Paal Nilssen-Love
| Paal Nilssen-Love | |
|---|---|
 Paal Nilssen-Love at the Empty Bottle, Chicago, September 24, 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
December 24, 1974 Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Website |
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Paal Nilssen-Love (born 24 December 1974) is a Norwegian drummer active in the jazz and free jazz genres.[1]
Career
Nilssen-Love was born in Molde, Norway. He was raised at a jazz club in Stavanger, run by his mother, and his father, who was also a drummer. He did musical studies at Sund folkehøgskole 1993-94. In 1994, during studies on the Jazz program at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1994–96), he formed the band Element which musically became a platform for several other groups with bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and pianist Håvard Wiik and led to collaborations with Iain Ballamy and Chris Potter.[1]
Relocating to Oslo in 1996, he took part in the forming of bands like Håkon Kornstad Trio, The Quintet and Frode Gjerstad Trio, as well as self-initiated projects and collaborations with Swedish musicians such as pianist Sten Sandell and saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. In 1999, Nilssen-Love played his first solo concert.[2]
Today his portfolio also includes his own trio with Ken Vandermark and Ab Baars, the bands Large Unit, School Days, The Thing, Scorch Trio, Territory Band, FME, and various duo projects such as with reedmen Peter Brötzmann & Ken Vandermark, guitarist Terrie Hessels (The Ex), saxophonist John Butcher, organist Nils Henrik Asheim and noise experimentalist Lasse Marhaug.[1][3]
In 2014, Nilssen-Love decided to leave the band Atomic, to concentrate on Large Unit and projects involving more improvising.[4]
Honors
- 2002: Kongsberg Jazz Award, within Håkon Kornstad Trio
- 2006: Buddyprisen
Selected projects
Major collaborators
Discography
- 2001: Sticks & Stones (Sofa)
- 2005: 27 Years Later (Utech)
- 2010: Miró (PNL Records)
- 2012: Chiapaneca (Bocian)
- 2015: News From The Junk Yard (PNL Records)
References
- 1 2 3 "Nilssen-Love, Paal Biography - Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no". (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Paal Nilssen-Love Biography - AllMusic.com".
- ↑ "Stressa ned med intens kontorkonsert - Kultur og underholdning". NRK.no (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Margasak, Peter (July 2015) "Atomic – Lucidity". Down Beat. p. 52.
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External links
- Official website
- Kornstad Trio - official website of the trio.
- Frode Gjerstad Trio
- MP3 Interview
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christian Wallumrød |
Recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award 2002 |
Succeeded by Live Maria Roggen |
| Preceded by Arve Henriksen |
Recipient of the Buddyprisen 2006 |
Succeeded by Jon Larsen |