In the Country

This article is about the Norwegian jazz band. For the Cliff Richard song, see In the Country (song).

In the Country
In The Country playing live on Jazz Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 3 July 2014.
In The Country live at a Jazz Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3 July 2014.
Background information
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresJazz
Years active2003–present
LabelsRune Grammofon
MembersMorten Qvenild
Roger Arntzen
Pål Hausken
Websitewww.inthecountry.no
In The Country during a gig at EnergiMølla, Kongsberg, Norway, 13 October 2010.

In the Country (initiated in 2003 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz trio comprising pianist Morten Qvenild, bassist Roger Arntzen and drummer Pål Hausken.

Biography

The band was started by the three fellow students at the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2003. The year after they earned the "JazzIntro" Newcomer Award at Moldejazz (2004),[1] and released their first album This Was The Pace of My Heartbeat (2004). The third album Without (2009) was named as "one of 2009's best jazz albums" by the All About Jazz reviewer John Kelman.[2] In the autumn of 2010, the band was on tour with vibraphonist and guitarist Andreas Mjøs under the auspices of Rikskonsertene, while in June 2011 they were on the fourth USA tour.[3] At the same time, they released their fourth album "Sounds and Sights" to acclaimed reviews.

Band members

Honors

Discography

References

  1. ^ "In The Country". Biography. Moldejazz. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ^ Kelman, John (3 August 2009). "In The Country: Whiteout (2009)". Musical review. All About Jazz. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  3. ^ Mosnes, Terje (14 June 2011). "In The Country klar for USA-turné nummer fire". Musical review (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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