Magne Thormodsæter

Magne Thormodsæter (born 8 July 1973 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, known from a dozen releases and cooperations with the likes of Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken, Paolo Vinaccia, Karin Krog and John Surman.

Magne Thormodsæter
Magne Thormodsæter 2014
Background information
Born (1973-07-08) 8 July 1973
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsUpright bass

Career

Thormodsæter was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, and is now associate Professor at Griegakademiet, Department of Music, University of Bergen.[1] He has his own M.T. Trio, and also plays within bands like "Bungalow", Knut Kristiansen Trio, Lena Skjerdal Trio, Qvales Ensemble, The Wedding and Zumo.[2]

Honors

Discography

Magne Thormodsæter with BBB 2014.

Within Bergen Big Band

Collaborations

gollark: ddg! emu war osmarks
gollark: * rougelike, meaning a game which is similar to red
gollark: HelloBoi, please update your dictionaries.
gollark: Somehow.
gollark: Idea: a chess roguelike using hyperbolic geometry.

References

  1. "Magne Thormodsæter | Universitetet i Bergen". www.uib.no. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "Magne Thormodsater". Groove.no.
Awards
Preceded by
Kåre Opheim
Recipient of the Vossajazzprisen
2004
Succeeded by
Berit Opheim
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