Atomic is a Norwegian/Swedish
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
band formed in 1999, composed of musicians from the top stratum of the European jazz circuit. Atomic has been billed as one of the most respected "new" constellations in jazz. In 2014, original drummer
Paal Nilssen-Love was replaced by
Hans Hulbækmo.
[Margasak, Peter (July 2015) "Atomic – Lucidity". ''Down Beat''. p. 52.]
Members
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Magnus Broo – trumpet (
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
, Sweden)
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Fredrik Ljungkvist – saxophones, clarinet (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Håvard Wiik – piano (
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
, Norway)
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Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (born 23 September 1971 in Oppdal Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian double bass, bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres. (in Norwegian) Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
Career
Flaten played electric ba ...
– double bass (Oslo, Norway)
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Hans Hulbækmo – drums
Former members
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Paal Nilssen-Love – drums (Oslo, Norway)
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Håkon Kornstad – saxophone (Oslo, Norway)
Discography
*2001: ''Feet Music'' (Jazzland)
*2003: ''Boom Boom'' (Jazzland)
*2004: ''Nuclear Assembly Hall'' (w/School Days) (Okka Disk)
*2005: ''The Bikini Tapes'' (Jazzland)
ive
*2006: ''Happy New Ears!'' (Jazzland)
*2008: ''Retrograde'' (Jazzland)
*2008: ''Distil'' (w/School Days) (Okka Disk)
*2010: ''Theater Tilters Vol 1'' (Jazzland)
*2010: ''Theater Tilters Vol 2'' (Jazzland)
*2011: ''Here Comes Everybody'' (Jazzland)
*2013: ''There's a Hole in the Mountain'' (Jazzland)
*2015: ''Lucidity'' (Jazzland)
*2017: ''Six Easy Pieces'' (ODIN Records)
*2018: ''Pet Variations'' (ODIN Records)
See also
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Jazzland Records
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Odin Records
References
External links
Official Web SiteOfficial MySpace Page
Norwegian jazz ensembles
Swedish jazz ensembles
Spellemannprisen winners
Musical groups established in 1999
1999 establishments in Norway
1999 establishments in Sweden
Musical groups from Norway with local place of origin missing
Musical groups from Sweden with local place of origin missing
Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists
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