Odd Magne Gridseth

Odd Magne Gridseth
Born (1959-04-27) 27 April 1959 (age 65)
Ørsta, Sunnmøre
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Jazz musician, composer
Instrument(s)Upright bass, bass guitar

Odd Magne Gridseth (born 27 April 1959 in Ørsta, Sunnmøre, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (bass), known from the Trondheim music scene.[1]

Biography

Gridseth was regular bassist in the band «Soundtrip» together with guitarist Ove Bjørken, drummer Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk and keyboardist Jan Gunnar Hoff, a collaboration that was continued with the ensemble «Trondheim Bop-service», which included Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Odd André Elveland (tenor saxophone), Ove Bjørken, Torgeir Andresen (trumpet) and Kåre Kolve (alto saxophone). He was also part of Kjersti Stubø Band, and achieved international fame through being part of Siri Gellein's Svaleband (1987–), while attending the Jazz program at Trondheim Conservatory of Music (NTNU).[2][3]

Otherwise, he was occasionally in «Brand new sisters» (1984-1988). He also attended the releases Herberget sannheten (1987) by Hans Rotmo, Blodig Alvor (NaNaNaNa) (1988), Splitter Pine (1989), and Pstereo (1990) with DumDum Boys, The Song We Forgot / Mijjen Vuelieh (1991) with Frode Fjellheim, Vårsøg (1991) with Henning Sommerro, Rai Rai (1993) with D.D.E., The Music Machine (1996)Gunnar Andreas Berg, and Landstryker (1996) with Ove Bjørken.[4]

Discography

DumDum Boys

  • 1988: Blodig Alvor Na Na Na Na Na (CBS)
  • 1989: Splitter Pine (CBS)
  • 1990: Pstereo (CBS)

Siri's Svale Band

  • 1990: Blackbird (Sonor Records)
  • 1997: Necessarily So… (Sonor Records)[2]
  • 2007: Best of Siri's Svale Band (Mesa Music)

Other collaborations

References

  1. ^ "Odd Magne Gridseth". Discography. Rockipedia.no. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. ^ a b Mosnes, Terje. "Siri's Svale Band - "Necessarily So..." (Sonor)" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  3. ^ Solstad, Roy Ervin. "Julegavetips del 2" (in Norwegian). Salt-Peanuts.eu. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ^ "Odd Magne Gridseth". Band Biography. Groove.no. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. ^ "Odd Magne Gridseth". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.