Oddmund Finnseth

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Oddmund Finnseth
Birth nameOddmund Jarle Finnseth
Born (1957-02-11) 11 February 1957 (age 64)
Sortland, Nordland
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Jazz musician, composer, music educator
Instruments Upright bass
Associated actsBossa Nordpå

Oddmund Jarle Finnseth (born 11 February 1957 in Sortland, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), composer and music teacher. [1]

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Biography

Finnseth studied music on the Jazz program at Trondheim musikkonservatorium (1983–86) and joined the Asmund Bjørken Orchestra during the time of his studies. Later he has recorded albums with 'Bjørn Krokfoss Octet' and the band 'Bossa Nordpå' (1993–) of Marit Sandvik. He was part of the Randy Johnston tour, led by Øystein Norvoll for the 'Nordnorsk Jazzsenter' (2002). [1]

Finnseth teaches music at the high school 'Sortland videregående skole' and 'Heggen videregående skole' in Harstad, and play in the bands 'Sortland Storband' and 'Steinar Kjeldsen Quartet'. He was portreted by Andreas Lunnan in the radio show Sølvsuper, at NRK radio in 2007, and was awarded the Stubøprisen 2015. [1] [2]

Honors

Discography

With Arvid Genius
With Sven Nyhus & Asmund Bjørken Sextet

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Finnseth fikk Stubøprisen" (in Norwegian). Bladet Vesterålen. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Andreassen, Rune N. (June 24, 2015). "Sa nei til Count Basie" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved June 25, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Stubøprisen til Oddmund J. Finnseth" (in Norwegian). Festspillnn.no. Retrieved June 25, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Oddmund Finnseth". Discography. Discogs.com . Retrieved June 25, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)