Mathias Eick
Mathias Eick is a Norwegian jazz musician born (26 June 1979) near the town of Eidsfoss in the county of Vestfold, Norway. He is mainly known as a musician on the jazz label ECM Records. His main instrument is the trumpet, but he also plays double bass, vibraphone, piano and guitar.
In his lifetime Eick has performed with several well-known music groups and musicians, e.g. Jaga Jazzist, Manu Katché, and "Trondheim Jazz Orchestra" together with Chick Corea and Pat Metheny. Besides this he is also known for his collaboration with Norwegian singer-songwriter Thomas Dybdahl.
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[edit] Discography
Solo Albums:
- The Door (ECM, 2008)
- Skala (ECM, 2011)
As a Sideman:
with Jaga Jazzist
- 2001 - A Livingroom Hush (Ninja Tune)
- 2003 - The Stix (Ninja Tune)
- 2005 - What We Must (Ninja Tune)
- 2010 - One-Armed Bandit (Ninja Tune)
with Iro Haarla
- 2004 - Northbound with Trygve Seim, Uffe Krokfors and Jon Christensen
- 2011 - Vespers with Trygve Seim, Ulf Krokfors and Jon Christensen
with Manu Katché
- 2007 - Playground (ECM Records) with Trygve Seim, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz and David Torn
with Jacob Young
- 2004 - Evening Falls (ECM Records)
- 2007 - Sideways (ECM Records)
with Lars Danielsson
- 2009 - Tarantella (ACT Music)
[edit] Awards
Mathias Eick was awarded “The International Jazz Award for New Talent 2007”. He received a prize of $20,000 US on 13 January 2007 during the IAJE 34th Annual International Conference in New York where he also performed. The annual prize was founded by IAJE in cooperation with the International Jazz Festivals Organization (IJFO).
[edit] External links
- IAJE 34th Annual International Conference (PDF Brochure).
- International Jazz Festivals Organizations (IJFO)
- International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE).
