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, and Mezzoforte.

Musical career

After growing up at

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he got a bachler in football from

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, and a master in musicology at

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. He participated on a number of recordings with Terje Rypdal (''Odyssey'', 1975), Edward Vesala (1977), Oslo 13 (awarded

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in 1988, for the album ''Off Balance''), Oslo Rhythm & Blues Ensemble, Four Roosters, Etno Funk, Chipahua, Horns for Hire,

Jazzpunkensemblet Jazzpunkensemblet (established 1983 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz ensemble orchestra led by the famous musicians Jon Eberson on guitar and Nils Petter Molvær on trumpet, and known for a clean style duel between two rhythm sections, and the ...

, and Mezzoforte. He has participated on releases by

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(''Stash'', 1988), Jon Balke (''Nonsentration'', 1990) and Knut Værnes (1993). He worked with Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum (''Deilig'', 1999) and Jan Garbarek. He led his own orchestra "Meridians of Music" (with such musical profiles as Terje Rypdal,

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and Jon Balke), and the "Torbjørn Sunde Octet" (with Jon Eberson,

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and

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) with album releases. He also had his own Quartet with

Tom Olstad Tom Olstad (born 13 April 1953 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz drummer who has performed on many recordings. Career Olstad has lived in Oslo since 1973, when he started his musical studies at Østlandets Musikkonservatorium and Unive ...

, Roy Powell and

Per Mathisen Per Mathisen (born 7 October 1969) is a Norwegian jazz bassist and composer who has worked with Terri Lyne Carrington, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, Bill Bruford, Alex Acuña, Gary Husband, Ralph Peterson, Nguyen Le and Terje Rypdal. He is marri ...

(''The Blue Note sessions'').

Speedskater

In his youth, Sunde was a very promising

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representing "Gjøvik Skøiteklub". In 1971, at the age of 17, he skated 500 meters in 41.5 seconds. Sunde participated in three sprint NM ( Norgesmesterskapet) in 1971, 1972 and 1973, with a 9th place as the best in 1973. He is the younger brother of speedskater Arnulf Sunde (

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participant).

Awards and honors

*Spellemannprisen 1988 in the class Jazz, with Oslo 13 for the album ''Off Balance''

Discography

* ''Meridians'' (ACT, 1998) * ''Where Is the Chet'' (K&K, 2001)

References

External links

Torbjorn Sunde Confronting Hemispheres
from the album ''Meridians'' on YouTube * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sunde, Torbjorn 1954 births Living people Musicians from Gjøvik 1300 Oslo members 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 20th-century Norwegian trombonists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian trombonists Jazzpunkensemblet members Norwegian male jazz composers Norwegian male trombonists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian jazz trombonists ACT Music artists