Megalodon Collective

Megalodon Collective
Live at Dokkhuset, 2015 (Photo: Thor Egil Leirtrø)
Background information
Origin Trondheim, Norway
Genres Jazz
Years active 2014–present
Labels Gigafon, Jazzland
Website megalodoncollective.com
Members

Megalodon Collective (initiated 2014 in Trondheim, Norway) is a jazz septet based in Trondheim, with Norwegian and Swedish musicians.[1]

Biography

The band members all have a background from the jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and are sentral on the Trondheim jazz scene. The debut album Megalodon (2015) was well received with a nomination for the Norwegian grammy, and followed by extensive touring.[2][3][4]

Band members

  • Karl Hjalmar Nyberg - saxophone
  • Martin Myhre Olsen - saxophone
  • Petter Kraft - saxophone
  • Karl Bjorå - guitar
  • Aaron Mandelmann - upright bass
  • Andreas Winther - drums
  • Henrik Lødøen - drums

Discography

Honors

  • 2016: Awarded the Jazzintro "This year's young jazz musicians" at Moldejazz[5]
  • 2016: Nominated to the Norwegian grammys for debut album

References

  1. 1 2 "UNGJAZZMARKERING med MEGALODON COLLECTIVE". JazzSirkelen.no. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  2. ↑ Helgheim, Roald (2015-10-17). "I Strønen tid - Megabra Megalodon" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  3. ↑ Hovland, Torkjell (2015-10-23). "Megalodon Collective" (in Norwegian). Medium.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ↑ Hammerø, Tor (2015-11-03). "I Et Heftig Kollektiv" (in Norwegian). Tor Hammrø. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  5. ↑ Brauer, Camilla (2016-07-21). "Megalodon Collective er Årets unge jazzmusikere". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Jazzinorge. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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