Frank Kvinge
Frank Kvinge | |
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Born | Sandnes, Rogaland | 21 January 1968
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician and composer |
Instruments | Guitar |
Website | Official website |
Frank Kvinge (born 21 January 1968 in Sandnes, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) residing in Drøbak near Oslo, known from several album releases.[1]
Career[]
After finishing high school in Sandnes, he studied guitar at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles (1987), before moving to Chicago in 1989. In the period 1989–2001 he worked there as profesjonal guitarist on the jazz and blues scenes, sometimes with his own band. Since 2002 he has lived in Norway, now working with Jan Erik Kongshaug (2013).[2][3]
Discography[]
Solo albums[]
- Solo guitar
- Band leader
- 2001: Brasilian style (Self Release/Losen Records)
- 2006: Small stories (Ponca Jazz Records), with Erlend Skomsvoll (piano), Kenneth Ekornes (drums), Jan Erik Kongshaug (bass) & Sven Nyhus (violin)
- 2012: Gaucho Batuta (Self Release/Losen Records)
Collaborations[]
- With
- 2012: Wild Birds (Losen Records)
References[]
- ^ "Frank Kvinge Biography". FrankKvinge.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Baekgaard, Jacob (3 September 2013). "Losen Records: New Norwegian Sounds". All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mosnes, Terje (9 February 2011). "Arktiske inspirasjoner: Kjølig isblått og rødglødende ekspressivitet på nye norske jazzalbum" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Gitarnatur: I løpet av to timer spilte Frank Kvinge inn 15 låter med hjelp av lydsjef Jan Erik Kongshaug" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- Norwegian jazz guitarists
- Norwegian jazz composers
- Male jazz composers
- Losen Records artists
- Musicians from Sandnes
- People from Frogn
- 1968 births
- Living people