Pål Thowsen
Pål Thowsen (born July 15, 1955 in Lillestrøm ) is a Norwegian jazz drummer.
Act
Thowsen first appeared professionally in 1973 with the quartet of Jon Eberson , then he belonged to the orchestra of Erik and Jon Balke (1973-77) and the jazz rock band Moose Loose (1974-75; LP Elgen er los ). He earned an international reputation as a member of Arild Andersen's Quartet (1974 to 1979), with whom he performed throughout Europe and recorded four albums. He also worked with the pianist Ketil Bjørnstad , with whom he recorded several albums between 1974 and 1990. From 1977 he also belonged to the quintet of the singer Radka Toneff .
Thowsen has released several albums under his own name. He won the Spellemann prize in 1977 in jazz together with Jon Christensen for the album No Time for Time and the Spellemann prize in 1979 in jazz for his album Surprise . From 1981 to 1984 he belonged to the trio of the guitarist Terje Rypdal , from 1982 to 1997 the Jazz Punk Ensemble . From 1995 he was also a member of the Odd Riisnæs quartet . In 1998 he contributed to Terje Gewelt's album Hide and Seek and then worked with saxophonist Arild Stav. Then he worked with the group of Dag Arnesen and in the trio of Sinnika Langeland , in 2016 in the Eberson Funk Ensemble and from 2018 again in the quartet of Rypdal.
Thowsen teaches at Norwegian Music College .
Discography
- No Time For Time , 1976, with Jon Christensen , Terje Rypdal and Arild Andersen
- Surprise , 1979, with Arild Andersen , Jon Eberson and Håkon Graf
- Carnival , 1981, with Palle Mikkelborg , Iver Kleive , Inger Lise Rypdal
- Sympathy , 1983, with Freddy Dahl , Jon Eberson, Hege Schøyen , Bendik Hofseth and Fred Nøddelund
- Call Me Stranger , 1986, with Janne Schaffer , Ole Edvard Antonsen , Tor Endresen and Svein Dag Hauge
- Life Goes On , 1989, with Tor Endresen , Brynjar Hoff and Kjetil Bjerkestrand
- Collecion , 1992
- ... the Rest Is Rumors , 2002, with Jon Eberson, Steinar Sønck Nickelsen and Sidsel Endresen
Web links
- Pål Thowsen's website
- Biography (Norwegian)
- Pål Thowsen at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Thowsen, Pål |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian jazz drummer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lillestrøm |