Øyvind Skarbø (born 9 April 1982 in Norway) is a Norwegian drummer and composer, raised in

Stranda Municipality Stranda is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda, ...

, and now residing in

Bergen Municipality Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

Biography

Skarbø studied under the guidance of Terje Isungset at

Griegakademiet The Grieg Academy () is a disputed historical term used to refer to the higher education music programs in Bergen, Norway (birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg), as well as various collaborations across music institutions in Bergen. However, since 2 ...

, and has also carried out studies in Norwegian, Cuban and Nigerian traditional music. He is a driving force on the Norwegian improvisation music scene, both as a member and organizer of a number of bands. His main project '1982' and 'Bly de Blyant' are albums released on the Norwegian label Hubro. He has received great recognition in the international press in addition to the 2016 Vossajazz Award. Skarbø has directed 'Øyvind Jazzforum', a concert series of improvised music, since 2006.

Honors

*2016: The Vossajazz Award

Discography

Solo albums

*2011: ''Die, Allround Handwerker!'' (+3 dB SUB)

Collaborations

;With 'Klangkameratane', including Even Helte Hermansen and

Øyvind Hegg-Lunde Øyvind Hegg-Lunde (born 12 February 1982 in Lærdal, Norway) is a Norwegian drummer and composer, raised in Borgund, Lærdal, but today resides in Bergen. He is known from collaborations with José González (singer), José Gonzalez, Junip, Arv ...

*2007: ''Klangkameratane'' (Øyvind Jazzforum) ;With '1982', including

Sigbjørn Apeland Sigbjørn Apeland (born 10 May 1966) is a musician (organ and Harmonium) and scientist, known from several recordings and for his work in the borderland between folk music, church music and improvisational music. Career Apeland was raised in ...

and

Nils Økland Nils Andreas Økland (10 June 1882 – 1969) was a Norwegian Esperantist and teacher in Stord (Hordaland), Norway. He spent some years in his youth on the island Utsira, where his father was a school teacher. Nils Økland was married to Ha ...

*2009: ''1982'' ( NorCD) *2011: ''Pintura'' ( Hubro) *2012: ''1982 +

BJ Cole Brian John Cole (born 17 June 1946) is an English pedal steel guitarist, who has long been active as a session and solo musician. Coming to prominence in the early 1970s with the band Cochise, Cole has played in many styles, ranging from main ...

'' (Hubro) *2014: ''A/B'' (Hubro) ;With 'Stian Around A Hill', including Ola Høyer, Stian Omenås and Svein Magnus Furu *2009: ''Lille Stille'' (AIM Sound City) *2011: ''Alle Skal Få'' (Atterklang) ;With 'BMX', including

Njål Ølnes Njål Ølnes (born 24 September 1965 in Sogndal Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone), composer and jazz educator currently residing in Nesodden Municipality. Career Ølnes is a graduate of the Jazz program at t ...

, Per Jørgensen and Thomas T. Dahl *2010: ''Bergen Open'' (NorCD) *2014: ''Rozel Point'' (Øyvind Jazzforum) ;With 'Bly de Blyant', including Hilmar Jensson and

Shahzad Ismaily Shahzad Ismaily (born 20 June 1972 in Pennsylvania) is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly as a bass guitar player, and record producer. He is a member of Marc Ribot's trio Ceramic Dog since its formation in 2006. He also plays with S ...

*2013: ''ABC'' (Hubro) *2014: ''Hindsight Bias'' (Hubro) *2015: ''The Third Bly De Blyant Album'' (Hubro) ;With 'Honeyleap', including

Fredrik Ljungkvist Håkan ''Fredrik'' Ljungkvist (born 29 November 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden), is a Swedish jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), the son of saxophonist Håkan Ljungkvist and married to the jazz singer Lina Nyberg. Career Ljungkvist was ...

, Klas Nevrin and

Per Zanussi Per Zanussi (born 1977) is an Italian–Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, known from several bands and releases such as with Hamid Drake, Louis Moholo, Paal Nilssen-Love, Bobby Bradford, Sabir Mateen, Franklin Kiermyer, Step ...

*2013: ''Honeyleap'' (Øyvind Jazzforum) ;With 'Crab Is Crap', including Øyvind Hegg-Lunde *2015: ''Miradouro'' (Playdate Records), featuring

Ståle Storløkken Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. Store Norske ...

;With

Håkon Kornstad Håkon Games Kornstad (born 5 April 1977 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, flute and live looping) and classically trained singer (tenor), known from bands such as Wibutee and Kornstad Trio, and co ...

*2015: ''Tenor Battle'' (

Jazzland Recordings Jazzland Recordings is a Norwegian jazz and improvised music label based in Oslo, Norway, often associated with nu jazz. It was founded in 1996 by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft to release his "New Conception of Jazz" and operate as a standalone label ...

)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skarbo, Oyvind 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Norwegian male drummers Norwegian jazz composers Grieg Academy alumni University of Bergen alumni People from Stranda 1982 births Living people Norwegian male jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians NorCD artists Clean Feed Records artists