Øystein Moen (born 16 August 1980) is a Norwegian

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pianist and composer known for his participation in the bands

Jaga Jazzist Jaga Jazzist (also known as Jaga) is a Norwegian experimental jazz band, that rose to prominence when the BBC named their second album, ''A Livingroom Hush'' (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002. (in Norwegian) Biograph ...

, Puma and

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Career

Moen was born in

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, and studied music on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium, where he and some fellow students started the band Puma, a cousin band musically to

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. Puma is Øystein Moen (synthesizers and electronics),

Stian Westerhus Stian Westerhus (born 2 April 1979) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, a ...

(guitar and electronics) and Gard Nilssen (drums). Their new album, ''Half Nelson Courtship'' (2010), shows a band with a stronger identity, clearer focus, more mature and fully developed musical ideas and directions. Puma is first and foremost a contemporary and progressive unit making their own path on the ever growing Norwegian experimental scene mixing improvisation, jazz, electronics and free rock. During his service in

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he met with drummer Isak Strand alias '' Me At Sea'', and they initiated a cooperation resulting in performance on the '' Ekkofestivalen'' 2005, an electronica festival in Bergen, leading to the album ''Moen Meets Me At Sea'' (2005). In 2008 Moen started his Jaga Jazzist performances, leading to a series of festival appearances. He has also appeared with

Susanne Sundfør Susanne Aartun Sundfør ( (local Haugesund dialect; Help:IPA/Norwegian, ʉˈsɑ̀nːə ˈɔ̀ʈːʉːn ˈsʉ̀nføːrin Urban East ("standard") Norwegian); born 19 March 1986) is a Norwegians, Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer. ...

with two other Norwegian keyboardists

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and

Christian Wallumrød Christian Wallumrød (born 26 April 1971 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, organ and electronic keyboards) and composer, and is considered one of the most prominent musicians of the younger Norwegian generation, known from ...

, at the ''Oslo Jazzfestival'' 2011. The commissioned work for this year's Ekkofestivalen is composed by

and Moen, both members of

and Puma, both experimental musicians who really enjoy themselves when allowed to play and find new musical landscapes. On vocals they are joined by vocalist

Honors

*''This year's young jazz musicians'' 2006 with Puma at

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, awarded by ''

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'' and ''Norsk Jazzforum''. *Finalist in ''Young Nordic Jazz Comets'' 2006 in

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Discography

;With Me At Sea *''Moen Meets Me At Sea'' (Knott Records, 2005) ;Within Puma *2007: ''Isolationism'' (Bolage Records) *2008: ''Discotheque Bitpunching'' (Bolage Records) *2009: ''Fist Full of Knuckles'' (Knuckleman Records), with

Lasse Marhaug Lasse Marhaug (born 10 September 1974) is a Norwegian musician who primarily works in the field of noise music but frequently drifts into other areas such as improvisation, jazz, rock and extreme metal. Marhaug has also been involved in creating ...

*2010: ''Half Nelson Courtship'' (

Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its a ...

) ;With

*2010: ''

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'' (Ninja Tune) *2013: '' Live with Britten Sinfonia'' (Ninja Tune) ;With

*2011: '' A Night At Salle Pleyel'' (EMI Music, Norway) ;With

& Pale Horses *2014: ''Maelstrom'' (Rune Grammofon)

References

External links

Øystein Moen - Musiker
at

Nationaltheatret The National Theatre in Oslo () is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts. History The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moen, Oystein Jaga Jazzist members Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists 20th-century Norwegian pianists 21st-century Norwegian pianists Avant-garde jazz musicians Norwegian jazz pianists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian male jazz composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni 1980 births Living people Musicians from Steinkjer Puma (band) members Norwegian male jazz pianists