Tord Gustavsen

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Full Name	Tord Gustavsen
Occupation	Jazz Musician
Date Of Birth	Oct 5, 1970(1970-10-05)
Age	54
Birthplace	Oslo
Country	Norway
Birth City	Oslo
Horoscope	Capricorn

Tord Gustavsen Biography

Tord Gustavsen is one of the most popular and richest Jazz Musician who was born on October 5, 1970 in Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Gustavsen was born on 5 October 1970 in Oslo and raised in rural Hurdal, Akershus. He “grew up playing church music”.

A later ensemble was composed of Gustavsen, Tore Brunborg (saxophones), Mats Eilertsen (bass) and Vespestad (drums). With vocalist Kristin Asbjørnsen added for some tracks, the album Restored, Returned was recorded in 2009. The album was awarded with Spellemannsprisen (the Norwegian Grammy). The quartet’s follow-up, The Well, was released in 2012. That year, Gustavsen played over four days at the Montreal Jazz Festival: with the quartet, as a solo pianist and in a duo with vocalist Solveig Slettahjell. The quartet album Extended Circle two years later “reveals a new edginess and dynamic impact that the quartet brings to Gustavsen’s music.”

Between 2003 and 2007 The Tord Gustavsen Trio released three albums on ECM Records. The trio was made up of Gustavsen on piano, Harald Johnsen on double bass and Jarle Vespestad on drums. The albums “contained rapt, pristine, meditative music, which resonated with the inner needs of a large, discriminating audience”: combined sales exceeded 100,000. The trio won the Nattjazz prize in 2005.

Tord Gustavsen Net Worth

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

Tord Gustavsen (born 5 October 1970) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. He tours extensively worldwide, and he has been a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, all bearing his name.

Gustavsen holds a bachelor’s degree (mellomfag) in psychology at the University of Oslo, before he attended the Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium for a three years study of jazz (1993–96). Thereafter he became a graduate (Cand.philol.) of musicology at the University of Oslo, where he was guest teacher of jazz piano and theory (1998–2002).

In addition, he has recorded as a session musician, and guested on friends’ albums. Collaborative projects have included Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter Silje Nergaard, musician Carl Petter Opsahl, actress Cecilie Jørstad and drummer Rune Arnesen, duo aire & angels and jazz vocalist Siri Gjære. He also took part in Nymark Collective established by Kåre Nymark. Since 2014 Gustavsen has collaborated with the German-Afgan jazz singer Simin Tander, releasing the album What Was Said (2016). They also performed at the 2016 Vinterjazz and the 2016 Vossajazz in Norway.

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Tord Ranked on the list of most popular Jazz Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Tord Gustavsen celebrates birthday on October 5 of every year.