Christian Meaas Svendsen

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Christian Meaas Svendsen within Mopti at EnergiMølla in Kongsberg
16 September 2010.
(Photo: Thomas Bjørndahl)
Background information
Born 26 February 1988
Kongsberg, Buskerud
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Upright bass, bass guitar
Associated acts NorCD
Jazzland Recordings
Website www.christianmeaassvendsen.com

Christian Meaas Svendsen (born 26 February 1988 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), known from collaborations within a series of bands like Mopti, Oro, Knyst!, Duplex, Sylvia Ganush, Andrea Rydin Berge Kvintett, Hoover and Lech/Svendsen Duo.

Career

Svendsen started his jazz career within Kongsberg Big Band, was a year at Toneheim folkehøgskole and later studied Performing jazz music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. In 2007 he was awarded Kongsberg Jazzfestival's talent scholarship. During the Kongsberg Jazzfestival in 2010, Svendsen referred to as The festival's busiest musician by Laagendalsposten[1] when he performed seven gigs in different constellations during the festival. In 2011 he received Kongsberg Municipality's Cultural Grant.[2] for sitt arbeid med byens tradisjonelle julejam.

Sammen med sin kvintett Mopti vant han jazzintro prisen for 2012[3][4]

Honors

Discography

With Andrea Kvintett
Within Duplex
Within Mopti

References

  1. ↑ Jensen, Terje (7 July 2010). "Festivalens travleste innbyr til jam" (in Norwegian). Laagendalsposten. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  2. ↑ "Svendsen mottok kulturstipend" (in Norwegian). LaagendalsPosten.no. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Mopti vant jazzintro". Norsk Jazzforum. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Prisdryss og Masterclass". Dagbladet. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  5. ↑ Wicklund, Erling (17 September 2013). "MOPTI utfordrer – Logic Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
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