Steinar Sønk Nickelsen (born 5 October 1978) is a Norwegian jazz musician (

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and

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) from

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, known from several bands and album releases.

Biography

Nickelsen was born in

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, and became well known in Norway when he was awarded the Young jazz musician of the year award at

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in 2002, within the band Solid!. In Oslo he played in a trio with Pål Thowsen and Jon Eberson releasing the album (2002).After this he attended the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, joined the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and recorded with

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. He then studied at the

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in Oslo, IACP in

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and got his church music education in Trondheim. Moreover, he collaborated in the band Jupiter with Håvard Stubø and

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who released several albums. In Peloton he played with the guitarist Petter Vågan, the drummer

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, saxophonist

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and trumpeter

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. He also was smaller ensembles led by Jacob Holm and Mats Thorsen. He moved to

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(2004) for studies at the Rhythm Conservatory, where he led the Nickelsen Trio with drummer

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and guitarist Lage Lund at the time. He also figures on the

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music scene, and recently played in the trio ''Excess Luggage'' with pianist

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and drummer

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releasing the album ''Excess Luggage'' (2007) and ''Hand Luggage Only'' (2011), as well as in a trio with the guitarist Nils-Olav Johansen and drummer Truls Rønning. Nickelsen now resides in

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Discography

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...

: ''... The Rest Is Rumours'' (

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), with Pål Thowsen, Jon Eberson *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

: ''Live In Getxo'' (Hilargi Records), with Solid! *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: ''Ignition'' (AIM Records), with Jupiter * 2006: ''Live At Glenn Miller Café'' (AIM Records), with Jupiter feat. Jonas Kullhammar *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

: ''III2'' (AIM Records), with Jupiter feat. Jonas Kullhammar *

: ''Mise En Bouteille À New York'' (Calibrated Records), Nickelsen Trio including Lage Lund,

: ''Excess Luggage'' (Park Grammofon), Nickelsen / Storaas / Mjåset Johansen *

: ''Selected Recordings'' ( Records), with Peloton *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

: ''Corrupted Mirror'' ( Records), Nickelsen,

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, Nylander * 2011: ''Hand Luggage Only'' ( Records), with Excess Luggage * 2011: ''The Early Years'' ( Records), with Peloton *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: ''Dear You'' (Paralell Records), with Monkeybar duo including

References

External links

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Bjørn Vidar Solli, Steinar Nickelsen, Nicholas McBride live at EastShore jazz club, Beijing
on

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