Jan Martin Gismervik

Jan Martin Gismervik
Gismervik within Monkey Plot at Vossajazz 2014.
Background information
Born	1988 (age 36–37) Avaldsnes, Rogaland
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician and composer
Instrument	Drums
Labels	Hubro Earthly Habit Clean Feed Jazzland Va Fongool Gigafon SOFA

Jan Martin Gismervik (born 1988 in Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from bands like Monkey Plot, Torg, Oker, O, PGA.[1]

Career

Gismervik was raised in Avaldsnes, where he played in local groups. He is educated from the Improvised Music and Jazz Department at the Norwegian Academy of Music with a Bachelor Performance Degree, and in 2014 awarded "Young Jazz Musician of The Year" at Molde International Jazz Festival together with Monkey Plot. He cooperated within the duo "PGA" on the debut album Corrections (2012). On Corrections the "PGA" duo is assisted by Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (trombone) and Torstein Lavik Larsen (trumpet) on two tracs.[2] Monkey Plot, including Christian Skår Winther (guitar) and Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (double bass), made their debut with the album Løv Og Lette Vimpler (2013).[3]

Honors

• 2014: Jazzintro award at Moldejazz, with Monkey Plot

Discography

Within Wolfram

• 2012: Wolfram (Va Fongool)

Within PGA duo including Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson

• 2012: Corrections (Va Fongool)[2]

Within Karokh

• 2014: Karokh (Loyal Label)
• 2016: Needle, Thread and Nailpolish (No Forevers)

Within Monkey Plot

• 2013: Løv Og Lette Vimpler (Gigafon)
• 2015: Angående Omstendigheter Som Ikke Lar Seg Nedtegne (Hubro Music)[4]
• 2016: Here I Sit, Knowin All Of This (Hubro Music)[4]
• 2016: Monkey Plot og Frode Gjerstad, FML Records (FML Records)

Within Platform

• 2015: Antroposcene (Va Fongool)
• 2017: FuxReFlux (Clean Feed)

Within Torg

• 2015: kost/elak/gneld (Jazzland)
• 2018: Palms, Beaches, Dreams (Earthly Habits)

Within Oker

• 2018: Husene Våre Er Museer (SOFA)

References

1. Kongshavn, Frank Krogh (27 August 2014). "Årets unge jazzmusiker(e)" (in Norwegian). Karmsund Avis. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
2. Hareuveni, Eyal (19 November 2012). "PGA: Corrections (2012) Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
3. Hareuveni, Eyal (29 August 2013). "Monkey Plot: Lov og lette vimpler (2013) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
4. "Monkey Plot". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

External links

• Jan Martin Gismervik at Rogalyd.no (in Norwegian)