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Stian Omenås

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Origin
  
Norway

Website
  
stianomenaas.com

Record label
  
ECM Records

Labels
  
ECM

Genres
  
Jazz


Instruments
  
Trumpet

Role
  
Musical Artist

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, composer

Name
  
Stian Omenas

Albums
  
KLANGKAMMER 1

Born
  
5 May 1981 (age 42) Alesund, More og Romsdal (
1981-05-05
)

Similar People
  
Rob Waring, Sigbjorn Apeland, Mats Eilertsen, Nils Okland

Stian Omenås (born 5 May 1980) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (trumpet), music conductor and composer from Valldal in Norddal, Sunnmøre, known as leader of his own band Stian Omenås Ensemble and ""PARALLAX", and from collaborations with musicians like Louis Sclavis (FR), Terje Rypdal, Kenny Wheeler (UK), Django Bates (UK), Esperanza Spalding (US), Jon Balke, Ståle Storløkken, Christian Wallumrød, Frode Alnæs, Kim Myhr, Mats Eilertsen, Rob Waring, Erik Nylander, Eirik Hegdal, Trygve Seim, Nils Økland, Gjermund Larsen, Magnar Åm, Jai Shankar, Mira Craig, Elvira Nicolaisen, Heidi Gjermundsen Brock, Margaret Berger, Nora NoorKenny Wheeler, Petter Wettre, Odd Riisnæs, Thomas Johansson, Hayden Powell, Jacob Young, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Mats Eilertsen, Erik Nylander, Rob Waring, Roger Johansen and Tore Johansen.

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Career

Omenås was educated as a jazz trumpeter, trumpet teacher and composer on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium. He now resides in Oslo. He is influenced by Miles Davis, Stravinskij, Bartok, Messiaen, Bach, Ligeti, Tom Waits, Björk and Thomas Dybdahl, among others, and currently (2013) working with the bands Stian Omenås Ensemble, Kilombo, Marita Røstad Band, Astrid E. Pedersen Ensamble, Bungalow, Miles Davis Tribute, Circulez with Louis Sclavis, and a solo project.

His album Klangkammer 1 (2012) with his band project Klangkammer, includes Mats Eilertsen (bass), Erik Nylander (drums) and Rob Waring (vibraphone).

Discography

Within Stian Around A Hill Quartet
  • 2009: Lille Stille (AIM Sound City)
  • 2011: Alle Skal Få (Atterklang)
  • Within Parallax
  • 2010: Live in the UK (FMR Records)
  • 2012: Krutthuset (Pling Music)
  • 2014: Den tredje dagen (NORCD)
  • Within Klangkammer
  • 2012: Klangkammer 1 (NorCD)
  • 2016: Klangkammer 2 (NorCD)
  • Songs

    Kammer 1KLANGKAMMER 1 · 2012
    fluktkammerKlangkammer 2 · 2016
    kammerdansKlangkammer 2 · 2016

    References

    Stian Omenås Wikipedia