Jon Arild Eberson (born 6 January 1953) is a Norwegian

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guitarist and composer, the son of jazz guitarist Leif Eberson (1925–1970), and the father of keyboardist Marte Maaland Eberson. He was a member of the bands Moose Loose (1973–77), Radka Toneff Quintet (1975–80), and Blow Out (1977–78).

Career

Eberson had his debut recording as a guitarist on

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's debut album ''Åpning'' (1972). In 1980 he formed the Jon Eberson Group, supported by vocalist and lyricist

Sidsel Endresen Sidsel Endresen (born 19 June 1952) is a Norwegian singer, composer, and actress. She was part of the Jon Eberson group. Since 1987, Endresen has pursued a successful solo career, recording for ECM. Career Endresen was one of the most prono ...

. The group attracted attention with ''Jive Talking'' (1981), which was awarded the

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, and ''City Visions'' (1984), but disbanded in 1986. The following year he released the ''Eberson Pigs'' and ''Poetry'' with Endresen, and he has continued to be noticed in a variety of contexts like the Jazzpunkensemblet. He released the album ''Dreams That Went Astray'' (2001), closely followed by the album ''Jazz for Men'', with bassist

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, and the album ''Mind the Gap'', with bassist Bjørnar Andresen and drummer

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. Eberson, who is Associate Professor of guitar at the

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in Oslo, was awarded the Norwegian Buddy Prize for 2001. In 2006 he collaborated with Per Zanussi and Torstein Lofthus on the album '' Bring It On''. In 2013 he celebrated his sixtieth anniversary with a performance at the

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, presenting his band Eberson Funk Ensemble. The band consists of drummer Pål Thowsen, bassist Sigurd Hole, saxophonist

Kim-Erik Pedersen Kim-Erik Pedersen (born 26 April 1987 in Hamar, Norway) is a Norwegian artist and jazz musician (saxophone), known from bands like Jon Eberson / Kim-Erik Pedersen Quartet, Eberson Funk Ensemble, Andrea Rydin Berge Quintet and Anja Eline Skyb ...

, and his keyboardist daughter, Marte Maaland Eberson. both jazz graduates from the

. Eberson was a teacher at the

until 2019.

Awards and honors

for the album ''Jive Talking'', with

, category jazz rock, 1981 *

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, 2001

Discography

* ''Thirteen Rounds'' (

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, 1997) * ''Mind the Gap'' (Curling Legs, 2001) * ''Jazz for Men'' (Curling Legs, 2001) * ''Standards'' with

(Curling Legs, 2003) * ''Bring It On'' (

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, 2006) * ''Empathy'' (Jazzland Records, 2018) with Marte Maaland Eberson

References

External links

Jon Eberson Biography
by Johs Bergh on

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