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

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(b. 1992), and sister of Jazz guitarist Håvard and theatre director

Eirik Stubø Eirik Aasan Stubø (born 16 June 1965 in Narvik, Norway) is a Norwegian stage producer and theatre director. He has been director of Rogaland Teater and Nationaltheatret in Norway, and Stockholms Stadsteater and the Royal Dramatic Theatre in ...

Career

Stubø was born in

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, and studied jazz on the jazz program at the Trondheim Music Conservatory (1991–93). Aged 14 she performed with her father, Thorgeir, who died from cancer two years later. During her studies in

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she established her own jazz orchestra ''Kjersti Stubø Band'' in 1991. Co-musicians on this project were

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(piano),

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(saxophones), Odd Magne Gridseth (bass) and Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk (drums). With a different lineup

(piano), Olaf Kamfjord (bass) and

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(drums), she released an album in 2001. In 2010 there was a third lineup with Jørn Øien (piano), Magne Thormodsæter (bass) and

Håkon Mjåset Johansen Håkon Mjåset Johansen (born 1 August 1975 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician, jazz drummer and composer, known from playing with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra featuring Chick Corea at Moldejazz 2000, cooperations wit ...

(drums). They performed at several festivals and released the record ''How High is the Sky'' in 2011. Stubø also joined the vocal band ''Kvitretten'' on their releases in 1991–97, and Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk in his project ''Oofotr''. She has appeared on many national jazz festivals, in 1999 with

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on the

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, but also the Scandinavian scenes, in Umeå International Jazz Festival and Haparanda/Torneå Jazz Festival. In 2009 she started a cooperation with ''MiNensemblet'', and has performed with international artists like Doug Raney and Bernt Rosengren. In addition she has participated on numerous albums and/or performed live with

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, Ira Coleman, Doug Raney, Jesper Lundgaard,

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, Daniel Franck, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Jørn Øien,

Håvard Stubø Håvard Aasan Stubø (born 26 March 1977 in Narvik, Northern Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer, son and musical successor of Jazz guitarist Thorgeir Stubø (1943–1986) and Grete Karin Aasan Stubø (b. 1943), and brot ...

, Thorgeir Stubø,

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, Olga Konkova, Hallgeir Pedersen, Mimmi Hammar, Alex Acuna, Frode Nymo,

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, Roger Johansen, Terje Venaas, Bjørn Alterhaug

Discography

With Kjersti Stubø Quartet

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

: ''

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'' (Blue Jersey) *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

: '' How High is the Sky'' (Bolage)

With Kjersti Stubø Quintet

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

: ''Notis'' (Bolage), ( Jørn Øien,

Mats Eilertsen Mats Eilertsen (born 4 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He is known for recording with numerous bands, including the Maria Kannegaard Trio, Ola Kvernberg, Nils Økland, Eldbjørg Raknes, Anders Aarum Trio, Eirik Hegdal, S ...

)

Within Oofotr

*1995: '' Oofotr'' (Norske Gram) *2001: '' Oofotr II'' ( Heilo)

Within Kvitretten

*1996: ''Voices'' (

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)

With a tribute to DumDum Boys

*1999: ''Solide Saker'' (Norska Jv)

References

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