Jørn Øien (born 19 January 1968 in
Narvik
() is the third-largest List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. Some of the notable villag ...
) is a Norwegian
jazz
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pianist and keyboard player. He is known from a number of festival performances and record releases, and cooperations with the likes of
Thorgeir Stubø,
Kjersti Stubø
Kjersti Aasan Stubø (born 25 April 1970) is a Norwegian jazz musician vocalist, daughter and musical successor of Jazz guitarist Thorgeir Stubø (1943–1986), mother of elektronica musician Mathias Stubø (b. 1992), and sister of Jazz guitaris ...
,
Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk,
John Pål Inderberg,
Tore Brunborg
Tore Brunborg (born 20 May 1960) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in Trondheim but grew up in Voss where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international g ...
,
Knut Værnes
Knut Værnes (born 1 April 1954) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar), composer and band leader, known from several recordings in the jazz rock genre. He grew up at Bøler in Oslo, where he became an accomplished guitarist.
Career
Værnes was ...
,
Kjell Karlsen,
Terje Gewelt
Terje Gewelt (born 8 June 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass).
Career
Gewelt was born in Oslo and raised in Larvik, a small town on the southeastern coast of Norway. He started playing guitar at the age of 10, switched to elect ...
,
Roger Johansen,
Paal Nilssen-Love,
Per Zanussi and
Torstein Lofthus
Torstein Lofthus (born 10 March 1977) is a Norway, Norwegian drummer and composer who has been a member of the bands Shining (Norwegian band), Shining, Elephant9, the Mathias Eick Band, D'Sound, and Ebersson/Zanussi/Lofthus. He is married to Hege ...
.
Career
Øien was educated at the "Nord-Norsk Musikkonservatorium" (1987–91), where he studied the music of
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic music, Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwid ...
while he played in bands such as "Stett", "Tutu" and "Corny Horns". Øien participated in the
NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company.
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
series "Ung norsk jazz" with a trio comprising
Trond Sverre Hansen (drums) and
Konrad Kaspersen (bass). This led to the formation of a jazz band "Jazz i Nord" from
Troms
Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...
, consisting of country musicians, where the trombonist
Øystein B. Blix also contributed. This partnership is evidence on the record ''Song, Fall Soft'' (1995) with the vocalist
Marit Sandvik
Marit Sandvik (born 19 July 1956) is a Norwegian jazz singer. She is notable for winning the Stubøprisen award, given to a Norwegian jazz singer, in 1993, and the Nordlysprisen award, given to a contributor to the music of Northern Norway, ...
.
In 1996 he led the jam backing band at
Moldejazz
Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde Municipality) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1 ...
Festival, and moved to
Oslo
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, and settled as one of the most used freelance pianists in the last half of the 20th century in the Norwegian capital. Other cooperation was with
Knut Værnes
Knut Værnes (born 1 April 1954) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar), composer and band leader, known from several recordings in the jazz rock genre. He grew up at Bøler in Oslo, where he became an accomplished guitarist.
Career
Værnes was ...
,
Staffan William-Olsson's records ''Smile'' (1998) and ''Oak road boogaloo'' (2000),
Alf Kjellman Project,
Beady Belle
Beady Belle is a Norwegian jazz band founded by Beate S. Lech with her bassist and husband Marius Reksjø, after having been encouraged to make a record by Bugge Wesseltoft at Jazzland Recordings.
Biography
Lech and Reksjø studied music toget ...
and
Trionic
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# Ignition timing
# Fuel injection
# Acts as a boost controller.
The numerical prefix 'tri-' yes (Tr ...
,
Ole Jacob Hansen,
Espen Lind
Espen Lind (born 13 May 1971) is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is one half of the production team Espionage, and together with his long time partner Amund Bjorklund he has written and/or produced ...
's band,
Espen Rud Sextett, awarded
Spellemannprisen
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1998 for the album ''Rudlende'',
Tine Asmundsen
Tine Asmundsen (born 8 April 1963) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from her own band, Lonely Woman, playing with David Murray at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2010.
Career
Asmundsen was born in Kongsberg, Norway. She started playing bass in Kongsb ...
's "Lonely Woman", and
Geir Lysne
Geir Øystein Lysne (born 9 October 1965 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone, flute, composer, arranger) and a famous Big Band leader.
Career
Geir Lysne is a Norwegian conductor, composer, produser and teacher, educate ...
's "Listening Ensemble".
Øien is part of the band
Oofotr (with two records)
and the
Nordland
Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...
quintet North. In 2003 he led the "Nordnorsk jazzforum" prosjekt ''Milestones'' and appeared at
Moldejazz
Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde Municipality) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1 ...
together with
George Garzone
George Garzone (born September 23, 1950) is a saxophonist and jazz educator from Boston, Massachusetts.
Biography
Garzone is a member of the Fringe, a jazz trio founded in 1972 that includes bassist John Lockwood and drummer Francisco Mela, wh ...
. He also play in
Nils-Olav Johansen Band (2006–), and the band
Moment with
Tore Brunborg
Tore Brunborg (born 20 May 1960) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in Trondheim but grew up in Voss where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international g ...
,
Jens Fossum and
Andreas Bye
Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runeston ...
. Moreover, he played a central part in the play "Chet spiller ikke her" at "Torshovteateret" 2009–10.
Øien ''Short stories'' (2004) with his own trio Jørn Øien Trio in Oslo, comprising
Terje Gewelt
Terje Gewelt (born 8 June 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass).
Career
Gewelt was born in Oslo and raised in Larvik, a small town on the southeastern coast of Norway. He started playing guitar at the age of 10, switched to elect ...
(bass) and
Roger Johansen (drums). Former members were
Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) and
Kåre Garnes
Kåre Garnes (born 8 November 1954 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), known for his collaborations with Bergen jazz legends like Dag Arnesen, Knut Kristiansen, Per Jørgensen, Olav Dale and Ole Thomsen, and in a ...
(bass). The trio now with
Per Zanussi (bass) and
Torstein Lofthus
Torstein Lofthus (born 10 March 1977) is a Norway, Norwegian drummer and composer who has been a member of the bands Shining (Norwegian band), Shining, Elephant9, the Mathias Eick Band, D'Sound, and Ebersson/Zanussi/Lofthus. He is married to Hege ...
(drums) released the album ''Digging in the Dark'' (2010).
In 2011
Erling Wiclund of NRK highlighted him as "one original and brilliant arrangerer in the upper world class".
At
Vossajazz
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2014, he appeared within
Ivar Kolve's ''Polyostinat'' experience. Here he performed with an elite team of Norwegian musicians, including
Kåre Kolve,
Ellen Andrea Wang
Ellen Andrea Wang (born 10 October 1986 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (double bass and singer) and composer. She is the cousin of singer-songwriter Marthe Wang. Raised in Søndre Land, Oppland, she released her debut album, ...
and last but not the least
Jarle Vespestad
Jarle Vespestad (born 16 April 1966) is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects.
Career
Vespestad was born in Kirkenes and picked up ...
. They delivered an indulgent poly rhythmic and poly harmonic treat for the discerning ear.
Works
*Commission for the "Festival of Northern Norway" (1998)
*''Steam Loco'', commission for the "Vinterfestuka" in
Narvik
() is the third-largest List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. Some of the notable villag ...
(2000)
Discography
;As Jørn Øien Trio
*2004: ''Short stories'' (Resonant Music)
*2010: ''Digging in the Dark'' (Bolage Records)
[
;With Oofotr
*1995: '' Oofotr'' (Norske Gram)
*2001: '' Oofotr II'' ( Heilo)
;With Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble
*2002: ''Aurora Borealis – Nordic Lights'' ( Groove Records, ]NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company.
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
), Suite For Jazz Orchestra
*2003: ''Korall'' (ACT Records), feat. Sondre Bratland
Sondre Bratland (born 11 September 1938) is a Norwegian folk singer, song teacher and Government scholar. He has performed traditional songs from Setesdal and Telemark, collected religious folk tunes and composed music to songs by poets as Olav ...
*2006: ''Boahjenásti – The North Star'' (ACT Records)
*2009: ''The Grieg code'' (ACT Records)
;With Staffan William-Olsson
*1998: ''Smile!'' (Real Records)
*2000: ''Oak road boogaloo'' (Real Records)
;With Beady Belle
Beady Belle is a Norwegian jazz band founded by Beate S. Lech with her bassist and husband Marius Reksjø, after having been encouraged to make a record by Bugge Wesseltoft at Jazzland Recordings.
Biography
Lech and Reksjø studied music toget ...
*2003: ''Cewbeagappic''
*2005: ''Closer''
*2008: ''Belvedere'' ( Jazzland Records)
;With other projects
*1995: ''Song, fall soft'' (Taurus/Gemini Records), with Marit Sandvik
Marit Sandvik (born 19 July 1956) is a Norwegian jazz singer. She is notable for winning the Stubøprisen award, given to a Norwegian jazz singer, in 1993, and the Nordlysprisen award, given to a contributor to the music of Northern Norway, ...
*1997: ''The Alf Kjellman Project''
*1997: ''Rudlende'' (Gemini Records), with Espen Rud Sextett
*1998: ''Sympathetic'', with Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk & "The Sympathy Orchestra»
*1999: ''Super Duper'' (Curling Legs
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Curling Legs Productions A/S (established 1992 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label with a catalogue encompassing all styles of jazz and improvised music. It was started by Knut Værnes and Morten Halle to release their own m ...
), with Knut Værnes
Knut Værnes (born 1 April 1954) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar), composer and band leader, known from several recordings in the jazz rock genre. He grew up at Bøler in Oslo, where he became an accomplished guitarist.
Career
Værnes was ...
*2001: ''Big Band Bonanza'' (2001), with Kjell Karlsen
*2003: ''aLive'' (Hazel Jazz, 2003), with Tine Asmundsen
Tine Asmundsen (born 8 April 1963) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from her own band, Lonely Woman, playing with David Murray at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2010.
Career
Asmundsen was born in Kongsberg, Norway. She started playing bass in Kongsb ...
's Lonely Woman
*2008: ''Paradiso'', with Moment
*2010: ''Live'', with Magni Wentzel
Magni Wentzel (born 28 June 1945 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (vocals and guitar), the daughter of musicians Odd Wentzel-Larsen and Åse Wentzel, and known for a number of jazz recordings.
Career
Wentzel started in "Totenla ...
at Oslo Jazz Festival 2003
*2011: '' How High is the Sky'' (Bolage), within Kjersti Stubø Band[
*2012: ''Northern Arc'' (Curling Legs), with Northern Arc
*2012: ''New Surroundings'' (Schmell), within Kåre Nymark Band
]
References
External links
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20th-century Norwegian pianists
21st-century Norwegian pianists
Norwegian jazz pianists
Norwegian jazz composers
Musicians from Narvik
1968 births
Living people
Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble members
Oofotr members