Finn Sletten

Finn Sletten
Born (1952-08-11) 11 August 1952
Bodø, Nordland
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Drums

Finn Sletten (born 11 August 1952 in Bodø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussions).[1][2]

Career

After a study tour to Arizona (1968–70), Sletten played in Bodø with such as Paul Weeden Band at Festival of North Norway (1972) and an album (1974). In Oslo he participated in Magni Wentzel Quintet, including Jon Eberson (guitar), Tore Brunborg (saxophone) and Jon Balke (keyboards) among others. From 1988 he was involved in "Trio Nord" (1988), Ola Bremness Vær hilset! (1995), Marit Sandvik band, Nordland jazzforums Distant Reports (2001), Tore Johansen and Jan Gunnar Hoff's production Free Flows (2005).[1]

Sletten assisted the jazz poet Triztán Vindtorn with percussion on Cecilie Jordal (2001).,[3] a portion of the presentation "Philosophiske Smuler". He also contributes to the Bodø Domkor's Christmas jazz and Beiarn jazz camp, and was recently on contributor Kristin Mellem and Bjørn Andor Drage's film music to Nærkontakt med brunbjørn.[4]

Sletten was at the Festival of North Norway 2009 awarded Stubøprisen to have been "a significant pioneer and inspiration to generations of north Norwegian jazz musicians". That same year he also received the prestigious Gammleng-prisen in the class jazz by "Fond for utøvende kunstnere".[2]

Honors

Discography

With Morten Halle, Jon Eberson & Bjørn Kjellemyr

References

  1. 1 2 Berg, Johs. "Finn Sletten Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  2. 1 2 "Finn Sletten Biography". MIC.no. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. ↑ Hagen, Gunnar (2 August 2001). "Spilte på g-streng". Dagbladet. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Crossbreeze – Experience". Raseri.nu. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

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Awards
Preceded by
Hallgeir Pedersen		 Recipient of the Stubøprisen
2009 		Succeeded by
Jan Ditlev Hansen
Preceded by
Jon Balke		 Recipient of the Jazz Gammleng Award
2009 		Succeeded by
no Jazz award
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