Magnus Hjorth

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Magnus Hjorth

Ola Magnus Hjorth (born September 26, 1983 in Laholm ) is a Swedish jazz musician ( piano , composition ).

Live and act

As a child, Hjorth first played the trombone and violin before switching to the piano at the age of twelve. Until graduation in 2009 she studied at the Rytmisk Music Conservatory in Copenhagen with Thomas Clausen , Jacob Christoffersen, Nikolaj Hess , Jørgen Emborg and Maggi Olin.

As early as 2005 he played in Jasper Høiby's Trio Phronesis , which was initially successful in Great Britain and can be heard on his debut album Organic Warfare . In 2007 he won the band competition in Getxo, Spain, with the quartet People Are Machines , to which Marius Neset , Petter Eldh and Anton Eger belonged; he also received the award for best soloist. In the same year he founded his own trio with Lasse Mørck (bass) and Snorre Kirk (drums); his debut album Loco Motif (2007, now with Petter Eldh on bass) received positive reviews; more albums followed.

Hjorth was still part of the band of the singer Malene Mortensen , for whom he also composed, and can be heard on three of her albums. As a pianist, he is also a member of the Monday Night Big Band , for which he also arranges. He also accompanied Kristin Korb and Sidsel Storm and worked with Mads La Cour as well as with Chris Potter and the DR Big Band . With the Snorre Kirk Quartet featuring Stephen Riley , he released the album Tangerine Rhapsody in 2019 .

Discographic notes

  • Loco Motif (Stunt Records 2007)
  • Old, New, Borrowed, Blue (Stunt Records 2009)
  • Ikenaga / Hjorth / Eldh Someday. Live in Japan (Stunt Records 2010)
  • Gershwin. With Strings (Stunt Records 2011)
  • Ikenaga / Hjorth / Eldh Plastic Moon (Stunt Records 2011)
  • Blue Interval (Stunt Records 2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry RadioSwissJazz
  2. ↑ a b c Magnus Hjorth Trio - Old, New, Borrowed, Blue . In: Musical reviews . Sundance.dk. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Magnus Hjorth Trio - Loco Motif. In: OrkesterJournalen. June 12, 2008, accessed June 28, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Meeting (Nordic Music)
  5. ↑ Magnus Hjorth - Gershwin. With strings. OrkesterJournalen.com, September 5, 2012, accessed June 28, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Hjorth, Magnus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hjorth, Ola Magnus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish jazz musician (piano, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Laholm