Morten Qvenild

Morten Qvenild Born 31 August 1978 In Kongsberg Norway Is A Norwegian Jazz Pianist Band Leader And Producer. Morten Qvenild Started His Jazz Career In The Big Band Ung Musikk In 1995 Followed By Studies On The Jazz Program At The Norges Musikkhøgskole. He Used To Play In Østenfor Sol With Ole Jørn Myklebust Among Others With Myklebust's OJ Trio Shining 1999–2003 And Jaga Jazzist 2000–2002 . Since 2000 Qvenild Is The «orchestera» Of Susanna & The Magical Orchestra And An Original Member Of Solveig Slettahjell's Slow Motion Quintet As Well A Duo Partner. Beyond These Enduring Collaborations Qvenild Is Also Involved In The Jon Klette Quartet The National Bank And He Toured With Nils Petter Molvær's Khmer And With Bertine Zetlitz Band 2003 And 2004 . In 2003 Morten Qvenild Founded The Trio In The Country With Co-Students Roger Arntzen Bass And Pål Hausken Drums . They Recorded Five Albums For Rune Grammofon. On The Latter Two –Whiteout 2009 And The Live Recorded Sounds And Sights 2011 – The Band Was Joined By Multi-Instrumentalist Andreas Mjøs. Their Last Release Was Issued By The German ACT Label. In 2011 He Performed With Marit Larsen A New Version Of Erik Bye's Vår Beste Dag. This Has Become NRK's Tune In Their Profile Campaign. read less