Andreas Mjøs (born 1 March 1976 in
Tønsberg
Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near ...
,
Norway
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) is a Norwegian musician,
record producer
A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...
and composer, known from a series of performances and albums within
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 ...
. He is also on a number of other album releases both as performer and producer.
Discography (in selection)
Solo albums
;Within «Rotoscope» including
Jørgen Træen
Jørgen Træen also known by his stage name Sir Duperman is a Norwegian record producer, musician (guitar, keyboards and bass guitar) and electronica artist from Bergen. He is best known for his work as a music producer and for the studio Duper ...
,
Knut Aalefjær
Knut Aalefjær (born 21 December 1974 in Bærum) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussion), and composer, educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He is known as an eminent drummer who provide significant contributions in the ''Hel ...
,
Rune Brøndbo
Rune "Sternklang" Brøndbo (born 2 March 1968 in Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, guitar) and composer, known for recording with various notable bands including Wibutee and Sternklang. He is the cousin of the DDE drummer Eskil B ...
,
Lars Horntveth
Lars Horntveth (born 10 March 1980 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (saxophones, clarinet, percussion and guitar), band leader, and composer. He is the younger brother of tubaist Line Horntveth, but best known as a key member of t ...
,
Rob Waring
Rob Waring (born December 3, 1956, in Yonkers, New York) is an American-Norwegian Contemporary music composer and performer (drums and vibraphone), commonly associated with symphony orchestras and jazz ensembles.
Career
Waring studied with Ro ...
&
Christine Sandtorv
*2001: ''Great Curves'' (
Jester
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), feat.
Hild Sofie Tafjord &
Marius Reksjø
Marius Julian Reksjø (born 3 October 1973 in Horten, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician (Double bass, upright bass), known from cooperation within Bugge Wesseltoft's Jazzland Community and the band Beady Belle with his wife Beate ...
(also as composer & producer)
Collaborations
;With
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* Deborah Gebhardt, American basketball coach and scientist
* Dixie Cornell Gebhardt (1866–1955), American designer of the state flag of Iowa
* Eric "Red Mout ...
& Mjøs
*2005: ''Alt for Norge'' (Apache)
;Within
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 ...
*1996: ''
Jævla Jazzist Grete Stitz'' (Thug)
*1998: ''
Magazine
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'' EP (Dbut)
*2001: ''
A Livingroom Hush
''A Livingroom Hush'' is the second album of Jaga Jazzist, released in 2001 by Ninja Tune under the authority of the Warner Music Group. The BBC named it the best jazz album of 2002.
The album features ten instrumental songs, most of which were ...
'' (
Warner Music Norway)
*2001: ''
Airborne/
Going Down'' EP (Warner Music Norway)
*2001: ''Going Down'' 12" (
Smalltown Supersound
Smalltown Supersound is an independent record label, founded in Flekkefjord in 1993 and now based in Oslo, Norway. It is dedicated to new forms of jazz, rock and electronic music.
Their catalog features albums by Kelly Lee Owens, Deathprod, Nen ...
)
*2002: ''The Stix'' (Smalltown Supersound / Warner Music Norway)
*2002: ''Days'' 12", (Smalltown Supersound)
*2003: ''Animal Chin'' EP 12" (Golden Standard Labs)
*2005: ''
What We Must'' (Ninja Tune / Smalltown Supersound / Sonet)
*2010: ''
One-Armed Bandit
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A slot machine's standard layout features a screen disp ...
'' (Sonet)
;Within «In The Country»
*2009: ''White Out'' (
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 ...
)
*2011: ''Sounds And Sights'' (Rune Grammofon)
;With other projects
*2000: ''
Clouds Rolling By'' (Warner Music Norway), with
Bigbang
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*2001: ''Alfabet'' (Warner Music Norway), with
Anne Grete Preus
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*2004: ''Miracle Working Man'' (Stickman & Sticksisters), with «HGH»
*2004: ''List of Lights and Buoys'' (
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
Susanna & the Magical Orchestra
*2005: ''Adjágas'' (Trust Me), with
Adjagas
*2010: ''Synlige Hjerteslag'' (
Grappa
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Grappa is made by ...
), with Frida Ånnevik
*2010: ''World of the Free'' (Universal / Trust Me), with
Haddy N'jie
;As producer
*2000 -
Stella Polaris
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, ''Tristan & Isolde'' (
Stella Polaris
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)
*2004 -
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, ''List of Lights and Buoys'' (
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 ...
)
*2005 -
Adjagas, ''Adjagas'' (Trust Me )
*2007 - Saralunden/Bjørkaas/Mjøs, ''Dubious'' (Nexsound)
*2007 -
Levi Henriksen & Thomas Mårud, ''Bang bang rett ned'' (Norskamerikaner)
*2007 - «Slagr», ''Solaris'' (
NorCD
NorCD (established 1991 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label for folk, jazz, world music and improvisational music, led by the founder saxophonist and composer Karl Seglem. NorCD is distributed through Musikkoperatørene, and is a member ...
)
*2007 - «Dinosau», ''A Little Crime'' (
Propeller
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)
*2009 -
Adjagas: ''Manu Rávdnji'' (Trust Me)
*2009 - «In The Country»: ''White Out'' (Rune Grammofon)
*2009 - «One People»: ''Teranga Vol 2'' (
MTG)
*2010 - Frida Ånnevik: ''Synlige Hjerteslag'' (Grappa )
*2010 -
Haddy N'jie: ''World of the Free'' (Universal/Trust Me)
*2011 - «Kaia»: ''La La La'' (Northern Sound)
*2011 - : ''Detoxing'' (
no) (BluesNews)
*2012 - Heidi Solheim: ''Found'' (Finito Bacalao/Phonofile)
References
External links
Jaga Jazzist Official Website
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Jaga Jazzist members
20th-century Norwegian multi-instrumentalists
21st-century Norwegian multi-instrumentalists
Norwegian jazz vibraphonists
Norwegian percussionists
Norwegian jazz guitarists
Norwegian jazz composers
Norwegian male jazz composers
Norwegian record producers
Musicians from Tønsberg
1976 births
Living people