Marit Sandvik

Marit Sandvik
Born (1956-07-19) 19 July 1956
Harstad, Troms
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Vocals
Website Official website

Marit Sandvik (born 19 Juli 1956 in Harstad, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer, married to the guitarist Øystein Norvoll and together they gave birth to the artist Dagny Norvoll Sandvik (1990).

Career

Sandvik has participated in numerous vocal and jazz groups in Harstad, Trondheim and Tromsø. In 1993 Sandvik established the sextet "Bossa Nordpå" including Helge Sveen, Henning Gravrok, Øystein Norvoll, Oddmund Finnseth and Finn Sletten. In 1997, she established the "Norvoll/Sandvik Duo" together with her husbond guitarist Øystein Norvoll, and was a part of the vocal quartet "Plagiacci", which in 1998 set up the Hasse&Tage]] revue Spader, Madam!. With her own quintet Marit Sandvik Band (etablert 1998), including Henning Gravrok, Eivind Valnes, Sigurd Ulveseth and Finn Sletten) She has toured internationally.[1]

She contributes on the album Distant Reports (2001) facilitated by "Nordnorsk Jazzforum", Tonen og Kjærligheten (2005) with Jan Arvid Johansen, Evening Songs (2005) and World of Emily (2007) with Roger Johansen, Q (2009) with Henning Gravrok, Krig og kjærlighet (2010) with Jørgen Nordeng/Joddskis, Natt, stille (2010) and Nord (2011) with Tore Johansen. She lives in Tromsø and led "Tromsø Jazzklubb" (1990–1996).

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborative works

References

  1. 1 2 Strandmo, John (29 January 2011). "Nordlysprisen til Marit Sandvik" (in Norwegian). ITromso.no. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

Eksternal links

Awards
Preceded by
Henning Gravrok
Recipient of the Stubøprisen
1993
Succeeded by
Øystein Norvoll
Preceded by
Bodvar Moe
Recipient of the Nordlysprisen
2011
Succeeded by
Inga Juuso
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