Sveinung Hovensjø (born 5 December 1950) is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass and guitar), known as one of the most used studio musicians in Norway, and also for his collaboration with guitarist

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypd ...

(1974–78).

Career

Hovensjø was born in

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...

but grew up at

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. He started at a young age in "Prototypes" in

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, played with the dance band "Bruno" during the 1960s, participated at the 1969

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 ...

with the Geir Wentzel soul bandsoul band, and made his record debut with Earl Wilson in 1970. There after he moved to

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where he joined the music scene around Club 7, and played within Christian Reim Trio (1977–79). He also played with Jazz greats like Terje Rypdal,

Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław Gar ...

, Susanne Fuhr among others. Later he played within the

Trio de Janeiro Trio may refer to: Music Groups * Trio (music), an ensemble of three performers, or a composition for such an ensemble ** Jazz trio, pianist, double bassist, drummer ** Minuet and trio, a form in classical music ** String trio, a group of three ...

, The Gambian/Norwegian Friendship Orchestra, Son Mu,

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, Moose Loose og Talisman Group, and with Claudio Latini,

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and Miki N'Doye.

Honors

Gammleng-prisen The Gammleng Award () is a Norwegian culture award created by ''The Fund for Performing Artists'' in 1982, 25 years after the fund was established in 1957. The award's official name is the ''Rolf Gammleng award to performing artists'' (). It's awa ...

1983 (studio) *The first Smugetprisen 1990

Discography

;With Terje Rypdal *1973: '' What Comes After'' (

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1031) *1974: '' Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away'' (ECM 1045) *1975: ''

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'' (ECM 1067/8) *1977: ''

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'' (ECM 1110) ;With Bjørn Eidsvåg *1981: ''Live in New York'' (

Kirkelig Kulturverksted Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV) is a Norwegian company and record label, founded in 1974 by Erik Hillestad. Among the musicians who have issued records on the label are Ketil Bjørnstad, Kari Bremnes, Erik Bye, Ole Paus, Sigvart Dagsland, Bjørn ...

) *1983: ''Passe gal'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *1984: ''På leit'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) With Jukka Syrenius Band *1986* ''The Cat With A Hat'' Album ;With "Talisman" *1991: ''Dating'' *1994: ''Vardøger'' ;With "Trio de Janeiro" *1993: ''Brazilikum'' *1994: ''Amoregano'' ;With other projects *1974: ''Elgen Er Løs'' (Mai), with "Moose Loose" *1977: ''E'Olen'' (Mai), with "E'Olen" *1977: ''Blow Out'' (Compendium Records), with "Blow Out" *1981: ''Domino'', with "Susanne Fuhr Quintet" *2007: ''Kingdom of Norway'' (Bonnier Amigo), with

Ronni Le Tekrø Ronni Le Tekrø (born Rolf Ågrim Tekrø, 5 October 1963) is a Norwegian musician best known as the guitarist and one of the founders of hard rock band TNT, as a solo artist and for his work with Vagabond and Terje Rypdal. He has been describe ...

References

External links

Erter, Kjøtt og Flesk Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hovensjo, Sveinung 1950 births Living people Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian jazz bass guitarists Norwegian male bass guitarists Norwegian jazz composers Musicians from Lillehammer ECM Records artists Norwegian male jazz composers