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BLP sources|date=December 2010Infobox musical artist | name = NilsPetter Molvær| image = Nils-petter-molvaer.jpg| caption =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| alias = NPM| origin =| Born = birth date and age|1960|09|18|df=y Sula, Møre og Romsda|Sula , Norway | death_date =| instrument = Trumpet | genre = Jazz , Jazz fusion , electronic music , Rock music|rock | occupation = Musician , composer | years_active =| label = ECM (record label)|ECM | associated_acts = Masqualero| website = http://www.nilspettermolvaer.info/ NilsPetter Molvær.info| notable_instruments =NilsPetter Molvær (IPA-no|'mol.væ?Pronounced approximately "MOL-vair".) also known as NPM (born September 18, 1960) is a Norway|Norwegian jazz trumpet er, composer , and Record producer|producer . Molvær is considered a pioneer in fusing jazz and electronic music , showcased on his most commerically successful album, Khmer ,cite web|title =Khmer: Review |first=Christian |last=Genzel |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=album|id=khmer-r368277|pure_url=yes |accessdate =2010-12-16 on the ECM (record label)|ECM label in October 1997 in Europe and early 1998 in North America.
Biography
Molvær was born and raised on the island of Sula, Møre og Romsda , Norway , and left at age nineteen to study music at the conservatory in Trondheim . He joined the band Masqualero , alongside Arild Andersen , Jon Christensen and Tore Brunborg . Masqualero (named after a Wayne Shorter composition originally recorded by Miles Davis ) recorded several albums for ECM Records , and Molvær recorded with other ECM artists before his 1997 debut solo album, Khmer . The record was a fusion of jazz , rock music|rock , electronic soundscapes, and Hip hop music|hip-hop beats – and quite unlike the delicate "chamber jazz" typically associated with ECM. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,12102,1261055,00.html Geoff Dyer in The Observer Molvær's muted trumpet sound, sometimes electronically processed, had an obvious debt to Miles Davis's work of the 1970s and 1980s, but without being a slavish copy. For the first time, ECM released singles - "Song of Sand", backed with three remixes, and "Ligotage". In 2000, a second album followed, Solid Ether , after which Molvær left ECM. He has recorded several albums since, and has also produced film and theater music.
He often works with guitarist Eivind Aarset .
Discography
In Masqualero
1985: Bande À Part Also listed as Bande à Part and Bande à part .
1987: Aero
1990: Re-Enter
Solo
Original albums
1997: Khmer (album)|Khmer
2000: Solid Ether (with Sidsel Endresen )
2002: NP3
2005: Er (album)|Er The title is er , the common suffix for the names of the tracks ("Hover", "Softer", "Dancer", etc.) and their author.
2005: Edy (soundtrack)|Edy (soundtrack to the film by Stéphan Guérin-Tillié|Guérin-Tillié )
2008: Re-Vision (OST outtakes merged into an album) http://www.nilspettermolvaer.no/revision/press.htm Re-Vision press release
2009: Hamada (album)|Hamada http://www.nilspettermolvaer.info/index.php? option=com_content& view=article& id=171:hamada& catid=48:discography Hamada info
2011: Baboon moon (album)|Baboon moon
Reprise albums
2001: Recoloured (remixes)
2004: Streamer (2002, live versions of previous tracks)
http://www.nilspettermolvaer.info/ NilsPetter Molvær at NilsPetterMolvaer.info (official website)
Persondata | NAME = Molvaer, Nils Petter | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = September 18, 1960 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Molvaer, Nils Petter Category:Jazz composers Category:Jazz fusion musicians Category:Spellemannprisen winners Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Norwegian jazz musicians Category:Norwegian jazz trumpeters Category:ECM artists
