Morten Qvenild

born on 31/8/1978

Morten Qvenild

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Morten Qvenild

Morten Qvenild (born 31 August 1978 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and band leader, known from a number of recordings.[1][2]

Career

He started his jazz career in the big band Ung Musikk in 1995, followed by studies on the Jazz program at the Norges Musikkhøgskole. He used to played in Østenfor Sol with Ole Jørn Myklebust among others, with Myklebust's OJ Trio, Shining (1999-2003) and Jaga Jazzist (2000-2002).[3] After this he established the band In The Country with co-students Roger Arntzen (bass) and Pål Hausken (drums) in 2003. Qvenild is the «orchestera» in Susanna & the Magical Orchestra (2000–), and is also involved in Jon Klette Quartet, The National Bank (2004–) and Solveig Slettahjell's The Slow Motion Quartet. 2003 and 2004 he was on tour with Nils Petter Molvær's Khmer and with Bertine Zetlitz Band. He made a new version of Erik Bye's Vår beste dag with Marit Larsen in 2011. This has become NRK's tune in their profile campaign.[4]

Discography

With «In The Country»

  • 2005: This Was the Pace of My Heartbeat (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2006: Losing Stones, Collecting Bones (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2009: Whiteout (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2011: Sounds and Sights (Rune Grammofon), Live album with DVD

With Susanna & the Magical Orchestra (Susanna Wallumrød)

  • 2004: Jolene (Rune Grammofon), Promo Single
  • 2004: List of Lights and Buoys (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2006: Melody Mountain (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2009: 3 (Rune Grammofon,)

With Solveig Slettahjell's «Slow Motion Quintet»

  • 2001: Slow Motion Orchestra
  • 2004: Silver
  • 2005: Pixiedust
  • 2006: Good Rain
  • 2008: Antologie (Universal Music (duo recording with Slettahjell)

With The National Bank

  • 2004: The National Bank
  • 2008: Come On Over To The Other Side

With Jaga Jazzist

  • 2002: The Stix
  • 2004: Day

With Shining

  • 2001: Where the Ragged People Go
  • 2003: Sweet Shanghai Devil
  • 2005: In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster

With Østenfor Sol

  • 1998: Syng, Dovre (Major Studio)
  • 2001: Troillspel (Major Studio)

As a guest musician

  • 2000: Live @ blaa, with Ra
  • 2001: Breaks Even, with OJ Trio
  • 2004: Q. S., with Jan Martin Smørdal's Acoustic Accident
  • 2006: Grand Hotel, with Christer Knutsen
  • 2006: Science, with Thomas Dybdahl
  • 2007: Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos, with Susanna Wallumrød
  • 2007: Susanne Sundfør, with Susanne Sundfør
  • 2010: The Brothel, with Susanne Sundfør
With Magic Pocket
  • 2011: The Katabatic Wind (Bolage)

Honors

  • 2007: Kongsberg Jazz Award[5]
  • 2004: «JazzIntro» Award with the band In The Country on the Moldejazz[6]

References

  1. Morten Qvenild – Utgivelser (Japanese). grinningtroll.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  2. Morten Qvenild – Utgivelser. Rockipedia. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  3. Morten Qvenild. Groove.no.
  4. Marit Larsen: – Glimrende initiativ. NRK.no (2011-01-19). Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  5. Musikerprisen til Morten Qvenild. Norsk Musikkinformasjon (2007-07-07). Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  6. JazzIntro prisen. Moldejazz. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.

External links

  • Morten Qvenild Biography - Groove.no
  • Morten Qvenild Biography - Norsk musikkinformasjon MIC.no
  • Morten Qvenild solo, live fra Kongsberg kirke
  • Live Konsertfoto av Morten Qvenild

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