Øystein Norvoll (born 26 June 1954 in

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) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar). He won the "Gjett på Jazz", and annual jazz competition, in 1973.

Career

Norvoll was early inspired by the West Coast jazz guitarists

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and Jim Hall. He was chairman of the Nordnorsk Jazzforum, og sentral i dennes utgivelse av ''Distant Reports'' med nordnorsk jazz (Gemini, 2001). Øystein Norvoll Quintet appeared at the

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in 1988. He has also played with Hallgeir Pedersen in their collaborative project "Bebop Guitars" ("Nordland Musikkfestuke" and Festival of North Norway, 1999), duo at

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2003, with his wife

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, with

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on the album ''Tonen og Kjærligheten'' (2005), as well as in the band "Stett", together with Jørn Øien, Asbjørn Johannessen, Konrad Kaspersen and Trond Sverre Hansen (1989) and Kjell Svendsen Quintet. He is also a teacher in the music school in Tromsø. Norvoll has frequently performed with his wife

, first time at

2003. Within the band "Bossa Nordpå" he released the album ''Uma Onda No Mar'' (2005), including

(vocals), Henning Gravrok (saxophone), Finn Sletten (drums), Oddmund Finnseth (bass) and Helge Sveen (saxophone). Internationally, he has collaborated with colleagues guitar Randy Johnston, Louis Stewart and the alto saxophonist Jon Gordon. In 2012 they played at Harstad within 'Ervik Storband'.

Personal life

Norvollis married to

, a vocalist. His daughter is Dagny.

Honors

* Stubøprisen 1995 * Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfatteres pris 2007

Discography

*2001: ''Distant Reports'' med nordnorsk jazz (Gemini ) *2005: ''Uma Onda No Mar'' (Gemini Records), within "Bossa Nordpå» *2005: ''Tonen og Kjærligheten'' (2005), with

*2008: ''Feather, But No Wings'' (Reflect Records), with Alf Kjellman *2008: ''Arctic Bird'' (Turn Left Prod), with

Kjell Bartholdsen Kjell Bartholdsen (2 October 1938 in Hammerfest – 6 November 2009) was a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), that lived in Bodø from 1968. Career Bartholdsen was a piano tuner by profession, and he was also a central person on the north ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norvoll, Oystein Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian jazz composers Musicians from Tromsø 1954 births Living people