Mats Eilertsen
| Mats Eilertsen | |
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Eilertsen at Aarhus Jazz Festival 2015 in Denmark with Pablo Held, Helge Norbakken, Christian Vuust, and Jacob Buchanan Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
4 March 1975 Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Double bass, bass guitar, drums |
| Labels |
Jazzaway Records Hubro Music |
| Associated acts | Tord Gustavsen Quartet, Food, Dingobats, Rubicon |
| Website |
www |
Mats Eilertsen (born 4 March 1975 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer.[1] He is known for recording with numerous bands, including the Maria Kannegaard Trio, Ola Kvernberg, Nils Økland, Eldbjørg Raknes, Anders Aarum Trio, Eirik Hegdal, Sverre Gjørvad, Nymark Collective, SKRUK, «Jazzmob», «Dingobats», Håkon Kornstad Trio, Food with Iain Ballamy, Jacob Young Band, Solveig Slettahjell's Slow Motion Orchestra, Håvard Wiik Trio, and «JazzCode».[2]
Career
Eilertsen attended the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, where he participated in the Jazz program and was part of the Jazz band Dingobats along with fellow students Eirik Hegdal (saxophones), Njål Ølnes (tenor saxophone), Thomas Dahl (guitar) and Sverre Gjørvad (drums), primarily playing Hegdals compositions. He has two band releases as leader of the band Turanga, with band members Fredrik Ljungkvist, Ernst Reijseger, and Thomas Strønen. He also performed with the quartet «Parish», with some of the same members as of «Turanga». In 2006, he released the album Constellations (Jazzaway Records), with the Finnish pianist Alexi Tuomarila's trio, along with Olavi Luohivuori.[1][2][3]
Honors
- 2002: Kongsberg Jazz Award, within Håkon Kornstad Trio
Discography
Solo albums
- 2005: Turanga (Aim Records), with Turanga (voted this year's release of the Japanese jazz magazine Music Magazine)[4]
- 2006: Flux (Aim Records), with Turanga
- 2009: Radio Yonder (Hubro Music), with Tore Brunborg, Olavi Louhivuori, and Thomas T. Dahl
- 2016: Rubicon (ECM Records), with Eirik Hegdal, Thomas T Dahl, Trygve Seim, Harmen Fraanje, and Olavi Louhivuori (commission for the 2014 Vossajazz)
- SkyDive Trio
- Mats Eilertsen Trio including with Harmen Fraanje and Thomas Strønen
Collaborations
- Within Dingobats
- 1998: The New Dingobats Generation
- 2002: Pöck (Bergland Productions), which featured Live Maria Roggen (vocals)
- 2004: Follow (Jazzaway Records)
- Within Food (Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen & Thomas Strønen)
- 2000: Food (Feral Records)
- 2001: Organic and GM Food (Feral Records)
- 2002: Veggie (Rune Grammofon)
- 2004: Last Supper (Rune Grammofon)
- Within Håvard Wiik Trio
- 2003: Postures (Jazzland Acoustic)
- With Jacob Young
- 2004: Evening Falls (ECM)
- 2008: Sideways (ECM)
- 2009: Restored, Returned (ECM Records)
- 2012: The Well (ECM Records)
- 2014: Extended Circle (ECM Records)
- With Yelena Eckemoff
- 2012: Forget-me-not (L & H Production)
- Compilation projects
- 2007: Short Stories (Aim Records) with Frode Haltli and Torbjørn Dyrud
- 2010: Elegy (Hubro) with Harmen Fraanje and Thomas Strønen
References
- 1 2 "Mats Eilertsen Biografi" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- 1 2 "Eilertsen, Mats - MIC Norsk musikkinformasjon" (in Norwegian). Mic.no. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ "Mats Eilertsen Turanga Review". BBC. 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ↑ "14.12.05 Mats Eilertsen/Turanga won Music Magazine's best jazz album of the year 2005!". AIMmusic.no. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Mats Eilertsen Trio: Sails Set". Hubromusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
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External links
- Official website
- Mats Eilertsen SkyDive Quartet - The Void on YouTube
- Mats Eilertsen SkyDive Trio on SoundCloud
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| Preceded by Christian Wallumrød |
Recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award 2002 |
Succeeded by Live Maria Roggen |