Sveinung Hovensjø (born 5 December 1950) is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass and guitar), known as one of the most used studio musicians in Norway, and also for his collaboration with guitarist

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal ...

(1974–78).

Career

Hovensjø was born in

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...

but grew up at

Toten Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town is Raufoss with appro ...

. He started at a young age in "Prototypes" in

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, played with the dance band "Bruno" during the 1960s, participated at the 1969

Kongsberg Jazz Festival Kongsberg Jazz Festival or Kongsberg Jazzfestival is an international jazz festival that has been held annually in Kongsberg, Norway, since 1964. Artists Several worldwide great artists have visited Kongsberg during this festival; internation ...

with the Geir Wentzel soul bandsoul band, and made his record debut with Earl Wilson in 1970. There after he moved to

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where he joined the music scene around

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, and played within Christian Reim Trio (1977–79). He also played with Jazz greats like Terje Rypdal,

Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław ...

, Susanne Fuhr among others. Later he played within the Trio de Janeiro, The Gambian/Norwegian Friendship Orchestra, Son Mu,

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, and with

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and

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Honors

Gammleng-prisen The Gammleng Award ( no, Gammleng-prisen) is a Norwegian culture award created by ''The Fund for Performing Artists'' in 1982, 25 years after the fund was established in 1957. The award's official name is the ''Rolf Gammleng award to performing art ...

1983 (studio) *The first Smugetprisen 1990

Discography

;With Terje Rypdal *1973: '' What Comes After'' ( ECM 1031) *1974: '' Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away'' (ECM 1045) *1975: ''

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'' (ECM 1067/8) *1977: ''

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'' (ECM 1110) ;With Bjørn Eidsvåg *1981: ''Live in New York'' (

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 ...

) *1983: ''Passe gal'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *1984: ''På leit'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) With Jukka Syrenius Band *1986* ''The Cat With A Hat'' Album ;With "Talisman" *1991: ''Dating'' *1994: ''Vardøger'' ;With "Trio de Janeiro" *1993: ''Brazilikum'' *1994: ''Amoregano'' ;With other projects *1974: ''Elgen Er Løs'' (Mai), with "Moose Loose" *1977: ''E'Olen'' (Mai), with "E'Olen" *1977: ''Blow Out'' (Compendium Records), with "Blow Out" *1981: ''Domino'', with "Susanne Fuhr Quintet" *2007: ''Kingdom of Norway'' (Bonnier Amigo), with

Ronni Le Tekrø Ronni Le Tekrø (born Rolf Ågrim Tekrø, 5 October 1963) is a Norwegian guitarist best known for playing with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT and as a solo guitarist cooperating with guitarists Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen as "N3". LeTekrø ...

References

External links

Erter, Kjøtt og Flesk Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hovensjo, Sveinung 1950 births Living people Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian jazz bass guitarists Norwegian male bass guitarists Norwegian jazz composers Musicians from Lillehammer ECM Records artists Male jazz composers