Puma (established 2005 in

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, Norway) is an experimental jazz band.

Biography

Puma's music is described as energetic and intense, and they have played a variety of concerts internationally and in Norway. They have been held up as one of the greatest talents in the new Norwegian improvised music. In 2007 Puma began a collaboration with sound artist

Lasse Marhaug Lasse Marhaug (born 10 September 1974) is a Norwegian musician who primarily works in the field of noise music but frequently drifts into other areas such as improvisation, jazz, rock and extreme metal. Marhaug has also been involved in creating ...

, for the celebration of

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anniversary 07.

Band members

Stian Westerhus Stian Westerhus (born 2 April 1979) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, a ...

(guitar) *

Gard Nilssen Gard Nilssen (born 24 June 1983) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz drummer and composer, and member of the bands Bushman's Revenge and Puma (band), Puma. Career Nilssen was born in Skien, and got his musical education on the Jazz program at No ...

(drums) *

Øystein Moen Øystein Moen (born 16 August 1980) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer known for his participation in the bands Jaga Jazzist, Puma and Highasakite. Career Moen was born in Steinkjer Municipality, and studied music on the Jazz program at ...

(keyboards)

Honors

*2006: Puma was awarded ''Årets unge jazzmusikere'', by

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and ''Norsk Jazzforum'' *2006: Finalist in the ''Young Nordic Jazz Comets'', held in

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on Island

Discography

*2007: ''Isolationism'' (Bolage Records) *2008: ''Discotheque Bitpunching'' (Bolage Records) *2009: ''Fist Full of Knuckles'' (Knuckleman Records), with

*2010: ''Half Nelson Courtship'' (

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 a ...

)

References

External links

Pumajazz – Introvinnere på Oslo Jazzfestival
on MIC.no (in Norwegian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Puma (band) Norwegian electronic music groups Norwegian post-rock groups Norwegian jazz ensembles Norwegian experimental musical groups Rune Grammofon artists Musical groups established in 2005 Musical groups from Oslo