Atle Nymo

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Atle Nymo
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Nymo live with Motif at the Metro Music Bar
Jazz Fest Brno, 22 April 2010.
(Photo: Peter Stračina)
Background information
Born (1977-07-09) 9 July 1977 (age 47)
Valnesfjord, Norway
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer,
band leader
Instrument(s)Saxophone, bass clarinet
Labels Jazzland Records
Bolage
Taurus Records
Website nmh.no/om_musikkhogskolen/ansatte/atle_nymo

Atle Nymo (born 9 June 1977) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet), and the younger brother of Jazz saxophonist Frode Nymo. He is known for his contributions with the orchestras Motif, one of his main projects, and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra in which he has worked with Jazz greats like Pat Metheny and Chick Corea. [1]

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Career

Nymo was born in Valnesfjord in Fauske Municipality. He joined the Bodø Big Band, led by his teacher Henning Gravrok, and was later educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, and has also played in Håvard Stubø's Quintet North. The later years He has played with Ole Morten Vågan's band Motif where he was to be named «Young Jazz Comets» 2001 at Copenhagen Jazz Festival. In «next MGN Trio» he cooperates with Mats Monstad and Ketil Gutvik, and in the latter band «Gutvik5». Otherwise, and also played with Kaizers Orchestra. [1]

Nymo also has his own album release with «Atle Nymo & Frode Nymo Quartet» (Håkon Mjåset Johansen drums and Ole Morten Vågan bass). In his own band «Atle Nymo Quartet» he cooperates with Vigleik Storaas (piano), Magnus Forsberg (drums) and Ole Morten Vågan (bass). The first mentioned played in Quintet with guest Roger Kellaway (piano), and they released an album Inner Urge in 2001 with concert recordings from «Oslo Jazz Festival». Together with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Håkon Mjåset Johansen he made the album Complete communion in 2006, and with the Swedish trumpet player Magnus Broo as the fourth member, the group was called IPA and they have released the albums Lorena (2009), It's A Delicate Thing (2011) and Bubble (2013). [2] He is also involved in two other band projects «Saxwaffe» (Frode Nymo, Klaus Holm, Eirik Hegdal, Espen Reinertsen) and «Juxtaposed» (Petter Vågan, Erik Nylander, Ole Morten Vågan)

Nymo is a frequently used big band musician and is attending such as the drummer Børre Dalhaugs «Big Band Blast» (2004) and trombonist & composer Helge Sundes «Denada» (2005), and was from 2002 to 2003 a member of Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble. He also played in Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, and attended the orchestra's cooperation projects with Chick Corea in 2000/2001 (Moldejazz) and Pat Metheny in 2003. [1]

Honors

Discography

With «Atle Nymo & Frode Nymo Quartet»
Within Børre Dalhaug's «Bigbandblast»
With Motif
Within Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
Within IPA including with Magnus Broo, Håkon Mjåset Johansen & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Within The Rainbow Band
Within Kåre Nymark Band
Within Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nymo, Atle Biografi – Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. (in Norwegian)
  2. 1 2 Gorseth, Olav. "Hva skjer Atle Nymo?" (in Norwegian). Jazzprofil.no. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Gorseth, Olav (22 September 2004). "Dødelig presist - Storbandplate produsert lag på lag" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende . Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Motif (3) – My Head Is Listening". Discogs. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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