Hermund Nygård (born 16 May 1979 in

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, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and composer residing in

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, known from collaborations with musicians like Hallgeir Pedersen,

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, Magne Thormodsæter,

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and

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, and bands like The Real Thing and Sharp9.

Career

Nygård is a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2005), where he started his own Billington Trio including fellow students Ove Alexander Billington (piano) and

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(saxophone), Kevin Dean (trumpet),

(piano) and

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(bass) gave a concert on 'Herr Nilsen' in 2013.

Discography

*2004: ''I Fall in Love Too Easily'' (Liphone), with Grethe J. Kruse *2009: ''Stompin' Feet'' (Sweet Recordings), with

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*2013: ''Tranquil Fjord'' (

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), with

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nygard, Hermund 1979 births Living people Musicians from Råde Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Norwegian male drummers Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian male jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians