Per Zanussi

Per Zanussi
Born 31 January 1977
Oslo
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Upright bass
Associated acts Zanussi Five
Website www.perzanussi.com

Per Zanussi (born 31 January 1977) is an Italian-Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, known from several bands and releases such as with Hamid Drake, Louis Moholo, Paal Nilssen-Love, Bobby Bradford, Sabir Mateen, Franklin Kiermyer, Stephen O'Malley, Axel Dörner, Petter Wettre, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mats Gustafsson, Kjetil Møster, Kevin Norton, Ivar Grydeland, Ernesto Rodrigues, Tetuzi Akiyama, and Håvard Wiik.[1][2]

Career

Zanussi was born in Oslo and was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium and at Norges Musikkhøgskole. He was one of the initiators of the band Wibutee from Trondheim (1996–2004), with Håkon Kornstad and Wetle Holte.[1]

Since 2001 he has led the "Zanussi Five" with saxophone lineup Kjetil Møster, Rolf-Erik Nystrøm and Eirik Hegdal, and percussionist Per Oddvar Johansen, a project that has produced three albums. He also contributes to the "MZN3" with Kjetil Møster and Kjell Nordeson, the "Trespass Trio" with Martin Kuchen and Raymond Strid, the Jazzmob and the "Crimetime Orchestra".[1][2]

Discography

Solo albums

With 'Zanussi Five'
With Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

Collaborations

With 'Wunderkammer'
With Petter Wettre
With Wibutee
With Frode Gjerstad
With the trio 'MZN3' including Kjetil Møster and Kjell Nordeson
With 'Jazzmob'
With Jon Eberson Trio
With Martin Küchen Trio
With 'Trespass Trio'
With Marilyn Crispell
With 'Circulasione Totale Orchestra'
With 'Crimetime Orchestra'
With Jørn Øien Trio
With 'S/S Motsol'

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Per Zanussi - Bassist / Komponist". Biography. Bransjeregister MIC.no. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Zanussi, Per". Biography (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  3. "Per Zanussi". Discography (in Norwegian). Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-12-17.

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