Introduction
Morten Qvenild (born 31 August 1978 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, band leader and producer.
Career
at Vossajazz 2016.
Qvenild started his jazz career in the big band Ung Musikk in 1995, followed by studies on the Jazz program at the Norges Musikkhøgskole. He used to play in Østenfor Sol with Ole Jørn Myklebust among others, with Myklebust's OJ Trio, Shining (1999–2003) and Jaga Jazzist (2000–2002).
Since 2000 Qvenild is the «orchestera» of Susanna & the Magical Orchestra and an original member of Solveig Slettahjell's Slow Motion Quintet as well a duo partner. Beyond these enduring collaborations Qvenild is also involved in the Jon Klette Quartet, The National Bank and he toured with Nils Petter Molvær's Khmer and with Bertine Zetlitz Band (2003 and 2004).
In 2003 Morten Qvenild founded the trio In the Country with co-students Roger Arntzen (bass) and Pål Hausken (drums). They recorded five albums for Rune Grammofon. On the latter two –Whiteout (2009) and the live recorded Sounds and Sights (2011)– the band was joined by multi-instrumentalist Andreas Mjøs. Their last release was issued by the German ACT label.
In 2011 he performed with Marit Larsen a new version of Erik Bye's Vår beste dag. This has become NRK's tune in their profile campaign.
Honors
- 2004: «JazzIntro» Award with the band In the Country at the Moldejazz
- 2004: Spellemannprisen in the class jazz with Solveig Slettahjell and pop music with The National Bank
- 2007: Kongsberg Jazz Award
- 2016: Edvardprisen in the open class for the album Personal Piano
- "JazzIntro prisen". Moldejazz. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- Hammerø, Tor (2009-02-14). "Morten Qvenild Biography" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- "Musikerprisen til Morten Qvenild". Norsk Musikkinformasjon. 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
Discography
Solo albums
- 2015: Personal Piano (Hubro Music)
- 2016: The HyPer(Sonal) Piano Project - Towards A (Per)Sonal Topography Of Grand Piano And Electronics (Hubro Music)
Collaborations
- In The Country
- 2005: This Was the Pace of My Heartbeat (Rune Grammofon)
- 2006: Losing Stones, Collecting Bones (Rune Grammofon)
- 2009: Whiteout (Rune Grammofon)
- 2011: Sounds and Sights (Live album with DVD, Rune Grammofon)
- 2013: Sunset Sunrise (ACT)
- Susanna & the Magical Orchestra (Susanna Wallumrød)
- 2004: List of Lights and Buoys (Rune Grammofon)
- 2006: Melody Mountain (Rune Grammofon)
- 2009: 3 (Rune Grammofon)
- "Susanna og det magiske" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon Ballade.no. Retrieved 2014-04-14.