Origin Norway Name Tore Sandbakken Website toresandbakken.com | Instruments Drums Occupation(s) Musician, composer Genres Jazz | |
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Birth name Tore Thorvaldsen Sandbakken Born 14 May 1985 (age 38)
Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag ( 1985-05-14 ) Role Musical Artist · toresandbakken.com Similar People Kim‑Erik Pedersen, Trygve Waldemar Fiske, Hanna Paulsberg, Kristoffer Kompen, Kim Myhr | ||
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Tore Thorvaldsen Sandbakken (born 14 May 1985 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and composer, living in Oslo, and known from collaborations in a number of bands, ranging from free improvised music to modern jazz.
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Sandbakken holds a Master's degree in drumming and improvisation from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, and the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, with guidance from musicians such as Thomas Strønen, Tor Haugerud, Pål Thowsen, Kresten Osgood and Jonas Johansen. He has played in several bands like Aphrodisiac, Off Topic, Vojtech Prochazka Trio, Jens Carelius and Astrid E. Pedersen Ensemble. Together with Kim Johannesen and Svein Magnus Furu he was nominated for Spellemannprisen 2009, in the class Jazz for the album Kayak.