Tord Gustavsen Trio
Encyclopedia
The Tord Gustavsen Trio is a Norwegian
jazz
trio. It consists of Tord Gustavsen
(piano) Harald Johnsen (bass) and Jarle Vespestad
(drums).
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trio. It consists of Tord Gustavsen
Tord Gustavsen
Tord Gustavsen is a jazz pianist. Before studying music, Gustavsen finished a degree in psychology. He studied jazz at the Conservatory of Music Trondheim and jazz theory at the University of Oslo. He has toured internationally several times has been a bandleader of a trio and a later ensemble...
(piano) Harald Johnsen (bass) and Jarle Vespestad
Jarle Vespestad
Jarle Vespestad is a Norwegian jazz percussionist.He graduated from the Toneheim Folk High School and Jazzlinja...
(drums).
Discography
- Changing PlacesChanging Places (album)Changing Places is an album by Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen recorded in 2001 and 2002 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 2003) - The GroundThe GroundThe Ground is an album by Swedish jazz pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen recorded in 2004 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Gustavsen, while playing laid-back, pristine, pretty, and serene music, is far from...
(ECM, 2005) - Being ThereBeing There (Tord Gustavsen album)Being There is an album by Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen recorded in 2006 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "For a recording that unveils itself so gracefully, there is true heft in its presentation...
(ECM, 2007)