Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
Come Shine and TJO at the 2016 Nattjazz.
Background information
Origin	Trondheim, Norway
Genres	Jazz Big band
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Rune Grammofon Jazzaway MNJ Records
Website	www.trondheimjazzorchestra.no
Members	Anders Tveit, Anita Kaasbøll Atle Nymo, Øivind Brække Øyvind Brandtsegg, Øyvind Engen Bjørn Ole Solberg Bjørnar Habbestad Christian Jaksjø Christian Wallumrød Clare Cooper, Eirik Hegdal Eivind Lønning, Erik Eilertsen Erik Johannessen, Erlend Skomsvoll Espen Reinertsen, Frøy Aagre Fredrik Sjølin, Frode Nymo Hanne Rekdal Hans Christian Frønes Hayden Powell Håkon Mjåset Johansen Håvard Lund, Karin Hammar Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen Heidi Skjerve, Helge Norbakken Hild Sofie Tafjord Hildegunn Øiseth, Ingar Zach Jørgen Mathisen, Jim Denley Johan Hörlén, John Pål Inderberg Jon Fält, Kari Rønnekleiv, Kim Myhr, Kjetil Møster Klaus Ellerhusen Holm Lene Grenager Marianne Baudouin Lie Martin Taxt, Mathias Eick Mats Äleklint, Mats Eilertsen Michael Francis Duch, Nils Jansen Nils-Olav Johansen, Njål Ølnes Ola Kvernberg, Ole Morten Vågan Per Oddvar Johansen, Per Zanussi Petter Kateraas, Petter Vågan Sidsel Endresen, Siri Gjære Sissel Vera Petterson Ståle Storløkken Steinar Raknes, Terje Isungset Thomas Strønen, Tor Haugerud Tor Yttredal, Tore Brunborg Tore Johansen, Trude Eick

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (TJO) (established 1999 in Trondheim, Norway) is an orchestral project based in Trondheim, and closely related to both the Midtnorsk Jazzsenter (MNJ - Mid Norwegian Jazz Center) and Jazz Line at the Trøndelag Conservatory of Music (NTNU).

During the 1990s the orchestra was a plain conservatory-band (Konsen Big Band). In 2000 the name of the band was changed to TJO. An important feature with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra is the band's flexible and varying size crew. The orchestra works on a project basis and performs mainly commissioned works of selected composers.

TJO has collaborated with Norwegian composers such as Erlend Skomsvoll, Eirik Hegdal, Vigleik Storaas, Jon Balke, Knut Kristiansen, Geir Lysne, Terje Rypdal and Bendik Hofseth, as well as with international soloists such as Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, New York Voices, Birger Sulsbruck and Joshua Redman.

In 2001 TJO toured Norway extensively with Chick Corea, a cooperation based on the concert at Moldejazz 2000. The collaboration resulted in a CD-release (Live in Molde), which has sold more than 8000 copies in Norway. The collaboration with Chick Corea was resumed in 2006 with a concert at the Hilton Ballroom in New York City during the Annual Jazz Conference (IAJE) in January of that year. This concert was a huge success, and as a result the orchestra was invited to the Tokyo Jazz Festival 2006. The cooperation between TJO and Chick Corea was successful once again and well received by a huge group of spectators while also being televised nationally. John Kelman, All About Jazz, states: "... a far reaching orchestra clearly capable of handling anything and everything that's put in front of it".