Stian Carstensen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stian Carstensen
Occupation	Norwegian Musician
Date Of Birth	Jan 5, 1971(1971-01-05)
Age	53
Birthplace	Eidsvoll Municipality
Country	Norway
Horoscope	Capricorn

Stian Carstensen Biography

Stian Carstensen is one of the most popular and richest Norwegian musician who was born on January 5, 1971 in Eidsvoll Municipality, Norway. Stian Carstensen (born 5 January 1971) is a multi-instrumentalist Norwegian entertainer, musician and performer. He is also a member of Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Jörnsen (vocal as well as guitar) as the central members of the Balkan-jazz ensemble. Farmers market.

In 2000, Carstensen released his first solo album, containing solely his compositions of Winter and Winter which was released across 26 countries.

He played the accordionist in the circus band (and the soundtrack) of the 2005 Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean film MirrorMask.

John Kellman of All About Jazz recognized Carstensen’s commission Flip for Vossajazz March 2013, as no. 1 of his “Best Live Shows of 2013”.

In 1998, Carstensen was asked to write a commissioned piece for Vossajazz Norwegian Jazz Festival at Voss. He composed some music and formed a band comprised of his co-worker Jarle Vespestad (a top Norwegian drummer, who also performs at the Farmers Market), with Django Bates from England and Tord Gustavsen the Trio, from Norway as well as Ernst Reijseger from the Netherlands. The band was able to perform in April 1998 and was a huge popularity. The choice of the musicians was made with care, since they all had something in common: they all had a wide range of styles at the simultaneously. The music was composed with an innovative way, but had elements of a variety of styles that were not artificial.

Stian Carstensen Net Worth

Stian Carstensen is one of the richest Norwegian Musician from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stian Carstensen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When Carstensen was just 15 years old, he began playing the electronic guitar as part of a band called. Then he returned to his jazz interest and formed a trio along with some local musicians. He was a freelancer for some time and then began to take classes at the Jazz Program at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium and was using guitar as the main instrument. In the two years of studying at Trondheim (1991-93) In 1991, he was part of his band Farmers Market. It was initially an unofficial jazz group and then they discovered a sheet of music that contained an Bulgarian folk tune, which was recorded in 11/16. This was a wonderful opportunity for the band members and they worked all day and at night to learn how to play this asymmetrical piece of music.

In 1997, Farmers Market made their second album called Music from the Hybrides, with the saxophonist TrifonTrifonov from Bulgaria. It was a soaring album that featured elements from many different styles and ideas , from bluegrass in odd meters , metallica-like renditions of traditional Balkan tunes , and slick commercial music mingled with Stockhausen. The album garnered very favorable reviews from numerous contemporary music magazines aswell in folk, rock and jazz magazines from Europe.

This seems to be a highlight in Carstensen’s career, and he has been working a lot with that ensemble after this. Another highlight was his release of the new record Farmers Market on the German label Winter & Winter, he toured Europe and Japan with this band in 2000. They received very good reviews both for the album and the concert in magazines such as The Wire, Rolling Stone among others. Farmers Market has also played at the world’s biggest jazz festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, the Netherlands.

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Facts & Trivia

Stian Ranked on the list of most popular Norwegian musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Stian Carstensen celebrates birthday on January 5 of every year.