Øyvind Brække
| Øyvind Brække | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 August 1969 Bærum, Akershus |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Music arranger & musician |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Associated acts |
The Source Trondheim Jazz Orchestra |
Øyvind Brække (born 25 August 1969, in Bærum, Norway) jazz musician (trombone), composer, music arranger, band leader, known as band leaer for Bodega Band and S. Møller Storband, initiator of the popular and still active band The Source with several albums, and contributions to dozens of recordings with musicians like Chick Corea, Eirik Hegdal, Per Zanussi, Erlend Skomsvoll, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Knut Kristiansen, Jacob Young, Trygve Seim, Per Oddvar Johansen, Dingobats, Sverre Gjørvad, Motorpsycho, and Come Shine.
Brække is from Bærum where his jazz career started in Sandvika Storband. He played on the SS recordings Come Rain or Come Shine (1989) and Contemporary Music For Big Band (1991) with them, and joined the band "Why Not" in 1990. He studied on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (1991–93), and was a member of several bands on th Trondheim jazz scene, including Bodega Band from 1992 (recording. 1992) and S. Møller big band, which he led. Great luck did student band "The Source" which he co-founded in 1992. The quartet has so far made seven CDs, "Olemann cornet" 1994, "Of Christmas" 1995, "The MotorSourceMassacre" 2000, "The Source and different cikada" 2002, "Of Christmas Live at Blue", 2002, "The Source" 2005 and "The Source of Christmas Live" (released 2007). It has completed a number of tours and festival gigs, including along with the rock band Motorpsycho and string quartet Cicada.
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