Even Helte Hermansen (born 13 February 1982 in

Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the ...

, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist, known from several orchestras playing experimental jazz.

Career

Trond Frønes and Even Helte Hermansen at Nattjazz 2016

Hermansen has a background in heavy metal and rock, and studied music at Norges Musikkhøgskole. He participated in a series of bands, including Bushman's Revenge, Lamaskrik and Shining. In 2006 heappears at

Kongsberg Jazzfestival Kongsberg Jazz Festival or Kongsberg Jazzfestival is an international jazz festival that has been held annually in Kongsberg, Norway, since 1964. Artists Several worldwide great artists have visited Kongsberg during this festival; internation ...

and the competition ''Jazzintro'', within the quartet ''Supersonic Rocketship'', including Jørgen Mathisen (saxophone), Ola Høyer (bass) and

Dag Erik Knedal Andersen Dag, or variant forms, may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''DAG'' (American TV series), 2000–2001 * ''Dag'' (Norwegian TV series), 2010–2015 * ''DAG'' (newspaper), a former free Dutch newspaper * DAG (band), an American funk band * D ...

(drums). He collaborated within Shining from 2007 to 2010. The first release in 2007, along with Jørgen Munkeby (multi instrumentalist),

Andreas Ulvo Andreas Ulvo (born 22 July 1983 in Kongsvinger, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, organist, keyboardist and composer, known from cooperations with Shining, Ingrid Olava, Mathias Eick Quartet, Solveig Slettahjell & Slow Motion Orchestra, K ...

(piano), Torstein Lofthus (drums) and Morten Strøm. It was even more album releases

Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its ar ...

. Since 2003, he has also played in trio ''Bushman's revenge'' together with Gard Nilssen (drums) and Rune Nergaard (bass), Also this band released several albums on

from 2007. He has also contributed with the orchestra "Navyelectre" and their releases. When Eple Trio released their album ''The Widening Sphere of Influence'' in 2008, he contributed on "Eclipse", a composition by

. When

Solveig Slettahjell Solveig Slettahjell (born 2 April 1971 in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer, known for her soulful, seductive voice. Career Slettahjell had her record debut with the album ''Slow Motion Orchestra'' (2003), contains jazz standards li ...

released the album ''Tarpan Seasons'' in 2009 he was involved in her "Slow Motion Orchestra" together with Morten Qvenild (piano),

(organ), Sjur Miljeteig (trumpet), Jo Berger Myhre (bass) and

Per Oddvar Johansen Per Oddvar Johansen (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (drummer), most recognized for his work with Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, The Source, Solveig Slettahjell and Vigleik Storaas, but has also been awarded the Spellemann ...

(drums). He was also the septet that played the commissioned work by

Mathias Eick Mathias Eick (born 26 June 1979) is a Norwegian jazz musician, and the brother of the jazz musicians Johannes Eick and Trude Eick. He is mainly known from his releases on the jazz label ECM Records. His main instrument is the trumpet, but he als ...

Vossajazz Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led b ...

2011.

Honors

*2007: Young Nordic Jazz Comets, best soloist

Discography

;Within Bushman's Revenge *2007: ''Cowboy Music'' (

Jazzaway Records Jazzaway is a Norwegian record label founded by saxophonist Jon Klette in Oslo, Norway. He is also the main composer/leader in the band Jazzmob. Their CD ''Pathfinder'' (2003) was the first release from the label. The label includes artists an ...

) *2009: ''You Lost Me at Hello'' (

) *2010: ''Jitterbug'' (Rune Grammofon) *2012: ''A Little Bit of Big Bonanza'' (Rune Grammofon) *2012: ''Never Mind The Botox'' (Rune Grammofon) *2013: ''Electric Komle – Live!'' (Rune Grammofon) *2016: ''Jazz, Fritt Etter Hukommelsen'' (Rune Grammofon) *2016: ''Bushman's Fire'' (Rune Grammofon), live LP with Kjetil Møster and David Wallumrød *2019: ''Et hån mot overklassen'' (Hubro Music) ;With

Heidi Skjerve Heidi Skjerve (born 24 July 1979 in Rennebu, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (singer) and composer. Career Skjerve is a skilled, experienced and versatile jazz singer with a background of Jazz and music technology studies on the Jazz p ...

*2008: ''Morning News of the Woods'' (

Curling Legs __NOTOC__ Curling Legs Productions A/S (established 1992 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label with a catalogue encompassing all styles of jazz and improvised music. It was started by Knut Værnes and Morten Halle to release their own m ...

) ;With

& The Slow Motion Orchestra *2009: ''Tarpan Seasons'' (

EmArcy EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company. During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...

) ;Within Shining *2010: '' Blackjazz'' (

Indie Recordings Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board ...

) ;With

Jan Toft Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

*2010: " Alle E Aleina" (

Warner Warner can refer to: People * Warner (writer) * Warner (given name) * Warner (surname) Fictional characters * Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, stars of the animated television series ''Animaniacs'' * Aaron Warner, a character in '' Shatter Me ...

) ;Within Eple Trio *2010: ''The Widening Sphere of Influence'' (

NorCD NorCD (established 1991 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label for folk, jazz, world music and improvisational music, led by the founder saxophonist and composer Karl Seglem. NorCD is distributed through Musikkoperatørene, and is a member ...

) ;Within '' Grand General'' *2010: ' Grand General'' (Rune Grammofon) ;Withi
ELEkTRO
*2014: ELEkTRO feat Rudi Mahall & Even Hermansen (Blackout Music)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hermansen, Even Helte 1982 births Living people Musicians from Skien Avant-garde jazz musicians Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian jazz composers 21st-century Norwegian guitarists Shining (Norwegian band) members Bushman's Revenge members Grand General (band) members