Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in

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, Norway) is a Norwegian

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musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like

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and

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(in Norwegian) He is married to the Norwegian singer

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. (in Norwegian)

Career

Storløkken was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1988–90), and subsequently did his postgraduate there too. During the studies he started the band Veslefrekk together with fellow students

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and

Jarle Vespestad Jarle Vespestad (born 16 April 1966) is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects. Career Vespestad was born in Kirkenes and picked up ...

(

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joined the band at a later stage). In 1997 the name of the band changed to

. They have released six critically acclaimed albums on the label

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. From 1995 he played in the trio BOL along with his wife

and

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.no (in Norwegian) Storløkken has been active in many contexts, both as a band leader and member, for example ''The Stoken Experience'', and ''

's Skywards''. Along with

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, and he composed the commissioned work ''Eight Thirty'' to

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1994. He has collaborated on a number of albums with the named bands, and otherwise at such musicians as

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and

Thomas Strønen Thomas Strønen (born 7 December 1972) is a Norwegian jazz drummer who has recorded more than 70 albums. He has worked with Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen, Ashley Slater, Eivind Aarset, Christian Fennesz, Nils Petter Molvaer, B ...

. Storløkken together with

has the ''Humcrush'' duo, which has released three albums. He also plays in the trio ''

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'', along with

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and Nikolai Eilertsen. He co-composed

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's commissioned work ''An angel'' with for ''Vossajazz'' 2007, and in 2010 composed and performed his one commissioned work for ''

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'' with the band

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and

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Discography

*1991: ''Block Songs'' (Pop Eye), with ''Epinastic Movements'' *1993: ''En flik av ...'' (Bodega), with ''

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'' *1994: ''Veslefrekk'' (

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), with '' Veslefrekk'' *1996: ''Frode'' (Necessary Prod.), with

Frode Alnæs Frode Alnæs (born 3 March 1959) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, known from cooperation with international artists like Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, Arild Andersen, Jon Balke, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Ketil Bjørnstad, Henning Somme ...

*1996: ''The Music Machine'' (

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), with

*1996: ''Letters'' (Turn Left), with Håvard Lund *1997: ''By-Music'' (Da-Da), with

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*1998: ''Read My Lips'' (

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), with

Ole Edvard Antonsen Ole Edvard Antonsen (born 25 April 1962) is a Norwegian trumpeter, musician and conductor. Antonsen was born in Vang, Hedmark, now part of Hamar. He is best known as a solo trumpeter, active in different genres of music; classical music, chamb ...

*1998: ''Point'' (Dragon), with

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*1998: ''The Norske Jazzscene - turnéer vinter/vår 1998'' (Den Norske Jazzscene), with various artists *1999: ''Cosmic Ballet'' (Bergland Productions), with ''Pocket Corner'' *1999: ''Det bor en gammel baker...'' (Via Music), with

*2000: ''History and Movement'' (Via Music), with Didrik Ingvaldsen *2000: ''Floating Rhythms'' (Via Music), with

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*2000: ''Generator X'' (Jazzland), with ''

Generator X'' *2000/2001: ''Cure'' (Music Network, with ''

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'' *2001: ''European Improvised Music'' (Nor CD/Sofa), with various artists *2001: ''BOL'' (Via Music), with ''BOL'' *2001: ''New Cumber'' (Bergland Productions), with ''Cucumber Slumber'' *2002: ''Denne lille pytten er et hav'' (

), with

Sverre Gjørvad Sverre Gjørvad (born 26 October 1966 in Stathelle, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and composer. He is known for participating in establishing the SoddJazz festival and recording with various notable musicians including Live Maria R ...

*2002: ''Blokk 80'' (2002), with ''S. Møller Storband'' *2003: ''Money Will Ruin Everything'' (

), with various artists *2004: ''Ohmagoddabl'' ( Jazzland), with ''

Generator X'' *2004: ''No Slumber'' (Bergland Productions), with ''Cucumber'' *2004: ''Runeology2'' (Rune grammofon), with various artists *2004: ''Valse Mysterioso'' (NorCD), with '' Veslefrekk'' *2004: ''Humcrush'' (Rune Grammofon), with ''Humcrush'' *2005: ''Runeology'' (Bomba records), with various artists *2005: ''Silver Sun'' (Curling Legs), with ''BOL'' *2005: ''Chime'' (Spicytuna), with Lisbeth Diers *2006: ''Until human voices wake us and we drown'' (Rune Grammofon), with various artists *2006: ''Vossabrygg'' ( ECM), with

*2006: ''Hornswoggle'' (Rune Grammofon), with ''Humcrush'' *2006: ''Poetic Terrorism'' (Grandsport), with

*2007: ''Strjon'' (Rune Grammofon), with

*2008: ''Skylab'' (NorCD), with ''BOL'' *2008: ''St Fin Barre's'' (Leo Records), with Mark O'Leary & Stein Inge Brækhus *2010: ''Very Much Alive'' (Jazzland (6xCD, Album)), with

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featuring

, Ståle Storløkken &

Palle Mikkelborg Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer. He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professio ...

*2012: ''

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'' (Stickman Records (Germany)), with

*2012: ''Numb, Number'' (Gigafon Records), with ''BOL'' *2015: ''En Konsert For Folk Flest'' (

), with Motorpsycho *2019: ''The Haze Of Sleeplessness'' (Hubro) *2020: ''Conspiracy'' ( ECM), with

*2021: "Ghost Caravan" (Hubro)

References

External links

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Ståle Storløkken Biography

(in Norwegian) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Storlokken, Stale Motorpsycho members 20th-century Norwegian organists 21st-century Norwegian organists 20th-century Norwegian pianists 21st-century Norwegian pianists Male organists Norwegian jazz pianists Musicians from Dombås Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni Rune Grammofon artists Living people 1969 births Male jazz composers Elephant9 members Supersilent members Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members BOL (band) members Generator X (band) members Veslefrekk members