Torstein Ellingsen
Torstein Ellingsen | |
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| File:TorsteinEllingsen 2016 foto LarsOpstad.jpg | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 7 August 1966 |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, music producer, teacher |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Website | www |
Torstein Ellingsen (born 7 August 1966) is a Norwegian drummer and music producer, known from a series of album recordings.[1]
Early life and Career
[edit | edit source]Ellingsen was born in Oslo and started his career playing in his older brother's band The Royal Rakes Jazzband (1980), collaborated within Christiania Jazzband (1981), and was a part of "Caledonia Jazzband" (1982–1998), with The Real Thing (1995–1998 og 2010–2014), with Magnolia Jazzband (from 1999), and with his Danish wife and singer Majken Christiansen (from 2001). Ellingsen lead his own band, The Sinatra Songbook (from 1999),[2] along with jazz singer Ingar Kristiansen. He plays in these bands: Prima Vista Social Club, Rubber Soul Quartet and Gigaphonics. He has also recorded albums with Paul Wagnberg Trio, Rune Nicolaysen Trio, Anders Aarum Trio, Tor Einar Bekken, Sandvika Storband, Ola Kvernberg, Harald Bergersen, Anne Marte Slinning and Jan Werner. He has also collaborated with musicians like Sigurd Køhn, Georg Reiss, Norbert Susemihl, Halvdan Sivertsen and Øystein Sunde.[1][3]
Ellingsen holds a master's degree in political science at the University of Oslo (1994)[4] and diploma degree in Music Management from Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium in Århus, Denmark (2012). He was the host of the TV program "Bandbox" at NRK (1997), worked as a jazz writer and editor of the jazz magazine Jazznytt (2001–02). He also was a communications consultant in Rikskonsertene in Oslo (1998–2001) and was employed as a concert producer the same place until 2016 where he facilitates concerts for children and young audiences. Ellingsen has published the norwegian language book Rosinen i pølsa (Kagge, 2005) with Knut Lystad and Rune Semundseth.[1][4]
Discography (in selection)
[edit | edit source]Solo albums
[edit | edit source]- 2001: The Sinatra Songbook (Curling Legs).[2]
Collaborations
[edit | edit source]With Caledonia Jazzband
[edit | edit source]- 1985: Moods of New Orleans (Hot Club Records)
- 1987: Walkin' (Hot Club Records), with Wendell Brunious
- 1991: Is You Or Is You Ain't (Hot Club Records), with Norbert Susemihl
- 1997: Creole Nights (Hot Club Records), with Geoff Bull
With Garden of Delight
[edit | edit source]- 1987: Big Wheels in Emotion (Pale Productions)
With The Real Thing
[edit | edit source]- 1995: Live (Real Records)
- 1997: Pleasure Is An Attitude (Real Records)
- 2011: Back on Track (Real Records)
With Sandvika Storband
[edit | edit source]- 1999: Lining Up! (SS Records)
With Ola Kvernberg
[edit | edit source]- 2001: Violin (Hot Club Records)
With Paul Wagnberg Trio
[edit | edit source]- 1999: Eat Meat (Real Records)
- 2001: Gone Fishing (Real Records)
With Anders Aarum Trio
[edit | edit source]- 2001: The Lucky Strike (Hot Club Records)
With Magnolia Jazzband
[edit | edit source]- 2002: In that Sweet Old Garden of Eden (MJB Recordings)
With Norbert Susemihl
[edit | edit source]- 2011: Norbert Susemihl's Joyful Gumbo – New Orleans Reflections (Sumi Records)
- 2014: Norbert Susemihl – A Tribute to the Louis Armstrong All Stars – Live at Maribo Jazzfestival (Sumi Records)
References
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External links
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- 20th-century Norwegian drummers
- 21st-century Norwegian drummers
- Norwegian jazz drummers
- Norwegian male drummers
- Norwegian jazz composers
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Oslo
- University of Oslo alumni
- Norwegian expatriate musicians in Denmark
- Norwegian male jazz composers
- 20th-century Norwegian male musicians
- 21st-century Norwegian male musicians
- The Real Thing (Norwegian band) members