Origin Geilo Name Espen Wensaas Website www.EspenWensaas.com | Years active 2008–present Occupation(s) Musician Role Musical Artist | |
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Born November 14, 1986 (age 37)
Ringerike, Norway ( 1986-11-14 ) Genres Folk music, classical music, bluegrass music, jazz, musical improvisation Instruments Mandolin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tin whistle, bukkehorn, piano | ||
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Espen Wensaas (born November 14, 1986) is a Norwegian musician and multi-instrumentalist (most notably mandolin, mandolin-family instruments and guitar) residing in Oslo, Norway. He is widely used in the Norwegian music scene for his abilities to play different musical genres in addition to being able to improvise. This has led him to work with television, theater and miscellaneous collaborations with musicians from folk, pop, classical, jazz, and other genres.
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- Romanian folk on violin and mandolin daniel lazar espen wensaas
- Education
- Professional career
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Education
Wensaas started his musical education at Toneheim Folk High School in 2004. There he was studying classical guitar and other music related subjects. Later on he continued his classical training in Ringerike High School in Hønefoss. After high school Wensaas moved to Stavanger in 2009 to study jazz guitar at the University of Stavanger. He moved to Oslo in 2010 and was admitted to a bachelor's degree in musical performance at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He graduated from the academy in 2015, also receiving the highest grade possible on his final exam concert.
Professional career
Wensaas has worked as a freelance musician since 2008. He has gone on tours and played many concerts and performances with several different groups and projects.