Marius Julian Reksjø (born 3 October 1973 in

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, Norway) is a

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jazz musician (

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), known from cooperation within

Bugge Wesseltoft Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, and producer, son of jazz guitarist Erik Wesseltoft. Career In 1989, Wesseltoft collaborated with the Knut Riisnæs Quartet and was soon after ...

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and the band

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with his wife Beate S. Lech.

Career

Reksjø studied music at the University of Oslo, was first bassist of the group ''Insert Coin''. He was known from collaboration within

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's band ''Electronique Noir'', on whose album ''Light Extracts'' (2001) he played, and with

he released the albums ''Moving'' (2001) and ''Jazzland Community'' 2007. With the '' Bobby Hughes Combination'' he recorded the album ''Nhu Golden Era'' on (2002). He also appeared with the Danish rock band

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, and the singer-songwriter

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on the albums ''Deilig'' (1999) and ''30/30'' (2005). He teaches bass at the "Høgskolen i Staffeldtsgate". With his wife, the singer Beate S. Lech he formed the band

in 1999. Their debut album ''Home'' (2001) was followed by the albums ''Cewbeagappic'' (2004), ''Closer'' (2005) and ''Belvedere'' (2008).

Discography

;Within

*2001: ''Home'' ( Jazzland) *2003: ''Cewbeagappic'' (Jazzland) *2005: ''Closer'' (Jazzland) *2008: ''Belvedere'' (Jazzland), includes duets with India Arie Simpson and

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*2010: ''At Welding Bridge'' (Jazzland) ;With

*1999: ''Deilig'' (

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) *2005: ''30/30'' (

) ;With

*2001: ''Moving'' (Jazzland) *2007: ''Jazzland Community'' (Jazzland) ;With Bobby Hughes Combination *2002: ''Nhu Golden Era'' ;With "Folk og Røvere" *2002: ''Bagateller'' (Voices Music & Entertainment) *2003: ''Sommer Hele Året: 96-04'' (Voices Music & Entertainment), compilation ;With

*2001: ''

Light Extracts ''Light Extracts'' is an album by Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset's Électronique Noire Background This is the second solo album by the Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset for Bugge Wesseltoft's Jazzland label, and as a follow-up of the well r ...

'' (Jazzland) *2004: ''

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'' (Jazzland) *2007: ''

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'' (Jazzland) ;With Beate S. Lech *2011: ''Min song og hjarteskatt'' (

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)

References

External links

Beady Belle Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reksjoe, Marius 1973 births Living people Musicians from Horten Norwegian jazz upright-bassists Male double-bassists Jazz double-bassists Norwegian jazz composers Nu jazz musicians ECM Records artists 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians