Norwegian jazz musicians

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Chapters: Arild Andersen, Arve Henriksen, Audun Kleive, Bendik Hofseth, Bjørn Alterhaug, Bugge Wesseltoft, Edvard Grieg in jazz mood, Egil Kapstad, Eivind Solberg, Eldbjørg Raknes, Elin Rosseland, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Even Ormestad, Frode Haltli, Frode Thingnæs, Gaute Storaas, Gjenfortellinger, Håvard Stubø, Hot Club de Norvège, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Jacob Young (musician), Jan Erik Kongshaug, Jan Garbarek, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Johannes Eick, John Pål Inderberg, Jon Balke, Jon Eberson, Kirsti Huke, Kjersti Stubø, Knut Værnes, Lars Andreas Haug, Lasse Marhaug, Mathias Eick, Mats Eilertsen, Nils Mathisen, Ola Kvernberg, Ole Amund Gjersvik, Ole Jørn Myklebust, Ole Mathisen, Ole Morten Vågan, Paal Nilssen-Love, Pål Thowsen, Per Zanussi, Pitsj (album), Sidsel Endresen, Solveig Slettahjell, Sondre Meisfjord, Ståle Storløkken, Steinar Raknes, Stian Carstensen, Terje Bjørklund, Terje Gewelt, Thorgeir Stubø, Tone Åse, Tora Augestad, Tord Gustavsen, Torun Eriksen, Vigleik Storaas, Øystein Moen, Øyvind Storesund. Excerpt: Gaute Storaas (born 1959 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (bass) and Composer, and the older brother of Jazz pianist Vigleik Storaas. Storaas grew out of the flowering musical environment in Bergen late 70es, early 80es, and was well known for his innovative bass playing on the local rock and jazz scene. He started studies on the University of Bergen (political science and music). He attended Berklee College of Music, Boston, in 1984, and got his diploma in Arranging in 1986. Returned to Norway, (Oslo) and did all kinds of writing work. Arranging for shows, broadcasting, recording sessions, composing for commercials, commisioned films, TV idents, etc. Also found some time for music of his own, and won the Danish Radio Orchestra competition for younger composers in 1989, with the work ¿Ouverture #2¿. Best known is probably all the ident music for the launch of TV2, the biggest commercial TV channel in Norway, in 1992. The last decade, time has been split between composing for film and TV, and orchestral arranging for many of the most popular Norwegian artists. Internationally known are, among others, acts as diverse as the black metal band Dimmu Borgir, the singer Sissel Kyrkjebø, (the wordless voice of Titanic,) and young classical trumpet virtuoso Tine Thing Helseth. Most recent film score is for the animated feature Elias and the Treasure of the Sea, which won the Nordic Film Composers Award 2011. The previous score, for Elias and the Royal Yacht and the TV series that it was based on, Elias, the little Rescue Boat, (nominated for Emmy 2006), was given the Edvard Prize 2007, TONOs prestigious omposer award. Recently Storaas composed a full blown orchestral score for the animated feature Elias and the Royal Yacht. (Nominated for best Norwegian filmscore 2007) Prior to that, scored the TV series Elias, the little Rescue Boat, which was nominated for Emmy, and is sold to about 15 countries. The CD with music from the show was nominated for Spellemannpr