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Related Bands and Artists

Here are some of the bands and artists i play with.

Norwegian duo consisting of the singing guitarist Svein Erik Martinsen and drummer Hermund Nygård. Both established musicians on the Norwegian jazz scene, they’ve created their own playground where they explore a range of instruments, often home made, and deliver playful, swinging blues and jazz tunes.

Hot N Spicy

Trio with Bjarke Falgren and Lars Tormod Jenset

Hot 'n Spicy is an eminent modern string trio. The two norwegians Lars Tormod Jenset and Svein Erik Martinsen are in perfect rhythmical balance with the Dane Bjarke Falgren (violin and percussion-stunts), who is in fact the hardest swinging jazz-fiddler I've heard since "Stuff" Smith.
-Svend Asmussen

Prima Vista Social Club

Hard swinging and entertaining sextet

Prima Vista Social Club is what you get when six of the country's top musicians decide to have fun together and share this with the audience!

Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen

Jazz singer

Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen is a Norwegian jazz singer, songwriter, author and actor. Since her first record "Eleven Nights" in 2004, she has released 10 critically acclaimed albums in the jazz genre, starred in numerous award winning musicals and shows and continues to create new material with her own personal touch. Through the years she has formed a second family with some of Norways top jazz musicians, with whom she performs in close communication in all constellations, from duo to big band. The National Jazz stage in Norway describes Hilde Louise as «The great performer known for her finely balanced humor and darkness, wit and energy»