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, John Taylor,

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, Morten Qvenild,

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, Tomasz Stanko, Koichi Makigami,

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, and Stian Carstensen. (in Norwegian) (in Norwegian)

Career

Strønen attended the Jazz Program at '' Trondheim Musikkonservatorium'' (1995–1999). He has participated in the following bands; ''Pohlitz'' (solo project), '' Humcrush'' with

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 ...

and occasionally

, ''

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'' with

and sometimes Christian Fennesz and the Swedish-Norwegian band ''Parish'' with

, Mats Eilertsen trio (with Harmen Fraanje) ''Meadow'' with the British pianist John Taylor and

. Furthermore, he plays with '' Maria Kannegaard Trio'', Reflections in Cosmo (feat. Ståle Storløkken, Kjetil Møster, Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan), Time Is A Blind Guide (feat. Ayumi Tanaka, Ole Morten Vågan, Leo Svensson Sander and Håkon Aase), ''Trinity'' and ''Turanga''. He has also made several commissioned works, and produced and arranged works for a variety of artists. Strønen is also an associate professor at '' Norges Musikkhøgskole''. Strønen is recording for the renowned German label

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and also for

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. As a composer, Strønen has contributed to the release of over seventy recordings as well as several commissioned works for festivals (including the ''

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'' and ''

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'' and ''Ultima Contemporary Music Festival'') and radio ( DR,

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, Deutsche Rundfunk, NRK, BBC,

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, and others).

Composer of commissioned works

*''Gildeskål-stevnet'' 1999, with the poet Tristan Vindthorn, performed at Ørnes July 1999, by the musicians

Håvard Lund Håvard Lund (born 20 October 1970 in Gildeskål Municipality, Norway), is a Norwegian jazz musician (clarinet and saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and collaborations with musicians like Anja Garbarek, Vigleik Storaas, ...

, Håvard Bendiksen and Ole Marius Sandberg *''Cheltenham Jazzfestival'' 1999, with

, performed by the band ''Food'' *''Bath Jazzfestival'' 2000, with

, performed by the band ''Food'' *''Dølajazz'' 2000, with Tomasz Stanko,

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, Håkon Kornstad, Johan Bertling *Music for the percussion ensemble Bad Valley Drums (30 minutes of music) in 2001, 2002 and 2003 *Music for the Ultima Festival, 2003 (for 6 percussionists) *''Music for Parish'' 2004 recording for

(6 compositions) *Music for solo percussion and sampler for

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, (30 minutes of music) in 2004. *Music for solo percussion and sampler for Edinburgh Jazz Festival, (30 minutes of music) in 2004. *Exquisite Pain (Utsøgt Smerte) – Sophie Calle. Music for theatre in København, Århus and Odense. *Time is a blind guide – Commission for Conexions 2013, NRK/ BBC. (National Jazzscene) *Badnajazz 2013. Commission for 25 drummers, saxophone (Tore Brunborg), elektronics and video. *Winner of composition contest "Klangen av Kilden" (sound for Kilden)- sounds for the concert house Kilden (Kristiansand). *Commission for drum ensemble and saxophone (8 drummers), 60min, 5. Oktober 2012. *Urban X. Music for dance- performance (30min) for The Norwegian Opera, 2011. *Commission for 7 drummers, Cosmopolite and Victoria in 2010, 74 min. *Commission (Food) for Cheltenham Jazzfestival, 2010. *Film- music for TV2, Sneglehuset, 2009. *Commission, strings and drums – celebration of Edvard Grieg's 100-year jubilee in UK, 55 min. (2007 * Urban X: Piece for drums, electronics and keyboards (30minutter) for The Norwegian Opera and ballet. * Badnajazz, Vossajazz: Commission for kids. Piece for 25 drummers, saxophone, electronics, dance and video. * Time is a blind guide: Commission for Conexions 2013, NRK/ BBC. * Food/ Emulsion: Emulsion Sinfonietta, UK. Verk for Sinfonietta, 15min, 2014. * Utsøgt Smerte/ Exquisite Pain: Sophie Calle. Theater i Copenhagen, Århus and Odense, DK. Full play. * På drømt hav/ On Dreamt Ocean: Music/ installation with Knut Bry for Kjersti Alveberg, The Norwegian Opera and ballet. * This is not a miracle: Composing full material for recording for ECM Records, 65min. Christian Fennesz/ Iain Ballamy. * Civilization and its Discontents: Commission for Theatre by Mark Hewitt, Brighton, UK. * Time is a blind guide/ Lucus: Composing full material for recording for ECM Records, Chamber ensemble. * Sylvia: Commission for Theatre, Drama Teater, Tallinn, Estonia. Full piece. * Lemur: Commission for Emulsion Sinfonietta, Cheltenham Music Festival. Durata 20 min. * Extended blind Guide to India: Commission for Oslo World Festival, 2018. 75min for chamber-ensemble, drum- ensemble, vocal og steelguitar. * Conversations with trees: Commission for Reading Fringe Festival (UK), 2019. Full concert for violin, accordion, voice, tap dance and drums. * Bobo: Commission for Nordbotten Big band with Bobo Stenson (pn) as soloist, performed 10 times in 2019 to celebrate Stensons 75-years anniversary. Durata 25min.

Discography

* ''Pohlitz'' (

, 2006) * ''Time is a Blind Guide'' (

, 2015) * ''Lucus'' (ECM, 2018) with Time is a Blind Guide ( Ayumi Tanaka, Hakon Aåse,

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, Ole Morten Vågan) * ''Bayou'' (ECM, 2021) with Ayumi Tanaka and Marthe Lea With

Yelena Eckemoff Yelena Eckemoff is a Russian-born pianist, composer, poet, and visual artist. Her compositions blend classical music with jazz, and feature exploration and improvisation. Music career Eckemoff was born in Moscow, Russia, in the Soviet Union. He ...

*''Nocturnal Animals'' (L & H Production, 2020) With Parish *''Rica'' ( Challenge, 2003) *''Parish'' (ECM, 2006) (John Kelman, 2006) With Food * ''Food'' (Feral, 2000) * ''Organic and GM Food'' (Feral, 2001) * ''Veggie'' (Rune Grammofon, 2002) * ''Last Supper'' (Rune Grammofon, 2004) * ''Molecular Gastronomy'' (Rune Grammofon, 2007) with Iain Ballamy feat.

Maria Kannegaard Maria Kannegaard (born 6 October 1970) is a Danish-born Norwegian jazz musician and pianist. She has lived in Norway since age 10. She is known from her own ''Maria Kannegaard trio'' and cooperation with, among others Live Maria Roggen's ''Live ...

and

* ''Quiet Inlet'' (ECM, 2010) feat.

, Prakash Sontakke, and

Nils Petter Molvær Nils Petter Molvær (), also known as NPM (born 18 September 1960), is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and record producer. He is considered a pioneer of future jazz, a genre that fuses jazz and electronic music, best showcased on his most ...

* ''Mercurial Balm'' (ECM, 2012), feat. Christian Fennesz, Eivind Aarset, Prakash Sontakke, Nils Petter Molvær * '' This Is Not a Miracle'' (ECM, 2015) with Iain Ballamy, Christian Fennesz With Humcrush * ''Humcrush'' (Rune Grammofon, 2004) with

* ''Hornswoggle'' (Rune Grammofon, 2006) * ''Rest at World's End'' (Rune Grammofon, 2008) * ''Ha!'' (Rune Grammofon, 2011) feat.

* ''Enter Humcrush'' (Shhpuma, 2017) With Maria Kannegaard Trio * ''Breaking the Surface'' ( ACT, 2000) with Maria Kannegaard,

* ''Quiet Joy'' ( Jazzland/

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, 2005) with Maria Kannegaard,

Ole Morten Vågan Ole Morten Vågan (born 8 May 1979) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician and composer (double bass, upright bass), and the older brother of guitarist Petter Vågan. He is known from several recordings and is currently acting as artistic dir ...

* ''Camel Walk'' (Jazzland, 2008) (John Kelman, 2008) With Meadow * ''Blissful Ignorance'' (Hecca/Musikkoperatørene, 2009) with John Taylor,

With

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* ''The Woods Are Not What They Seem'' (BJK, 2010) * ''Outside the Screen'' (BJK, 2012) With others * ''Atmosfear'' (Turnleft, 1997), with Bergmund Waal Skaslien * ''Soundoff'' (Turnleft, 2000), with Bergmund Waal Skaslien * ''Ståhls Blå'' (

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, 2001), with Ståhls blå * ''Big Bambus'' (Bergland, 2001), with Big Bambus * ''At First Light'' (Universal, 2001), with

Silje Nergaard Silje Nergaard (born 19 June 1966) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter. She is one of the best-selling jazz artists on the official sales chart in Norway. She became known worldwide after the release of the international bestseller ''Tel ...

* ''Love Seriously Damages Health'' (Bergland, (2001) with Siri Gjære * ''Help is on Its Way'' ( Ayler, 2003), with Bayashi * ''African Flower'' (Haug, 2003), with Haug/Zanussi/Strønen * ''Rica'' (Challenge, 2004), with Parish * ''Absence in Mind'' ( Jazzaway, 2004), with Anders Aarum Trio * ''Skomsork'' (Park Grammofon, 2004), with Skomsork * ''……………'' (Caber, 2004), with Phil Bancroft Quartet * ''Turanga'' (AIM, 2004), with Mats Eilertsen * ''Schlachtplatte'' (Mooserobie, 2004), with Ståhls blå * ''Sparkling'' (Jazzaway, 2004), with Trinity * ''Rock!'' (Jazzaway, 2004), with Bayashi * ''Time goes by'' (Universal, 2004), with

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* ''Soil'' (Ayler, 2004), with Fredrik Nordstrøm * ''Flux'' (AIM, 2006), with Mats Eilertsen * ''Monsters and Puppets'' (Gigafon, 2011) with Maria Kannegaard (in Norwegian) * ''Voxpheria'' (Gigafon, 2012), with

Tone Åse Tone Åse (born 24 February 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, known from Norwegian choirs and jazz scenes. She is married to, and musically cooperating with jazz keyboardist Ståle Storløkken. Career After completing teacher educ ...

References

External links

''Pohlitz'' – Thomas Strøonen Myspace.comThomas Strøonen Biography – Norsk Musikkinformasjon Ballade.mo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stronen, Thomas 1972 births 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Living people Jazz musicians from Oslo Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian jazz drummers Norwegian male drummers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni Rune Grammofon artists Norwegian male jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Maria Kannegaard Trio members Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members