Frode Nymo
| Frode Nymo | |
|---|---|
 Terje Gewelt & Frode Nymo | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
27 November 1975 Egersund, Rogaland |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Associated acts | Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Urban Connection |
| Website | Frode Nymo on Myspace |
Frode Nymo (born 27 November, 1975 in Egersund, Norway),[1] raised in Valnesfjord near by Fauske, is a Norwegian jazz musician (alto Saxophone), and older brother of the tenorist Atle Nymo.[2]
Career
Nymo was early on involved in «Bodø Big Band» under the guidance of Henning Gravrok, and is a graduate of the Jazz Program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, where he and fellow students established Urban Connection, awarded the title of “Young Jazz Musicians of the Year” in 1998, at Norway’s prestigious Molde International Jazz Festival, forerunner of today's Jazz Intro Award, and Spellemannprisen 2001. The result have been three album releases, and touring under the auspices of the Moldejazz, where they visited several of the major festivals in Europe, like the Montreaux Jazz Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, and the Istanbul Jazz Festival amongst others, as well as being Norway's contribution EBU Festival in the Czech and Norwegian jazz forums envoys to the jazz festival in the Faroe Islands.[3] With his brother, he released the album Inner Urge (2004), and was honored “This year's attention” in Valnesfjord 1997.[4]
Honors
- “This year's attention” in Valnesfjord 1997
- “Young Jazz Musicians of the Year” 1998 at Moldejazz
- Spellemannprisen 2001 in the class Jazz, for the album Urban Connection (2001), within Urban Connection[3]
Discography (in selection)
Within Urban Connection
- 2001: Urban Connection (Bergland Productions)
- 2002: French Only (Bergland Productions)
- 2004: UC 3 (Bergland Productions)[5]
Within «Atle Nymo & Frode Nymo Quartet»
- 2004: Inner Urge (2004), feat. Roger Kellaway, with additional Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums) & Ole Morten Vågan (bass)[4]
Within Børre Dalhaug's «Bigbandblast»
- 2004: Bigbandblast! (Real Records)[6]
References
- ↑ "Nymo, Frode Biography" (in Norsegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ↑ Frode Nymo (in Norsegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Editorial (2002-03-20). "Urban Connection - "French Only"". Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tor Hammerø (2004-11-08). "Atle Nymo Frode Nymo Quartet Featuring Roger Kellaway: Inner Urge" (in Norwegian). Puls.no. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ↑ Tomas Lauvland Pettersen (2005-12-13). "Urban Connection: UC 3". Listen to Norway Ballade.no. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ↑ Gorseth, Olav (2004-09-22). "Dødelig presist - Storbandplate produsert lag på lag" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 2012-12-06.