1300 Oslo

1300 Oslo
Also known as	Oslo 13
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Jazz and big bands
Years active	1980-1993
Labels	Odin Records, Curling Legs, ECM Records
Members	Bror Hagemann, Nils Petter Molvær, Jens Petter Antonsen, Staffan Svensson, Geir Hauger, Torbjørn Sunde, Dag Einar Eilertsen, Thor Bjørn Neby, Geir Løvold, Morten Halle, Tore Brunborg, Odd Riisnæs, Nancy Sandvold, Erik Balke, Olav Dale, Arne Frang, Trygve Seim, Thomas Gustavsson, Rune Nicolaysen, Audun Kleive, Jon Christensen, Carl Morten Iversen, Jon Balke

1300 Oslo (active from 1979 in Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian jazz band originally called Oslo 13 (1979–93), founded and operated the first two years by Bror Hagemann and continuated by Jon Balke.^[1] In 1994 the band got a joint leadership with Trygve Seim, Morten Halle and Torbjørn Sunde, and changed their name.^[2]

The band's first release was the album Anti-therapy (1981). Oslo 13 was awarded Spellemannprisen in 1988 for the album Off balance.^[3] The follow up Nonsentration (1992) also was an acclaimed album. The last album from Oslo 13 was a live album from 1992.

Band members

Woodwinds Morten Halle (tenor og altsaks)[4] Tore Brunborg (tenorsaks) Odd Riisnæs (tenorsaks) Nancy Sandvold (barytonsaks) Erik Balke (altsaks), Olav Dale (saksofon) Arne Frang (tenorsaks) Trygve Seim (saksofon) Thomas Gustavsson (saksofon) Rune Nicolaysen (tenorsaks)

Brass Trumpet Bror Hagemann Nils Petter Molvær[5] Jens Petter Antonsen Staffan Svensson Geir Hauger Tuba Geir Løvold

Trombone Torbjørn Sunde Dag Einar Eilertsen Thor Bjørn Neby (bass trombone) Rhythm section Audun Kleive (drums)[6] Jon Christensen (drums) Carl Morten Iversen (bass) Jon Balke (keyboards)

Discography

• 1981: Anti therapy (Odin Records)
• 1988: Off balance (Odin Records)
• 1992: Nonsentration (ECM Records)
• 1992: Live (Curling Legs)
• 2001: Live In the North (Curling Legs)

References

1. "Jon Balke Biography" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz.no.
2. "1300 Oslo: Live In the North". ListenTo.no.
3. "Carl Morten Iversen Biography" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon SNL.no.
4. "Morten Halle Biography" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon SNL.no.
5. "Nils Petter Molvær Biography" (in Norwegian). OsloJazz.no.
6. "Kleive, Audun Biography" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no.