Occupation(s) Musician, composer Genres Jazz Name Erlend Slettevoll | Website www.slettevoll.no Instruments Piano | |
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Born 26 October 1981 (age 42)
Volda, More og Romsdal, Norway ( 1981-10-26 ) Similar People The Core, Steinar Raknes, Jorgen Mathisen, Petter Wettre, Kjetil Moster | ||
egil olsen - hard work and fate (feat. jenny hval)
Erlend Slettevoll (born 26 October 1981) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, known from cooperations with musicians lioke Ola Kvernberg, Petter Wettre, Heidi Skjerve, Kjetil Møster, Steinar Raknes and Espen Aalberg.
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Career
Slettevoll was born in Volda and is a graduate of the Jazz Program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2001–05). He was first recognized as member of the band The Core together with fellow students in Trondheim, Kjetil Møster, Steinar Raknes and Espen Aalberg. Later he worked with musicians like Petter Wettre and Heidi Skjerve.
Grand General is the latest project including Slettevoll. Having played a few gigs as Kenneth Kapstad Group this impressive line-up released their debut album Grand General in 2013. In forefront violinist Ola Kvernberg, who was avarded Spellemannprisen for his album Liarbird. One can not help comparing the music on this album with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, with a delicate interplay between the soloists and an impressive rhythm section.