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Sverre Gjørvad (born 26 October 1966 in
Stathelle is a town in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located at the confluence of the Frierfjorden, Eidangerfjord, and Langesundsfjorden. The town of Brevik lies about across the fjord and the town of Langesund lies about ...
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) is a Norwegian
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. He is known for participating in establishing the SoddJazz festival and recording with various notable musicians including Live Maria Roggen,
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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 ...
and Nils-Olav Johansen.


Career

Gjørvad studied jazz at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, while performing with Bodega Band and
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, with Nils-Olav Johansen (guitar) and Svein Folkvord (bass). Storytellers released their album ''Enjoy Storytellers!'' in 1994. He has performed with Dingobats, along with
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(saxophone), Njål Ølnes (saxophone), Thomas T. Dahl (guitar), and Mats Eilertsen (bass). As regional musician in
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, Gjørvad taught music and composed the work ''Jazz Pathetique'' for the SoddJazz festival in 1999. In 2006, Gjørvad moved to
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, where he currently works as producer for the Arctic Cultural Centre. He also leads his own quartet, doing occasional concerts and tours around Norway.


Discography


Solo albums

* 2001: ''Denne lille pytten er et hav'' (Curling Legs), texts by
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, which featured Live Maria Roggen (vocals), Ståle Storløkken (keyboards), Nils-Olav Johansen (guitar), Mats Eilertsen (bass), and Øyvind Brekke (trombone). * 2011: ''Patience For The Little Things'' (Reflect Records), with Siri Gjære, Ståle Storløkken, Mark Fransman, Brydon Bolton, Gorm Helfjord, and Melanie Scholtz. * 2019: ''Voi River'' (Losen Records), with Herborg Rundberg, Kristian Olstad and Dag Okstad. * 2020: ''Elegy of Skies'' (Losen Records), with Herborg Rundberg, Kristian Olstad, Dag Okstad and Joakim Milder. * 2021: ''Time To Illuminate Earth'' (Losen Records), with Herborg Rundberg, Kristian Olstad, Dag Okstad and Embrik Snerte. * 2022: ''Here Comes The Sun'' (Losen Records), with Herborg Rundberg, Kristian Olstad, Dag Okstad and Eirik Hegdal. * 2024: ''six pieces for cinema'' (Tyven Records), with Dag Okstad, Herborg Rundberg, Kristian Olstad.


Collaborations

;With Epinastic Movements * 1994: ''Rapid'' (Pop Eye) ;With Storytellers * 1994: ''Enjoy Storytellers!'' (Curling Legs) ;With Dingobats * 1998: ''The New Dingobats Generation'' (Turn Left Productions) * 2002: ''Pöck'' (Bergland Productions) * 2004: ''Follow'' ( Jazzaway Records) ;With Kjellerbandet * 1999: ''Kjellerbandet På Plate'' () ;With Richard Badendyck * 2004: ''That's All'' (Jazzavdelingen) ;With Jienat * 2010: ''Mira'' (Jienat) ;With Ivar Thomassen * 2011: ''Særlig Når Timan E Blå'' (Reflect) ;With Håkon Follien * 2019: ''Prærien Super'' (Tyven Records)


References

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