Bernt Moen

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Bernt Moen
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Bernt Moen with Red Kite at Vossajazz 2016.
(Photo by Knut Andersen)
Background information
Birth name Bernt André Moen
Born (1974-02-17) 17 February 1974 (age 50)
Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
Genres Jazz
Black metal
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano, keyboards
Labels Earache Records
Season of Mist
Associated acts Red Kite
Shining
Blood Red Throne
Green Carnation
Website www.berntmoen.no

Bernt André Moen (born 17 February 1974)[1] is a Norwegian musician. He is known as a jazzpianist, composer and teacher.[2]

Career

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Moen with Red Kite at the 2016 Nattjazz. (Photo by Knut Andersen)

Moen was born in Kristiansand. He has been involved in a series of metal bands, and is now associate professor in performing rhythmic piano at the University of Agder,[3] next to his career as performer. He has his education from Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California, Norges Musikkhøgskole in Oslo and Berklee College of Music, and has worked as a piano teacher in a number of institutions[citation needed].

Within his own studio ("Med adgang Steinway"), his own recording equipment and own label (BAM Records), he made is debut as solo artist in 2011, with three album releases, Closure featuring recordings from the period 2006–10, together with Fredrik Sahlander (bass) and Trygve Tambs-Lychè (drums), except the uptempo avalanche "FXG", where Geir Åge Johnsen takes care of the drums. The two solo albums are from a more resent date, recorded January (Vol.1) and in May (Vol.2). The repertoire on both is dominated by relatively short improvisations, often lyrical, quiet and with very deliberate use of pauses. But both are also proceeding showing a pianist with technique, including sound therapy, which enables him to exploit the instrument's sonic potential of slender tone migrations to deafening crescendi with his speedy fingers.[2]

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Solo piano
  • 2011: Solopiano Vol.1 (BAM Records)
  • 2011: Solopiano Vol.2 (BAM Records)
  • 2014: Solopiano Vol.3 (BAM Records)
Within Bernt Moen Trio including Fredrik Sahlander (bass) & Trygve Tambs-Lychè (drums)
  • 2011: Closure (BAM Records)
Within BWM Trio including Klaus Robert Blomvik (drums) & Roger Williamsen (bass)
  • 2012: Jazz! 'Øh (BAM Records), recorded in 2000[5]
  • 2013: Whether It Is Necessary Remains To Be Seen (BAM Records)[6]

Collaborations

Within Green Carnation
Within Blood Red Throne
Within Trail of Tears
With Petter Carlsen
  • 2009: You Go Bird (EMI Music, Norway)
  • 2011: Clocks Don't Count (Friskt Pust Records)
Within Shining

References

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