Kjetil Traavik Møster (born 17 June 1976) is a Norwegian jazz musician ( tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet and

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) and composer, known from bands like

The Core ''The Core'' is a 2003 American science fiction disaster film directed by Jon Amiel and starring Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Tucci, D. J. Qualls, Richard Jenkins, Tcheky Karyo, Bruce Greenwood, and Alfre Woodard. ...

, Ultralyd, Brat, Zanussi 5, and performance with

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

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 ...

2000, later released on CD. He has also made his mark with experimental performances at the interface between electronic based fri-rock and jazz.

Career

Møster was born in

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and has played the

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since he was six years old; he learned the

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, bass and saxophone in subsequent years, and played the guitar in the rock band "Riper i lakken" since 13. From 1995 to 1996, Møster studied at ''Sund folkehøgskole'' where he wrote a song called "Eg veit ka du gjorde med Åshild" (''"I know what you did with Åshild"'') for the album made by the current class of ''Sund''. He later attended the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1998–2001), where he established the trio "Möster", with

Steinar Raknes Steinar Raknes (born 22 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, composer, and the younger brother of Jazz singer and pianist Eldbjørg Raknes. He is considered to be one of the most talented double bass players of his generation in Norway, an ...

and

Tor Haugerud Tor Andreas Haugerud (born 7 January 1962 in Brattvåg) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussion) known from Transjoik, Blixband, BOL, Möster Trio, and has created his own avant-garde band "MisterYtor" ("Nordland Musikkfestuke", 2 ...

. He later joined the bassist Per Zanussi with "Zanussi 5". Møster also participated in Espen Aalberg's "

" on several occasions and records, as well as the bands "Gibrish" and "Brat" . Møster performed at the

Kongsberg Jazz Festival Kongsberg Jazz Festival or Kongsberg Jazzfestival is an international jazz festival that has been held annually in Kongsberg, Norway, since 1964. Artists Several worldwide great artists have visited Kongsberg during this festival; internation ...

2005 (solo), with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra on US tour in 2006, where he was awarded This year's Jazz talent. Performance on

Nattjazz Bergen International Jazz Festival or Nattjazz, is one of the largest jazz festivals of Norway. The festival has a musical profile with an emphasis on ethnic and jazz, contemporary jazz. It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspil ...

2006 was awarded Nattjazz prisen. He leads his own band, K. M. Sextet, performing at the

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and the Moldejazz 2006. The Sextet consists of members from the band MZN3 with Møster, Zanussi and Kjell Nordeson (drums), in addition to the trio Morten J. Olsen (drums),

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (born 23 September 1971 in Oppdal Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian double bass, bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres. (in Norwegian) Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) Career Flaten played electric ba ...

(bass) and Anders Hana (guitar). Together with Maja S.K. Ratkje, Paal Nilssen-Love and

Lasse Marhaug Lasse Marhaug (born 10 September 1974) is a Norwegian musician who primarily works in the field of noise music but frequently drifts into other areas such as improvisation, jazz, rock and extreme metal. Marhaug has also been involved in creating ...

, he started the festival "All Ears" in 2002. He is also a member of the Norwegian

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band

Datarock Datarock is a Norwegian electronic rock band. The band, known for wearing red jumpsuits, formed in 2000. Original personnel were Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien, who soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, ...

, where he plays saxophone, percussion, keyboards and does some vocals. In the summer 2014, Møster visited festivals and toured with artists like

Röyksopp Röyksopp () a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø formed in 1998. The duo consists of childhood friends Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland who formed Röyksopp during the Bergen Wave. After experimenting with different Electronic Mu ...

/Robyn,

Lars Vaular Lars Nesheim Vaular (born 20 September 1984) is a Norwegian rapper, singer and songwriter from Åsane, Bergen. He started rapping in 2003. He initially released songs under the duo Tier'n og Lars before going solo. Tier'n & Lars Vaular had his ...

and Bushman's Revenge, and as bandleader and saxophonist released the album ''Inner Earth'', album number two with the band Møster!. This time he is joined by guitarist and vocalist of

Motorpsycho Motorpsycho may refer to: * Motorpsycho (band) Motorpsycho is a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim. Their music can generally be defined as progressive or psychedelic rock, but they also mix in elements from alternative, jazz, post-rock, po ...

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aka Snah, bassist of

Elephant9 Elephant9 (established 2006 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian progressive/neo-psychedelic/jazz-rock trio which formed in 2006 under the name Storløkken/Eilertsen/Lofthus, for the members of the band, namely Ståle Storløkken (keyboard), Nikolai ...

and Bigbang, bass player Nikolai Hængsle of BigBang and The National Bank; and the ubiquitous drummer of Motorpsycho and Grand General, Kenneth Kapstad.

Honors

*2003: ''Exxon Prize'' at Moldejazz, with The Core *2005: This year's international jazz talent, in New York *2006:

prisen *2009:

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prisen

Discography

Solo albums

*2011: ''Blow Job'' (+3 dB) *2014: ''JÜ Meets Møster'' (RareNoise) ;With Møster! *2004: ''Edvard Lygre Møster'' (Hubro) *2014: ''Inner Earth'' (Hubro) *2015: ''When You Cut into the Present'' (Hubro) *2018: ''States of Minds'' (Hubro) *2020: ''Dust Breathing'' (Hubro)

Collaborations

;With Zanussi 5 *2004: ''Zanussi 5'' (Moserobie) *2006: ''Alborado'' (Moserobie) *2010: ''Ghost Dance'' (Moserobie) *2014: ''Live in Coimbra'' ( Clean Feed) ;With

*2004: ''Vison'' (

Jazzaway Jazzaway is a Norwegian record label founded by saxophonist Jon Klette in Oslo, Norway. He is also the main composer/leader in the band Jazzmob. Their CD ''Pathfinder'' (2003) was the first release from the label. The label includes artists ...

) *2005: ''Blue Sky'' (Jazzaway) *2006: ''The Indian Core'' (

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), with Indian musicians *2007: ''Office Essentials'' ( Jazzland) *2007: ''Meditations on Coltrane'' (Grappa), with

Bergen Big Band Bergen Big Band (BBB) is a Norwegian big band established 1991 as a continuation of Knut Kristiansen's Bergen Band. BBB is known from cooperations with musicians like Phil Woods, Paquito D'Rivera, Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider, Diana Krall, Sis ...

*2008: ''Golonka Love'' (Moserobie ), live recordings from

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*2010: ''Party'' (Moserobie Music), recordings from "Nasjonal Jazzscene" in Oslo ;With Brat *2004: ''Please Don't Shoot'' (Moserobie) ;With

Eirik Hegdal Eirik Hegdal (born 3 October 1973 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, arranger and music teacher, known from the band Dingobats (1995-2005) and as leader of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (from 2002). Ca ...

and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra *2004: ''We Are?'' (2004) ;With Trinity *2004: ''Parkling'' (2004) *2009: ''Breaking the Mold'' (2009) ;With the Crimetime Orchestra *2004: ''Life Is a Beautiful Monster'' (Jazzaway) *2009: ''Atomic Symphony'' (Jazzaway) ;With MZN3, a trio consisting of Per Zanussi (bass) and Kjell Nordeson (percussion) *2005: ''MZN3'' (2005) ;With Guro Skumsnes Moe *2011: ''It Pictures'' (Conrad Sound)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moster, Kjetil 20th-century Norwegian saxophonists 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists Norwegian jazz saxophonists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian male jazz composers Hubro Music artists Musicians from Bergen 1976 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members The Core (band) members RareNoiseRecords artists