Finn Sletten

Finn Sletten
Credit: Lasse Brown (2017)

Credit: Lasse Brown (2017)
Background information
Born (1952-08-11) 11 August 1952 (age 72)
Bodø, Nordland
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentDrums

Finn Sletten (born 11 August 1952) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussions).[1][2]

Career

Sletten was born in Bodø. After a study tour to Arizona (1968–70), he played in his home town with such musicians as Paul Weeden Band at Festival of North Norway (1972) and an album (1974). In Oslo he participated in Magni Wentzel Quintet, including Jon Eberson (guitar), Tore Brunborg (saxophone) and Jon Balke (keyboards) among others. From 1988 he was involved in "Trio Nord" (1988), Ola Bremness Vær hilset! (1995), Marit Sandvik band, Nordland jazzforums Distant Reports (2001), Tore Johansen and Jan Gunnar Hoff's production Free Flows (2005).[1]

Sletten assisted the jazz poet Triztán Vindtorn with percussion on Cecilie Jordal (2001).,[3] a portion of the presentation "Philosophiske Smuler". He also contributes to the Bodø Domkor's Christmas jazz and Beiarn jazz camp, and was recently on contributor Kristin Mellem and Bjørn Andor Drage's film music to Nærkontakt med brunbjørn.[4]

Sletten was at the Festival of North Norway 2009 awarded Stubøprisen to have been "a significant pioneer and inspiration to generations of north Norwegian jazz musicians". That same year he also received the prestigious Gammleng-prisen in the class jazz by "Fond for utøvende kunstnere".[2]

Honors

Discography

With Morten Halle, Jon Eberson & Bjørn Kjellemyr

References

  1. ^ a b Berg, Johs. "Finn Sletten Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Finn Sletten Biography". MIC.no. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ Hagen, Gunnar (2 August 2001). "Spilte på g-streng". Dagbladet. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Crossbreeze – Experience". Raseri.nu. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Stubøprisen
2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of the Jazz Gammleng Award
2009 		Succeeded by
no Jazz award