Nils Petter Molvær
Nils Petter Molvær | |
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Background information | |
Born | Langevåg, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | 18 September 1960
Genres | Jazz, future jazz, jazz fusion, electronica |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument | Trumpet |
Labels | ECM |
Website | nilspettermolvaer |
Nils Petter Molvær (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmɔ̂ɫvæːr]), also known as NPM (born 18 September 1960), is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and record producer. He is considered a pioneer of future jazz, a genre that fuses jazz and electronic music, best showcased on his most commercially successful album, Khmer.[1]
Biography
[edit]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).[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
He often works with guitarist Eivind Aarset. He has also played with Tabla Beat Science, created by Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell.[6]
Honors
[edit]- 1996: Kongsberg Jazz Award
- 1997: Spellemannprisen in the Open class
- 1998: Gammleng-prisen in the class Jazz
- 1996: Kongsberg Jazz Award
- 2000: Spellemannprisen in the Open class
- 2003: Buddyprisen
- 2005: Spellemannprisen in the Open class
Discography
[edit]In Masqualero
[edit]- 1983: Masqualero
- 1985: Bande À Part[7]
- 1987: Aero
- 1990: Re-Enter
Solo
[edit]- 1997: Khmer
- 1998: Khmer: The Remixes (promo only)
- 1998: Ligotage (EP)
- 2000: Solid Ether (feat. Sidsel Endresen and others)
- 2001: Recoloured (remixes)
- 2002: NP3
- 2004: Streamer (2002, live)
- 2005: Er [8]
- 2005: Edy (soundtrack to the film by Guérin-Tillié)
- 2005: Remakes (remixes)
- 2005: An American Compilation (compilation)
- 2008: Re-Vision (OST outtakes merged into an album) [9]
- 2009: Hamada [10]
- 2011: Baboon Moon
- 2014: Switch
- 2016: Buoyancy
- 2021: Stitches
Collaborations
[edit]- 1990: So I Write, with Sidsel Endresen, Django Bates, Jon Christensen
- 1995: Hastening Westward, with Robyn Schulkowsky
- 1997: Small Labyrinths (recorded 1994), in Marilyn Mazur's Future Song[11]
- 2005: Electra, in Arild Andersen Group
- 2008: Corps Electriques, with Hector Zazou/KatieJane Garside, Bill Rieflin, Lone Kent
- 2013: 1/1, with Moritz von Oswald
- 2015: Infolding, in Spin Marvel (Martin France - drums, Tim Harries - bass, Terje Evensen - live electronics, Nils Petter Molvaer - trumpet, Emre Ramazanoglu - production and further drums)
- 2015: Høst: Autumn Fall (OST), with Mapping Oceans
- 2018: Nordub, with Sly & Robbie
- 2019: Music for Paintings, with Terje Evensen, Leo Abrahams, Anna Stereopoulou, Anthony Cox, Manongo Mujica
- 2023: The Harmony Codex with Steven Wilson
- 2024: Liminal Animals with Ulver
As featured artist
[edit]- 1990: Nonsentration - Jon Balke
- 1992: Night Caller - Rita Marcotulli
- 1993: Exile - Sidsel Endresen
- 1997: Brytningstid - Kenneth Sivertsen
- 1998: Électronique Noire - Eivind Aarset
- 2001: Radioaxiom: A Dub Transmission - Bill Laswell & Jah Wobble
- 2003: Digital Prophecy - Dhafer Youssef
- 2004: Seafarer's Song - Ketil Bjørnstad
- 2006: Mélange Bleu - Lars Danielsson
- 2007: A Pure Land - Sienná
- 2007: Ataraxis - Deeyah
- 2007: 23 Wheels of Dharma - Somma
- 2008: Dome - Johannes Enders
- 2008: Lodge - Fanu & Bill Laswell
- 2012: Manu Katché - Manu Katché
- 2015: Deeper Green - Christof May
- 2017: Hypersomniac - Lef
- 2019: Hyperuranion - Chat Noir
- 2021: Roses of Neurosis - Sivert Høyem
Also appears on
[edit]- Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)
References
[edit]- ^ Genzel, Christian. "Khmer: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ "Jazzlinja NRNU.no". NTNU.no. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ Geoff Dyer in The Observer
- ^ Dalane, Anders (29 June 2022). "Nils Petter Molvær Biography". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ "Molvær, Nils Petter". Norsk Musikkinformasjon.
- ^ "Molvær, Nils Petter". Norsk Musikkinformasjon.
- ^ Also listed as Bande à Part and Bande à part.
- ^ The title is er, the common suffix for the names of the tracks ("Hover", "Softer", "Dancer", etc.) and their author.
- ^ Re-Vision press release Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hamada info". Archived from the original on 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Marilyn Mazur's Future Song – Small Labyrinths". Discogs. 1997. Retrieved 5 Jul 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Nils Petter Molvær Biography by Johs Bergh on Store Norske Leksikon
- Norwegian jazz composers
- Norwegian male jazz composers
- Jazz fusion musicians
- Avant-garde jazz musicians
- Spellemannprisen winners
- 20th-century Norwegian trumpeters
- 21st-century Norwegian trumpeters
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Langevåg
- Norwegian jazz trumpeters
- Norwegian male trumpeters
- ECM Records artists
- 20th-century Norwegian male musicians
- 21st-century Norwegian male musicians
- 1300 Oslo members
- Jazzpunkensemblet members
- Masqualero members
- Thirsty Ear Recordings artists