Ståle Storløkken

Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) He is married to the Norwegian singer Tone Åse. (in Norwegian)

Career

Storløkken was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1988–90), and subsequently did his postgraduate there too. During the studies he started the band Veslefrekk together with fellow students Arve Henriksen and Jarle Vespestad ( Helge Sten joined the band at a later stage). In 1997 the name of the band changed to Supersilent. They have released six critically acclaimed albums on the label Rune Grammofon. From 1995 he played in the trio BOL along with his wife Tone Åse and Tor Haugerud. Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian)

Storløkken has been active in many contexts, both as a band leader and member, for example ''The Stoken Experience'', and '' Terje Rypdal's Skywards''. Along with Christian Wallumrød, and he composed the commissioned work ''Eight Thirty'' to Kongsberg Jazz Festival 1994. He has collaborated on a number of albums with the named bands, and otherwise at such musicians as Gunnar Andreas Berg, Eldbjørg Raknes, Audun Kleive and Thomas Strønen.

Storløkken together with Thomas Strønen has the ''Humcrush'' duo, which has released three albums. He also plays in the trio '' Elephant9'', along with Torstein Lofthus and Nikolai Eilertsen. He co-composed Berit Opheim's commissioned work ''An angel'' with for ''Vossajazz'' 2007, and in 2010 composed and performed his one commissioned work for '' Moldejazz'' with the band Motorpsycho, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Trondheim Soloists.

Discography

*1991: ''Block Songs'' (Pop Eye), with ''Epinastic Movements''
*1993: ''En flik av ...'' (Bodega), with '' Bodega Band''
*1994: ''Veslefrekk'' ( NorCD), with '' Veslefrekk''
*1996: ''Frode'' (Necessary Prod.), with Frode Alnæs
*1996: ''The Music Machine'' ( Curling Legs), with Gunnar Andreas Berg
*1996: ''Letters'' (Turn Left), with Håvard Lund
*1997: ''By-Music'' (Da-Da), with Didrik Ingvaldsen
*1998: ''Read My Lips'' ( EMI), with Ole Edvard Antonsen
*1998: ''Point'' (Dragon), with Anders Kjellberg
*1998: ''The Norske Jazzscene - turnéer vinter/vår 1998'' (Den Norske Jazzscene), with various artists
*1999: ''Cosmic Ballet'' (Bergland Productions), with ''Pocket Corner''
*1999: ''Det bor en gammel baker...'' (Via Music), with Eldbjørg Raknes
*2000: ''History and Movement'' (Via Music), with Didrik Ingvaldsen
*2000: ''Floating Rhythms'' (Via Music), with Terje Isungset
*2000: ''Generator X'' (Jazzland), with '' Audun Kleive Generator X''
*2000/2001: ''Cure'' (Music Network, with ''Cadillac''
*2001: ''European Improvised Music'' (Nor CD/Sofa), with various artists
*2001: ''BOL'' (Via Music), with ''BOL''
*2001: ''New Cumber'' (Bergland Productions), with ''Cucumber Slumber''
*2002: ''Denne lille pytten er et hav'' ( Curling Legs), with Sverre Gjørvad
*2002: ''Blokk 80'' (2002), with ''S. Møller Storband''
*2003: ''Money Will Ruin Everything'' ( Rune Grammofon), with various artists
*2004: ''Ohmagoddabl'' ( Jazzland), with '' Audun Kleive Generator X''
*2004: ''No Slumber'' (Bergland Productions), with ''Cucumber''
*2004: ''Runeology2'' (Rune grammofon), with various artists
*2004: ''Valse Mysterioso'' (NorCD), with '' Veslefrekk''
*2004: ''Humcrush'' (Rune Grammofon), with ''Humcrush''
*2005: ''Runeology'' (Bomba records), with various artists
*2005: ''Silver Sun'' (Curling Legs), with ''BOL''
*2005: ''Chime'' (Spicytuna), with Lisbeth Diers
*2006: ''Until human voices wake us and we drown'' (Rune Grammofon), with various artists
*2006: ''Vossabrygg'' ( ECM), with Terje Rypdal
*2006: ''Hornswoggle'' (Rune Grammofon), with ''Humcrush''
*2006: ''Poetic Terrorism'' (Grandsport), with BigBang
*2007: ''Strjon'' (Rune Grammofon), with Arve Henriksen
*2008: ''Skylab'' (NorCD), with ''BOL''
*2008: ''St Fin Barre's'' (Leo Records), with Mark O'Leary & Stein Inge Brækhus
*2010: ''Very Much Alive'' (Jazzland (6xCD, Album)), with Paolo Vinaccia featuring Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken & Palle Mikkelborg
*2012: '' The Death Defying Unicorn'' (Stickman Records (Germany)), with Motorpsycho
*2012: ''Numb, Number'' (Gigafon Records), with ''BOL''
*2015: ''En Konsert For Folk Flest'' ( Rune Grammofon), with Motorpsycho
*2019: ''The Haze Of Sleeplessness'' (Hubro)
*2020: ''Conspiracy'' ( ECM), with Terje Rypdal
*2021: "Ghost Caravan" (Hubro)

References

External links

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Ståle Storløkken Biography
Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
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Motorpsycho members
20th-century Norwegian organists
21st-century Norwegian organists
20th-century Norwegian pianists
21st-century Norwegian pianists
Norwegian male organists
Norwegian jazz pianists
Musicians from Dombås
Norwegian jazz composers
Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni
Rune Grammofon artists
Living people
1969 births
Norwegian male jazz composers
Elephant9 members
Supersilent members
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members
BOL (band) members
Generator X (band) members
Veslefrekk members