Henning Gravrok

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Henning Gravrok
Born (1948-03-19) 19 March 1948 (age 73)
Tovik, Troms
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsSaxophone

Henning Gravrok (born 19 March 1948 in Tovik, Northern Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and music teacher, raised in Harstad and educated as teacher. Since 1975 he has been central to the Tromsø and Bodø jazz scenes.[1]

Career[]

In Tromsø, he played in the bands "Hei og Hå" (1975–79) and "Heracleum" (1976–78), "Inge Kolsvik Quartet" (1979–80), "Fusion Band" (1980–81), "Kjell Svendsen Quintet" (1981–83), "Øystein Norvoll Quintet" and "Synk" (1983–84). In recent years he has taken part in the Northern Norwegian band "Bossa Nordpå", and participated in Marit Sandvik Band.[1]

His debut recording was as a member of Thorgeir Stubø Quintet (1981). In Bodø he led "Bodø Big Band" for a period and the "Ad Lib Jazzklubb", Gravrok has written Minner om i morgen (1991) which was awarded "Stubøprisen" (1991). With his own Henning Gravrok Band he released Hyss (1996) and Ord (1999), with lyrics by Rolf Jacobsen. His latest release was Sense (2006), in cooperation with Eivind Valnes (piano), Rune Nergård (bass), Børge Petersen-Øverleir (guitar) and Andreas Håkestad (drums).[1]

As a composer he has contributed work to "Festspillene i Nord-Norge" (1980, 1989) and the 175th Anniversary to Bodø (1991), and composed music to the novel series "Peder Seier" by Ole Rølvåg, set up on Nordland Teater (2006). He is also Associate Professor at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Tromsø.[2]

Honors[]

Discography[]

Solo albums[]

  • 1996: Hyss (Euridice)
  • 1999: Ord med tekster av Rolf Jacobsen (Tylden)
  • 2006: Sense (Turn Left Productions)
  • 2010: Q ()[3]

Collaborative works[]

Within Thorgeir Stubø Band
With Halvdan Sivertsen
  • 1984: Labbetussviser (Igloo Records)
  • 1985: Amerika (Plateselskapet A/S)
  • 1990: Førr Ei Dame (Plateselskapet A/S)
  • 1991: Hilsen Halvdan (Plateselskapet A/S)
  • 1996: Ny & Naken (Norske Gram)
Within Torgils
  • 1997: Tellus. The Blue Album (White Mountain Records)
  • 2001: Lysbroen (White Mountain Records)
  • 2004: Lånte Fjær (White Mountain Records)
With other projects
  • 1998: Something For Me (Micro Booking), within Ripcoy
  • 2002: Even Then (Mother Song) (Taurus Records), within Marit Sandvik Band
  • 2005: Med Solidarisk Hilsen (Frank A. Jenssen Records), with and Frank A. Jenssen

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gravrok, Henning – Biography" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no.
  2. ^ "Henning Gravrok – Tenor- og Sopransaksofonist, Komponist" (in Norwegian). Bransjeregister MIC.no.
  3. ^ Wicklund, Erling (January 7, 2010). "Henning Gravroks "Q" – Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2013-08-30.

External links[]

Awards
Preceded by
Kjell Bartholdsen 		Recipient of the Stubøprisen
1991 		Succeeded by
Marit Sandvik
Preceded by
 Recipient of the Nordlysprisen
1998 		Succeeded by
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