Tore Thorvaldsen Sandbakken (born 14 May 1985 in

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, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and composer, living in Oslo, and known from collaborations in a number of bands, ranging from free improvised music to modern jazz.

Career

Sandbakken holds a master's degree in drumming and improvisation from the

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in Oslo, and the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, with guidance from musicians such as

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, Kresten Osgood and

Jonas Johansen Jonas Johansen (born 22 March 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who signed for Tromsdalen in 2010, Johansen's strongest position is central defender but can also play in defence midfield and attacking midfield. In his career, he has play ...

. He has played in several bands like Aphrodisiac, Off Topic, Vojtech Prochazka Trio, Jens Carelius and Astrid E. Pedersen Ensemble. Together with Kim Johannesen and Svein Magnus Furu he was nominated for

Spellemannprisen The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ...

2009, in the class Jazz for the album ''Kayak''.

Discography

*2009: ''The Beat of The Travel'' (Viking Records), with Jens Carelius *2009: ''Kayak'' (AIM Sound City), with Kim Johannesen & Svein Magnus Furu *2009: ''Sacred Harp'' (The Perfect Hoax), with Sacred Harp *2010: ''Amoeba's Dance'' (Animal Music), with Vojtech Prochazka Trio *2010: ''Yearning'' (Park Grammofon), with Aphrodisiac *2011: ''The Architect'' (Jansen Plateproduksjon), with Jens Carelius *2012: ''Først'' (

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 ...

), with Dag-Filip Roaldsnes *2012: ''Dark Poetry'' (Creative Sources), within Bleak House *2013: ''Salmer og jazz'', with Eli Helland *2013: ''Hot Music'' (Leo Records), with Arrigo Cappelletti 4tet *2013: ''A Tribute to Jack Teagarden'' (Herman Records), with Kristoffer Kompen *2013: ''Solen avløser regnet som avløser solen'' (Sofa Records), with Bergljot *2013: ''The Island'' (Impeller Records), with Ine Hoem

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandbakken, Tore 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Norwegian male drummers Norwegian percussionists Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian Academy of Music alumni 1985 births Living people Musicians from Trondheim Norwegian male jazz composers 21st-century Norwegian male musicians