Tord Gustavsen

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Tord Gustavsen at the piano (2007)

Tord Gustavsen (born October 5, 1970 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian jazz pianist .

life and career

Born in Oslo in 1970, Gustavsen is one of the most active and influential musicians in his home country's jazz scene in recent years. Outside Norway, he first became known to a wider audience primarily through his work with Silje Nergaard .

In addition, he has been playing with bassist Harald Johnsen and drummer Jarle Vespestad in the Tord Gustavsen Trio named after him since the late 1990s . The widely acclaimed debut album Changing Places was released in 2003 on ECM. The Ground followed two years later , the first instrumental jazz album to climb to number one in the Norwegian charts and also to land in the top 10 of the Billboard Top Jazz Albums in the USA . In April 2007 the album Being There was released . According to Gustavsen, it marks the end of a trilogy.

Gustavsen has been working under the name Tord Gustavsen Ensemble since 2008 with flexible line-ups as a duo, trio or quartet. The regular cast includes Tore Brunborg (saxophone), Mats Eilertsen (bass) and Jarle Vespestad (drums). Depending on the arrangement, it is extended by Kristin Asbjørnsen (vocals), Cecilie Jørstad (readings) and Rune Arnesen (drums). The ensemble emerged from a commissioned work for the Vossajazz Festival 2008. The album The Well was created in 2012 with the Tord Gustavsen Quartet , which consists of Gustavsen, Tore Brunborg, Jarle Vespestad and Mats Eilertsen .

Tord Gustavsen with Simin Tander

Discography

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH NO NO
Solo projects
2009 Restored, returned - - NO15 (6 weeks)
NO
with Kristin Asbjørnsen, Tore Brunborg, Mats Eilertsen, Jarle Vespestad
The album received the Spellemannprisen
2016 What Was Said DE72 (1 week)
DE 		- NO31 (1 week)
NO
Tord Gustavsen Trio
2003 Changing places - - NO32 (1 week)
NO
2005 The Ground DE-
Gold (German Jazz Award)
Gold (German Jazz Award)
DE 		- NO1 (14 weeks)
NO
2007 Being There - - NO3 (10 weeks)
NO
2018 The other side DE58 (1 week)
DE 		CH88 (1 week)
CH 		NO40 (1 week)
NO
Tord Gustavsen Quartet
2012 The Well DE100 (1 week)
DE 		- NO4 (7 weeks)
NO
2014 Extended Circle - - NO24 (2 weeks)
NO

Other Projects

  • Funky Butt Whoopin ' (2001)
  • Carl Petter Opsahl Indigodalen (2001)
  • Nymark Collective Contemporary Tradition (2002)
  • SKRUK / Rim Banna Krybberom (2003)
  • SKRUK / Torun Sævik / Cecilie Jørstad Sommerlandet (2004)
  • Ulrich Drechsler Quartet Humans & Places (2006)
  • SKRUK / Nymark Collective Dype quiet strong mild (2006)
  • Nymark Collective Bessie Smith Revisited - Live in Concert (2008), with Kristin Asbjørnsen

Web links

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  1. ^ Tord Gustavsen Music - International website: http://www.tordgustavsen.com/ - Presentations, October 25, 2008.
  2. ↑ Chart sources: DE CH NO
  3. ↑ Gold / platinum database of the Federal Association of the Music Industry, accessed on June 5, 2016
  4. ^ Prize of the German Record Critics: Tord Gustavsen Trio receives annual prize
personal data
SURNAME Gustavsen, Tord
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian musician
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo