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Ellen Andrea Wang

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Ellen Andrea Wang
(2017)
(2017)
Background information
Born(1986-10-10)10 October 1986(age 37)
Gjøvik,Oppland,Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, double bass, electric bass
Websitewww.ellenandreawang

Ellen Andrea Wang(born 10 October 1986 inGjøvik,Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (double bass and singer) and composer. She is the cousin of singer-songwriterMarthe Wang.Raised inSøndre Land,Oppland, she released her debut album,Diving,in 2014. She formed the bandPixelin 2010. Wang has toured withManu KatchéandMarilyn Mazurand has performed withSting.Since the summer of 2019, she has been touring extensively with her critically acclaimedClosenessproject, a trio with London-based guitaristRob Luft& Swedish master drummerJon Fält.They are signed to Brooklyn-based labelRopeadope Recordsand have performed at jazz festivals across Europe.

Career

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Wang at Vossajazz 2014.

Wang started playing the violin at a young age, but substituted an upright bass for the violin at the age of sixteen, and attended theNorwegian Academy of Musicunder guidance of the bassistBjørn Kjellemyr.She is leading her ownEllen Andrea Wang Trioand the band "Pixel", is a driving force in the band "SynKoke", and is in addition part of the bandDag Arnesen Trio(2010 -). The gig by "Pixel" including drummerJon Audun Baar,trumpeterJonas Kilmork Vemøyand saxophonistHarald Lassen,was noted as "one of the most memorable moments" of the Match and Fuse Festival, by the Jazz magazineDown Beat.[1]

Ellen Andrea Wang 2013.
(Photo by Tore Pettersen)

At Oslo Jazz Festival 2013, Wang for the first time presented a band that bears her nameEllen Andrea Wang Trio.On the keyboards isAndreas Ulvo,well known from the "Eple Trio" andMathias Eick's band. On the drums isErland Dahlen,who collaborates withNils Petter MolværandSusanna Wallumrødamong others. The trio play an innovative jazz with elements from the rock and pop world.[2][3]

AtVossajazz2014, she appeared withinIvar Kolve'sPolyostinatexperience. Here she performed with Norwegian elite musicians, and delivered an indulgent polyrhythmic and polyharmonic treat for the discerning ear.[4]

AtMoldejazz2014, Wang presented material from her debut solo albumDiving.TheEllen Andrea Wang Trioplay a wonderful mix of jazz, pop and rock, with catchy melodies and hypnotic grooves.[5]

In October 2014 the bands "Pixel" and "SynKoke" delivered gigs at the London venueVortex Jazz Clubduring the 'Match and Fuse Festival'.[6][7]

Wang received the Kongsberg Jazz Festivals great musician price in July 2015. The prize is awarded to a musician who has a leading position on the Norwegian jazz scene.[8]

In 2018 she released the albumRun, Boy, Runwith the vocal trioGurlsincludingHanna PaulsbergandRohey Taalahon theGrappalabel.

Wang withMarilyn Mazur's Shamania atVossajazz2016.

In mid-2019, she began a new trio project with British rising star guitaristRob Luft& distinguished Swedish jazz percussionist Jon Fält. This tightly-knit band began its journey as a tribute to the music of American double bassistCharlie Haden,acquiring the name Closeness, which is in itself an homage to Haden’s 1976 release ’Closeness Duets’. However, after extensive touring across Scandinavia, the U.K. & CentralEuropethe trio increasingly began playing Wang’s distinctive original compositions. Their debut album was released to widespread critical acclaim onRopeadope Recordsin the autumn of 2020 & a second release is expected from this idiosyncratic trio in the autumn of 2024.

Honors

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Discography

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Solo albums

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Ellen Andrea Wang Trio

With SynKoke

  • 2009:Hokjønn(AIMSoundCity)
  • 2011:The Ideologist(Kokeplate)

WithPixel

With Gurls

Collaborations

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With Pastor Wang Quintet

  • 2007:Blå Hymne(Wango Productions)

With The Opium Cartel

  • 2009:Night Blooms(Termo)

WithDag Arnesen Trio

  • 2010:Norwegian Song 3(Losen)

With Amherst

  • 2010:A Light Exists in Spring(NorCD)

WithWhite Willow

  • 2011:Terminal Twilight(Termo)
  • 2017:Future Hopes(The Laser's Edge)[13]

WithLena Nymark

See also

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References

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  1. ^Graham, Stephen (26 June 2012)."Match & Fuse Artists Light Up London".Down Beat.Retrieved20 September2013.
  2. ^ab"Ellen Andrea Wang Biography"(in Norwegian). Nasjonaljazzscene.no.Retrieved2 August2013.
  3. ^ab"Oslo Jazzfestival 12. – 17. august 2013".OsloJazz.no.Retrieved2 August2013.
  4. ^"Ivar Kolve: Polyostinat".Vossajazz.Archived fromthe originalon 15 April 2014.Retrieved13 April2014.
  5. ^ab"Ellen Andrea Wang - Ferskt materiale fra fengende trio"(in Norwegian).Moldejazz.no.Retrieved3 October2014.
  6. ^"SynKoke + schnellertollermeier + Elliot Galvin Trio & Harald Lassen + Pixel".VortexJazz.co.uk.Retrieved3 October2014.
  7. ^"Match & Fuse returns to London".Marlbank.net.Retrieved3 October2014.
  8. ^"DNB-prisen til Ellen Andrea Wang".Ballade.no.1 July 2015.Retrieved1 February2016.
  9. ^"Young Nordic Jazz Comets".Young Nordic Jazz Comets. Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2013.Retrieved20 September2013.
  10. ^"Ellen Andrea Wang - Air / Follow Me (Single)".RadioLudo.no. Archived fromthe originalon 20 February 2016.Retrieved3 October2014.
  11. ^Lindsay, Bruce (11 June 2012)."Pixel: Reminder (2012) Track Review".All About Jazz.Retrieved20 September2013.
  12. ^"GURLS".Discogs.Retrieved31 July2018.
  13. ^"Ellen Andrea Wang Discography".Discogs.Retrieved2 August2013.
  14. ^"Beautiful Silence".Musical reviews.Grappa Music.Retrieved21 December2014.
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Awards
Preceded by Recipient of theKongsberg Jazz Award
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