Jo Berger Myhre
Jo Berger Myhre | |
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.jpg) Jo Berger Myhre performing at Kongshaugfestivalen in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 29 May 1984 Sandefjord, Vestfold |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Upright bass |
| Labels | Hubro Music Rune Grammofon |
| Website | www |
Jo Berger Myhre (born 29 May 1984 in Sandefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian upright bassist, known from performing with the likes of Splashgirl, Blokk 5, Ingrid Olava, Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet and Finland: Grydeland/Qvenild/Hausken/Myhre.[1] As a member of the Nils Petter Molvær Quartet (since 2013) he is performing as a bass guitarist and has contributed to two albums, Switch (2014) and Buoyancy (2016), to the last even as a co-producer.[2]
Career
[edit]Living in Oslo, Myhre holds a Bachelor degree in performing improvisational music from the Norwegian Academy of Music. In addition he attended one year studies under Anders Jormin at the Music Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden. He has a series of his own ongoing projects, but most active is with Splashgirl, a trio including with Andreas Stensland Løwe (piano and keyboards) and Andreas Lønso Knudsrød (drums and percussion) Their latest albums Huntsville (2011) and Field Day Rituals (2013).[3]
Discography
[edit]- Blokk 5
- 2005: Casio Killed the Cornette (Blokk 5)
- 2007: Doors. Keys (AIM Records)
- 2009: Arbor (Hubro Music)
- 2011: Pressure (Hubro Music)
- 2013: Field Day Rituals (Hubro Music)
- 2011: Domestic Songs (Curling Legs)
- 2008: Only Just Begun (EMI Music)
- 2008: Juliet's Wishes (Virgin Records)
- 2009: Tarpan Seasons (EmArcy, Universal Music, Norway), with Slow Motion Orchestra
- 2010: The Guest (Universal Music, Norway)
- 2008: Sápmi (Idut)
- 2009: If You Don't Have Time To Cook, You Don't Have Time To Live (LP Records)
- Jessica Sligter / Jæ
- 2010: Balls And Kittens, Draught And Strangling Rain (Hubro Music)
- 2012: Fear and the Framing (Hubro Music)
- 2011: Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene (Grappa Music)
- 2012: Wild Dog (Rune Grammofon)
- 2013: Grounding (Ozella)
- Finland including with Morten Qvenild, Ivar Grydeland, Pål Hausken
- 2015: Rainy Omen (Hubro Music)[4]
- 2014: Switch (OKeh Records)
- 2016: Buoyancy (OKeh Records)
References
[edit]- ^ "Jo Berger Myhre". Biography. Splashgirl.no. 2012-12-13. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Release: Nils Petter Molvaer "Buoyancy"". Okeh Records. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "NY MUSIKK BERGEN presenterer MARTIN LANGLIE SOLO & JO BERGER MYHRE SOLO". Biography. NyMusikkBergen.Wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Finland: Rainy Omen". Grappa Music. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Norwegian upright-bassists
- 21st-century Norwegian bass guitarists
- 21st-century Norwegian male singers
- 21st-century Norwegian singers
- Norwegian male double-bassists
- Norwegian male jazz composers
- Norwegian jazz upright-bassists
- Norwegian jazz bass guitarists
- Norwegian male bass guitarists
- Norwegian jazz composers
- Norwegian Academy of Music alumni
- Musicians from Sandefjord
- Splashgirl members