Carl Morten Iversen

Carl Morten Iversen
Born 1 May 1948
Oslo, Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician and composer
Instruments Upright bass

Carl Morten Iversen (born 1 May 1948 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), son of jazz violinist Arild Iversen (1920–65). He is known from numerous recordings, has long been central to the Oslo Jazz scene.[1][2]

Career

Iversen began playing as an accompanist for folk singers from 1965, among others he played with Lars Klevstrand at Moldejazz Festival in 1968 and 1973, attended an album with Lillebjørn Nilsen in 1974, and got into jazz for real in 1970. He studied jazz in the United States until 1972, and when returning he playedin a variety of bands from 1973, including with the Balke brothers, Jon Balke Quartet and Ditlef Eckhoff Quintet 1973–74, Magni Wentzel Quintet 1974–76 og 1979–84 with the album Sofies plass (1983), Guttorm Guttormsen Quartet 1974–80 with the albums Soturnudi (1975) and Albufeira (1979).[1][2]

Iversen was president/chairman of the "Norwegian Jazz Forum" 1972–75, leader of "Foreningen norske jazzmusikere", editor of "Jazznytt", and Awarded Buddyprisen 1988. With guitarist Jon Eberson he has released duoalbums Jazz for men (2001), Standards (2003) and Levende på Fyret (2006), and recently he has recorded with Magni Wentzel Sekstett Live (2009).[2]

Honors

Discography (in selection)

Within Guttorm Guttormsen Quartet
Within Per Husby Septet
Within Oslo 13
Trio with Armen Donelian & Audun Kleive
Trio with Frank Jakobsen & Rob Waring
Trio with Olga Konkova & Audun Kleive
Duo with Jon Eberson
Within Jon Eberson Trio
With Magni Wentzel

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Carl Morten Iversen (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Iversen, Carl Morten Biography" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon SNL.no. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

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Awards
Preceded by
Bjørn Johansen
Recipient of the Jazz Spellemannprisen
1988
Succeeded by
Egil Kapstad
Preceded by
Tore Jensen
Recipient of the Buddyprisen
1988
Succeeded by
Per Husby