Quintet (1985–87), Rune Klakegg Trio from 1986 (album release "Fuzzy logic" in 1995), og Vigleik Storaas Quartet 1987–92, later named "Lines" after their first album in 1988. Kamfjord was awarded the "Urijazz" in Tønsberg 1987, has been engaged as jamkomp at Jazz festivals both in Kongsberg and Molde, has participated in Susanne Fuhr's

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Performance 1990–91, and has since 1992 been a member of the local groups "D.E.E. Quartet" (Dag Einar Eilertsen) and "Kjernefamilien", besides collaboration with

Odd Børretzen Odd Lunde Børretzen (21 November 1926 – 3 November 2012) was a Norwegian author, illustrator, translator, and one of the most significant text writers, folk singers and artists in Norway. Biography Børretzen was born in Fister in th ...

and Lars Martin Myhre, including the album "Noen ganger er det all right" (1995), and at Moldejazz in 1996. The album "Hush" with Lars Martin Myhre originates from 1998 to 1999, and later he attended

Kjersti Stubø Kjersti Aasan Stubø (born 25 April 1970) is a Norwegian Jazz musician vocalist, daughter and musical successor of Jazz guitarist Thorgeir Stubø (1943–1986), mother of elektronica musician Mathias Stubø (b. 1992), and sister of Jazz guitaris ...

album "My shining hour", released in 2001, and Roy Nikolaisen ("Roy's choice", 2003).

Discography (in selection)

*1985: ''Bak Speilet'' (Hot Club Records), with Lars Martin Myhre & "Slagen Storband» *1988: ''Out to lunch'', within "Out to lunch» *1988: ''Lines'', within Vigleik Storaas Quartet *1989: ''Ab und Zu'' (EMI), within "Ab und Zu» *1992: ''Anaerobics'' (Odin), within Rune Klakegg Trio *1994: ''Kullboksrytter'', within "Out to lunch» *1995: ''Fuzzy logic'', within Rune Klakegg Trio *1996: ''Fuzzy Logic'' (Curling Legs) Rune Klakegg & Jon Rosslund *1996: ''Helt Halvdan'' (Nordaførr), with

Halvdan Sivertsen Halvdan Sivertsen (born 5 January 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Tromsø, but raised and lives in Bodø. He has won Spellemannprisen awards five times, twice with his group Gitarkameratene, and received the ...

*1989: ''Totally'' (Curling Legs), within "Ab und Zu» *1999: ''Hush'', with

*2001: ''My shining hour'', within Kjersti Stubø Band *2002: ''Spark of Life'' (Curling Legs), within "Ab und Zu» *2006: ''Stengetid?'' (Tylden & Co), with Lars Martin Myhre *2011: ''My Sound'' (POL selection), with Cecilie Authen *2012: ''Romantic Notions'' (Curling Legs), within Rune Klakegg Trio

References

External links

Biografi on Ballade
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamfjord, Olaf 1962 births Living people Musicians from Tønsberg 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Male jazz composers Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian jazz upright-bassists Ab und Zu members