Nymark Collective

Kåre Nymark Jr.
Nymark with Kaba Orchestra at Oslo Jazzfestival 2016.
Background information
Born	(1974-07-22) 22 July 1974 (age 42) Langevåg, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Trumpet
Labels	Nymark Collective Records Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Associated acts	Nymark Collective
Website	www.nymark-jr.no

Kåre Nymark Jr. (born 22 July 1974 in Langevåg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter and composer, with experience in bands such as Nymark Collective, SKRUK, The Real Thing, Gumbo, Funky Butt, Jazzmob, and the Ytre Suløens Jass-ensemble (1992–2010), and with musicians such as Earle Hyman, Nils Petter Molvaer, Silje Nergaard, Tord Gustavsen, Kristin Asbjørnsen, Arve Henriksen, John Pål Inderberg, Henning Sommerro, Arne Domnerus and Morten Gunnar Larsen.

Nymark Jr. began playing the cornet in the school band Langevåg Skulekorps when nine years old. He was introduced to jazz by instructors from bands like the Ytre Suløens Jass-ensemble and The Brazz Brothers. As a result of this he started the brass band The Wagga Wagga Band in 1990, together with musical friends, and was involved in other local bands such as Fem Fargar and Big Band Blast. In 1992 he was requested to play with the Ytre Suløens Jass-ensemble, and this was the beginning of a life as professional musician and an 18-year membership of the band.

He was educated at Toneheim folkehøgskole (1993–94), with a major in jazz, and Norges Musikkhøgskole, where he studied with Torgrim Sollid, Jens Petter Antonsen, Arve Henriksen, Frank Brodahl and Eckard Baur. Within his own Nymark Collective he plays with Mats Eilertsen (bass), Kenneth Ekornes (drums) and Tord Gustavsen (piano). This Quartet has released the albums First Meeting (2000), Contemporary Tradition (2002), Dype Stille Sterke Milde (2006), and New Surroundings (2012). The last was commissioned by the Oslo jazz festival in 2001. He has also played with: the sextet Funky Butt, releasing the album The Glove (2003); the jazz band Gumbo; the Jazzmob; and has toured with the Rikskonsertene (with the children's show Gumbo).