Nils Petter Molvær

Nils Petter Molvær
Background information
Also known as NPM
Born (1960-09-18) 18 September 1960
Langevåg, Møre og Romsdal
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz, future jazz, jazz fusion, electronica
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Trumpet
Labels ECM
Associated acts Masqualero
Website www.nilspettermolvaer.info
Molvær in Neuwied, Germany in 2001

Nils Petter Molvær (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmol.væɾ][1]) also known as NPM (born September 18, 1960) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer. Molvær is considered a pioneer of "future jazz", a genre that fusing jazz and electronic music, showcased on his most commercially successful album, Khmer,[2] on the ECM label in October 1997 in Europe and early 1998 in North America.[3][4][5]

Biography

Molvær was born and raised on the island of Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, and left at age nineteen to study on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1980-82).[6] He joined the bands Jazzpunkensemblet with Jon Eberson and Masqualero, alongside Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen and Tore Brunborg. Masqualero (named after a Wayne Shorter composition originally recorded by Miles Davis) recorded several albums for ECM Records, and Molvær recorded with other ECM artists before his 1997 debut solo album, Khmer. The record was a fusion of jazz, rock, electronic soundscapes, and hip-hop beats – and quite unlike the delicate "chamber jazz" typically associated with ECM.[7] Molvær's muted trumpet sound, sometimes electronically processed, had an obvious debt to Miles Davis's work of the 1970s and 1980s, but without being a slavish copy. For the first time, ECM released singles - "Song of Sand", backed with three remixes, and "Ligotage". In 2000, a second album followed, Solid Ether, after which Molvær left ECM. He has recorded several albums since, and has also produced film and theater music.[3][4]

He often works with guitarist Eivind Aarset. He has also played with Tabla Beat Science created by Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell.[5]

Honors

Discography

In Masqualero

Solo

Original albums

Reprise albums

With others

Also appears on

References

  1. ↑ Pronounced approximately "MOL-vair".
  2. ↑ Genzel, Christian. "Khmer: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  3. 1 2 Dalane, Anders. "Nils Petter Molvær Biography". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. 1 2 "Molvær, Nils Petter". Norsk Musikkinformasjon.
  5. 1 2 "Molvær, Nils Petter". Norsk Musikkinformasjon.
  6. ↑ "Jazzlinja NRNU.no". NTNU.no. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  7. ↑ Geoff Dyer in The Observer
  8. ↑ Also listed as Bande à Part and Bande à part.
  9. ↑ The title is er, the common suffix for the names of the tracks ("Hover", "Softer", "Dancer", etc.) and their author.
  10. ↑ Re-Vision press release
  11. ↑ "Hamada info".

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Awards
Preceded by
First award in 1996		 Recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award
1996 		Succeeded by
Bugge Wesseltoft
Preceded by
Mari Boine		 Recipient of the Open class Spellemannprisen
1997 		Succeeded by
Sidsel Endresen & Bugge Wesseltoft
Preceded by
Bjørn Johansen		 Recipient of the Jazz Gammleng-prisen
1998 		Succeeded by
Bugge Wesseltoft
Preceded by
Krøyt		 Recipient of the Open class Spellemannprisen
2000 		Succeeded by
Anja Garbarek
Preceded by
Jon Eberson		 Recipient of the Buddyprisen
2003 		Succeeded by
Bugge Wesseltoft
Preceded by
Frode Fjellheim		 Recipient of the Open class Spellemannprisen
2005 		Succeeded by
Hanne Hukkelberg
Preceded by
Alfred Janson		 Recipient of the «Open class» Edvardprisen
2010 		Succeeded by
Johan Sara


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