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Marte Maaland Eberson
Marte Eberson at Vossajazz 13 April 2014.
Marte Eberson at Vossajazz 13 April 2014.
Background information
Born (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 (age 36)
Oslo, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentKeyboards
LabelsUniversal Music

Marte Maaland Eberson (born 12 December 1987[1][2]) is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer, known from bands including Morning Has Occurred and Highasakite. She is the daughter of the guitarist Jon Eberson.

Career

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Marte Eberson at Voss 2014.

Eberson was born in Oslo, and obtained her formal musical education from the Music program at Foss videregående skole, "Sund Folkehøgskole", followed by a bachelor's degree from the Jazz program at Griegakademiet (UiB) in Bergen.[3] She is involved in many different bands and various musical contexts, most recently with the band Eberson Funk Ensemble, a band including her guitarist father Jon Eberson, Pål Thowsen, Sigurd Hole and Kim Erik Pedersen at Victoria, the Norwegian National Jazz Scene in Oslo 2013.[4]

In 2011, Eberson won the "Jazz i sikte" ("Jazz in sight") with the band Lugom Trio and placed second in the "Urørt" final with the electronica duo Machine Birds. In 2012, she won the "Jazz i sikte" with the ensemble Morning Has Occurred, fronted by Natalie Sandtorv. Also in 2012, she was awarded the Sildajazzprisen. She was also a member of the critically acclaimed indie band Highasakite until 2018, and has been playing with Sjur Miljeteig Group since 2014.[5]

Honors

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Discography

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Solo albums

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  • 2015: Mad Boy (Propeller Recordings)

Collaborations

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With Machine Birds
  • 2012: Save Yourself (Nabovarsel)
  • 2013: Time / One Last Try (Machine Birds Records)
With Ine Hoem
  • 2013: "The Island"
With Highasakite
  • 2012: All That Floats Will Rain (Propeller Recordings)
  • 2014: Silent Treatment (Propeller Recordings)
  • 2016: "Camp Echo" (Propeller Recordings)
With Morning Has Occurred
  • 2014: Morning Has Occurred (Ocean Sound Recordings)
With Eberson Funk Ensemble
  • 2014: Do The Dance (JEG Records)
With Cokko
  • 2016: The Dance Upon My Grave (Playdate Records)[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Drømmen om Ebers". Jazznytt. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Highasakite". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Sildajazzpris til Marte M. Eberson" (in Norwegian). Sildajazz. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Eberson Funk Ensemble Biography" (in Norwegian). NasjonalJazzScene.no. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Statoils Sildajazzpris 2012 tildelt Marte Maaland Eberson" (in Norwegian). Sildajazz. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  6. ^ "COKKO – The Dance Upon My Grave". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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