Per Zanussi
Per Zanussi (* 31 January 1977 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian jazz - bassist , bandleader and composer .
Live and act
Zanussi grew up in Stavanger as the son of an Italian father and a Norwegian mother. At the age of 13 he was a bass guitarist in rock bands before switching to the double bass. He studied chamber music and improvisation at the Trondheim Music Conservatory and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo , where he received his master's degree. He has been working in the Norwegian jazz scene since 1990, initially as a member of the electronic experimental trio Wibutee with Håkon Kornstad and Wetle Holte . He then worked with the formation MZN3, the Trespass Trio (with Martin Küchen and Raymond Strid ), the Crimetime Orchestra and in Frode Gjerstad's Circulasione Totale Orchestra .
With his own quintet Zanussi 5 , which he founded in 2001, he released the album Ghost Dance ( Moserobie ) in 2010 . He also worked with his big band Zanussi 13 . He is also a member of the Zanussi / Markhus Project , the Eberson / Zanussi / Lofthus Trio , the Crimetime Orchestra and Sternklang .
As a composer he wrote the music for theater productions by Det Norske Teatret and the Haugesund Teater; he also wrote music for dance performances and short films. During his career he worked a. a. with Bugge Wesseltoft , Hamid Drake , Louis Moholo , Sten Sandell , Kjell Nordeson , Paal Nilssen-Love , Håvard Wiik , Thomas Strønen and Nils Olav Johansen .
Discographic notes
- Frode Gjerstad, Anders Hana, Morten Olsen, Per Zanussi - Born to Collapse (Circulasione Totale, 2004)
- Collaborations ( Leo Records , 2009), with Marilyn Crispell , Fredrik Ljungkvist , Palle Danielsson , Paal Nilssen-Love, Magnus Broo
- Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Per Zanussi - Morning Songs (MNJ Records, 2011)
- Zanussi 13: Live ( Soul Note , 2012)
- Trespass Trio & Joe McPhee : Human Encore ( Clean Feed Records , 2013), with Martin Küchen , Raymond Strid
Web links
- Web presence
- Portrait of allaboutjazz
- Per Zanussi at Discogs (English)
- Per Zanussi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zanussi, Per |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian jazz bassist, band leader and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |