Ole Morten Vågan is one of Norway’s most sought-after bass players. He has been the artistic leader of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra since 2017. In May 2014 he premiered his work 'Happy Endlings’ with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra at Trondheim Jazz Festival. The project was invited to the international jazz conference Jazzahead in Bremen in 2016 and played many shows in Europe the following years. In 2019 he premiered the work 'Plastic Wave’ at the Arctic Arts Festival in Harstad. The music was recorded in May 2020 and released on ODIN Records in 2021 and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award for the best jazz album.
Sofia Jernberg – vocalsSigne Emmeluth – alto saxophoneEirik Hegdal – saxophone, clarinetKjetil Møster – saxophone, clarinetEspen Reinertsen – saxophone, bass clarinetEivind Lønning – trumpetØyvind Brække – tromboneOla Kvernberg – violinMarianne B. Lie – celloStåle Storløkken – synthOscar Grönberg – pianoGard Nilssen – drumsHåkon Mjåset Johansen – drumsOle Morten Vågan – bass, compositionsTor Breivik – sound engineer

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