Magnetic North Orchestra established in Oslo, Norway (1992–2005) was a Norwegian jazz orchestra, created and led by Jon Balke.[1] MNO was originally a jazz ensemble inspired by Oslo 13, put together with strings and percussion. As Olympic musical ambassador from 1993 to 1994, for the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, Jon Balke created the work Magnetic North for a larger group, and under this name (MNO) he has toured in Europe, USA and Japan.[2]
MNO was further developed with fourteen string musicians from "Stavanger Symfoniorkester" for the production Grand Magnetic (2001), and in a version with the "TrondheimSolistene". After 2002 they had close cooperation with Balke's band Batagraf. The lineup has varied from seven to thirteen.[3]
Members
edit- Jon Balke (piano, keyboards, percussion, electronics)[4][5][6][7][8]
- Jens Petter Antonsen (trumpet)[4]
- Per Jørgensen (trumpet, vocals)[4][5][6][7][8]
- Arve Henriksen (trumpet, vocals)[5][6]
- Fredrik Lundin (bass flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone)[7][8]
- Morten Halle (alto saxophone, flute)[4][5][6]
- Tore Brunborg (tenor and soprano saxophones)[4]
- Gertrud Økland (violin)[4]
- Henrik Hannisdal (violin)[5]
- Odd Hannisdal (violin)[5]
- Bjarte Eike (violin)[7][8]
- Peter Spissky (violin)[7][8]
- Trond Villa (viola)[4]
- Marek Konstantynowicz (viola)[5]
- Jonas Franke-Blom (violoncello)[4]
- Svante Henryson (violoncello)[6]
- Morten Hannisdal (violoncello)[5]
- Thomas Pitt (bass violin)[7][8]
- Anders Jormin (double bass)[4][5][6]
- Marilyn Mazur (percussion)[4]
- Ingar Zach (percussion)[7][8]
- Helge Norbakken (percussion)[7][8]
- Audun Kleive (drums)[4][5][6]
Commissioned Works
editDiscography
editOn Video
edit- Live in Bruxelles (Prospect Media, 2005), Video documentary
- Magnetisk musiker (NRK, 2004), video portrait made by Audun Aagre
References
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- ^ "Magnetic North Orchestra - Bransjeregister MIC.no".
- ^ "Jon Balke Biography - SNL.no". 25 February 2020. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian
- ^ a b "Jon Balke & Magnetic North Orchestra Biography - GubeMusic.com".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Further - ECMrecords.com". 19 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Magnetic North Orchestra: Solarized - Puls.no".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Magnetic North Orchestra Kyanos Review -". BBC.co.uk
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jon Balke and Magnetic North Orchestra: Diverted travels - Listen to Norway MIC.no". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. (by Tomas Lauvland Pettersen)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Live Reviews: ECM Autumn Cycle – Jon Balke's Magnetic North Orchestra Whelan's, Dublin, 17 November 2005 - JournalOfMusic.com".
- ^ "Magnetic Works 1993-2001 - ECMrecords.com". Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2012-09-08.