Artist: Eivind Austad Trio
Album: Live in Oslo
Year Of Release: 2022
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
01. Folk
02. Suite 1 pt. 1 (Median)
03. Suite 1 pt. 2 Beyond The 7th Ward
04. Suite 1 pt. 3 Open Minded
05. Basin Street Blues
06. Suite 2 pt. 1 Space Oddity
07. Suite 2 pt. 2 Northbound
08. Down That Road
09. Homeland
Eivind Austad is a Norwegian jazz pianist from the city of Stavanger. He grew up playing classical piano as well as gospel and church music before digging into the world of jazz music in his late teens. A few years after finishing high school he studied at the Conservatory of Music in Trondheim and became an active freelance musician. He moved to Bergen and established himself as one of the most in demand pianists/keyboardists covering a broad range of styles and expressions. Out of the many artists and musicians he has worked with one can mention jazz saxophone player Kjetil T. Møster, guitarist Thomas T. Dahl, the late great saxophone player Sigurd Køhn, drummer/percussionist/multi artist Ole Hamre, drummer Frank Jakobsen, drummer Ernst Wiggo Sandbakk, guitarist Frode Alnæs and singer Sigvart Dagsland. Aside from being a musician, Eivind also teaches and runs the Jazz department at Bergen Music Conservatory/University of Bergen (The Grieg Academy). Some of his recording credits counts bass player Ole Amund Gjersvik, singer Tone Lise Moberg and pop artist Karin Park. He has led his trio with different line ups since 2001 and will release his first recording as a leader in 2016.
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