Sondre Meisfjord

Sondre Meisfjord (born 18 March 1975 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian folk and jazz musician (double bass and cello), and composer, raised in Frei, Nordmøre, known from bands like Come Shine, Flukt, Gjermund Larsen Trio.[1]

Sondre Meisfjord
Meisfjord with Live Maria Roggen, Come Shine and TJO in Bergen, Norway at Nattjazz 2016.
Background information
Born (1975-03-18) 18 March 1975
Oslo, Norway
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsUpright bass, cello, vocals
Websitehome.online.no/~livero/meisfjord.html

Career

Meisfjord attended the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1998–2001).

He won Spellemannprisen (2002) with the jazz band Come Shine (1998–2003), played Norwegian folk music with the trio 'Flukt', Irish folk music in 'Musharings', cool jazz in John Pål Inderberg's The Zetting, pop in Siri Gjære's band, and was in the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Pat Metheny. Other musicians he has worked with include Odd Nordstoga, Dadafon, Kringkastingsorkesteret, Trondheim Soloists, Kari Bremnes, Dipsomaniacs, Gjermund Larsen, Tord Gustavsen, and Stig Rennestraum.

Recently he has played with the 'Urban Tunélls Klezmerband'.[2]

Honors

Discography
Within Come Shine
  • 2001: Come Shine (Curling Legs)
  • 2002: Do Do That Voodoo (Curling Legs)
  • 2003: Come Shine With The Norwegian Radio Orchestra In Concert (Curling Legs)
  • 2002: Do Do That Voodoo (Curling Legs)
Within Flukt
  • 2001: Spill (2L)
With Sissel Kyrkjebø
  • 2005: Nordisk Vinternatt (Mercury)
With Roger Johansen
With Kari Bremnes
  • 2007: Reise (Strange Ways Records)
  • 2009: Ly (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
  • 2012: Og Så Kom Resten Av Livet (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
With Odd Nordstoga
  • 2008: Pilegrim (Sonet Music)
Within Gjermund Larsen Trio
  • 2008: Ankomst (Heilo)
  • 2010: Aurum (Heilo)
  • 2013: Reise (Heilo)
  • 2016: Salmeklang (Heilo)
With Gabriel Fliflet

References
  1. "Mellomuke-blues & The Sound of Money". Dagbladet. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  2. Sabbatini, Marc (2008-03-19). "The World's Northernmost Jazz Festival: Polarjazz 2008 in Longyearbyen, Norway". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  3. "Sondre Meisfjord Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
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