Origin Norway Instruments Vocals, piano Name Marita Rostad Genres Jazz | Occupation(s) Musician, composer Website maritarostad.com Role Singer Albums Silent Sunday | |
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Born 5 November 1978 (age 45)
Gjovik, Oppland ( 1978-11-05 ) | ||
Sister, Rosalie
Marita Rostad (born 5 November 1978 in Gjovik, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from Aust-Torpa, known as a band leader and for her well-received solo album.
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Career
Rostad studied vocals in the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (2000–04), where she started her own band including fellow students. She graduated in 2004 and combined her musical career with working as a song-teacher at Trondheim music school, before moving to Oslo where she started her own record label entitled "Magica Records", releasing her debut album Silent Sunday in 2007, including Stian Omenas (trumpet), Havard Stubo (guitar), Gard Nilssen (drums) and Rune Nergaard (bass).
In 2005 she performed at the international Nattjazz festival in Bergen, Norway, as Marita Rostad & Velvet City, after touring Spain the same year. She plays the electric piano in addition to vocals within the band "Velvet City", which includes Stian Omenas, Havard Stubo, Audun Skorgen (bass) and Erik Nylander (drums). In 2010 Rostad and Stian Leknes (vocals) from Earth Died Screaming gave a rare duo concert at the Trondheim Jazz Festival. The band Earth Died Screaming is a tribute band to Tom Waits and includes in addition to Rostad and Leknes, Kurt Sprenger (guitar), Magnus Mortensen (double bass), Peder Simonsen (tuba), Daniel Elide (drums) and Alessandro Elide (percussion).
Solo album
Songs
Tom's Song
Sister - Rosalie
Sweet as Honey
Silent Sunday
Little Girl
Whispering Bird
The Riddle
Raymond
The Ride
I Can See