Gard Nilssen
Gard Nilssen at the Moers Festival 2015
Gard Nilssen at the Moers Festival 2015
Background information
Born (1983-06-24) 24 June 1983 (age 40)
Skien, Telemark, Norway
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Drums
WebsiteGard Nilssen on Myspace
Gard Nilssen performing with Trondhjem Jazz Orchestra at Reykjavik Jazz Festival 2017

Gard Nilssen (born 24 June 1983 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz drummer and composer, and member of the bands Bushman's Revenge and Puma.[1]

Career

Nilssen was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2003).[2] He was voted this year's young jazz musicians in 2006 with the group Puma. Otherwise Nilssen is very active in bands like Bushman´s Revenge, Lord Kelvin, and Heidi Skjerve Kvintett.[1]

Nilssen was chosen to represent Norway in the artist development program Take Five, a music developer program promoted by the London-based concert promoter Serious.[3]

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity, including with André Roligheten and Petter Eldh

Band releases

Within Puma trio including Øystein Moen and Stian Westerhus
Within Bushman's Revenge trio including Rune Nergaard and Even Helte Hermansen
Within Lord Kelvin trio including Eirik Hegdal and Erik Johannessen
Within Cortex quartet including Ola Høyer, Kristoffer Berre Alberts and Thomas Johansson

Collaborations

With Marita Røstad
Within Team Hegdal quartet including Eirik Hegdal, André Roligheten and Rune Nergaard
Within Scent Of Soil quintet including Tore Brunborg, Kirsti Huke, Petter Vågan and Rune Nergaard
With Obara International
With Elvira Nikolaisen and Mathias Eick
With Arild Andersen and Helge Lien
With Maciej Obara Quartet

References

  1. ^ a b "Gard Nilssen Biography - MIC.no". Archived from the original on 2012-05-14.
  2. ^ "Jazzlinja". NTNU.no. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  3. ^ "To norske musiker i Take Five: Europe". JazzINorge.no. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  4. ^ "Gard Nilssen Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  5. ^ Wicklund, Erling (2013-10-03). "Nikolaisen/Eick – I Concentrate On You - Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

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Media related to Gard Nilssen at Wikimedia Commons

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