Carl Morten Iversen

Carl Morten Iversen (2016)

Carl Morten Iversen (born May 1, 1948 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian jazz bassist.

Live and act

The son of jazz violinist Arild Iversen began his career as a professional musician with Lars Klevstrand (Molde Festival 1968) and made his first recordings with Lillebjørn Nilsen . He studied in the USA until 1972 and was then President of the Norsk Jazzforbund until 1974 .

He played in various bands since the early 1970s, including the quintets of Ditlef Eckhoff (1973-74) and Magni Wentzel (1974-76 and 1979-84), the quartet of Guttorm Guttormsen (1974-80), the septet and the Quintet by Per Husby , the Christian Reim - Kalle Neumann Quartet (1976–77), the quartets by Richard Badendyck (1978–79) and Morten Halle / Rune Klakegg (1979–80) and the groups One + 2 (1981–82 ), Oslo 13 (1981-93, Spellemannprisen 1988) and AHA / Extended Nose / Extended Noise (1982-88).

1980-81 he led his own trio with Erik Balke and David Averre , since 1986 a trio with Rob Waring and Frank Jakobsen , with whom he recorded two albums. With Trio 87 (with Armen Donelian and Audun Kleive ) he had an engagement in New York in 1989. In 1994 he went on a tour with the Scandinavian group Jazz of CHORS. In 1996 he recorded the album Going with the Flow with Olga Konkova and Audun Kleive . More albums followed and a. with Jon Eberson . 1974 to 2005 involved in 22 recording sessions.

Iversen was also director of Foreningen Norske Jazzmusikere between 1979 and 1981 and between 1989 and 1993 . 1995-98 he worked as editor of the magazine Jazznytt . In 1988 he was awarded the Buddy Prize.

Discography

• Secret red thread with Rob Waring and Frank Jakobsen ( Odin , 1991)
• Synchronize your watches with Rob Waring and Frank Jakobsen, 2001
• Jazz for men with Jon Eberson, 2001
• Standards , 2003
• Levende på Fyret , 2005-06

Web links

• Carl Morten Iversen at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tom Lord : Jazz Discography (online)