Origin Norway Genres Jazz | Name Sveinung Hovensjo | |
Born 5 December 1950 (age 73)
Lillehammer, Oppland ( 1950-12-05 ) Instruments Bass guitar, ukulele and guitar Labels ECM
Kirkelig Kulturverksted | ||
Occupation(s) Musician and composer | ||
Sveinung Hovensjø (born 5 December 1950 in Lillehammer, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass and guitar), known as one of the most used studio musicians in Norway, and thus known from numerous recordings, but most of all from the collaboration with guitar legend Terje Rypdal (1974–78).
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Career
Hovensjø grew up at Toten, started at a young age in "Prototypes" in Gjøvik, played with the dance band "Bruno" during the 1960s, participated at the 1969 Kongsberg Jazz Festival with the Geir Wentzel soul bandsoul band, and made his record debut with Earl Wilson in 1970. There after he moved to Oslo where he joined the music scene around Club 7, and played within Christian Reim Trio (1977–79). He also played with Jazz greats like Terje Rypdal, Jan Garbarek, Susanne Fuhr among others. Later he played within the Trio de Janeiro, The Gambian/Norwegian Friendship Orchestra, Son Mu, Tamma, Moose Loose og Talisman Group, and with Claudio Latini, Celio de Carvalho and Miki N'Doye.