Torbjørn Sunde

Torbjørn Sunde (born 16 February 1954) is a Norwegian jazz trombonist who has worked with Terje Rypdal, Edward Vesala, Jon Balke, Knut Værnes, Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum, Jan Garbarek, and Mezzoforte.[1][2][3]

Torbjørn Sunde
Background information
Born (1954-02-16) 16 February 1954
Oslo, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTrombone

Musical career

After growing up at Gjøvik he got a bachler in fotball from Norges Idrettshøgskole, and a master in musicology at University of Oslo. He participated on a number of recordings with Terje Rypdal (Odyssey, 1975), Edward Vesala (1977), Oslo 13 (awarded Spellemannprisen in 1988, for the album Off Balance), Oslo Rhythm & Blues Ensemble, Four Roosters, Etno Funk, Chipahua, Horns for Hire, Jazzpunkensemblet, og Mezzoforte.[3]

He has participated on releases by Jon Eberson (Stash, 1988), Jon Balke (Nonsentration, 1990) and Knut Værnes (1993). He worked with Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum (Deilig, 1999) and Jan Garbarek.[3]

He led his own orchestra "Meridians of Music" (with such musical profiles as Terje Rypdal, Bugge Wesseltoft, Eivind Aarset and Jon Balke), and the "Torbjørn Sunde Octet" (with Jon Eberson, Rob Waring, Morten Halle, Håvard Lund, Trude Eick, Aslak Hartberg and Jens Petter Antonsen) with album releases. He also had his own Quartet with Tom Olstad, Roy Powell and Per Mathisen (The Blue Note sessions).[3]

Speedskater

Sunde was in the childhood and adolescents, a very promising speedskater representing "Gjøvik Skøiteklub". He skated 500 meters at 41.5 seconds, only 17 years old, which in 1971 was an impressive achievement. Speedskater Sunde participated in three sprint NM (Norgesmesterskap) in 1971, 1972 and 1973, with a 9th place as the best in 1973.[4]

He is the younger brother of speedskater Arnulf Sunde (1976 Winter Olympics participant).

Awards and honors
  • Spellemannprisen 1988 in the class Jazz, with Oslo 13 for the album Off Balance

Discography
  • Meridians (ACT, 1998)
  • Where Is the Chet (K&K, 2001)
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References
  1. "Torbjørn Sunde – Kjentfolk.no". Archived from the original on 13 January 2010.
  2. "Bransjeregister – Norsk Musikkinformasjon". Archived from the original on 14 February 2008.
  3. "Sunde, Torbjørn Biography – Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no".
  4. "Torbjørn Sunde – SpeedSkatingBase.eu".


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