Henning Gravrok

Henning Gravrok
Born (1948-03-19) March 19, 1948
Tovik, Troms
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Saxophone

Henning Gravrok (born March 19, 1948 in Tovik, Northern Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and music dagog, raised in Harstad and educated as teacher. Since 1975 he has been central to the Tromsø and Bodø jazz scenes.[1]

Career

In Tromsø, he played in the bands "Hei og Hå" (1975–79) and "Heracleum" (1976–78), "Inge Kolsvik Quartet" (1979–80), "Fusion Band" (1980–81), "Kjell Svendsen Quintet" (1981–83), "Øystein Norvoll Quintet" and "Synk" (1983–84). In recent years he has taken part in the Northern Norwegian band "Bossa Nordpå", and participated in Marit Sandvik Band.[1]

His debut recording was as a member of Thorgeir Stubø Quintet (1981). In Bodø he led "Bodø Big Band" for a period and the "Ad Lib Jazzklubb", Gravrok has written Minner om i morgen (1991) which was awarded "Stubøprisen" (1991). With his own Henning Gravrok Band he released Hyss (1996) and Ord (1999), with lyrics by Rolf Jacobsen. His latest release was Sense (2006), in cooperation with Eivind Valnes (piano), Rune Nergård (bass), Børge Petersen-Øverleir (guitar) and Andreas Håkestad (drums).[1]

As a composer he has contributed work to "Festspillene i Nord-Norge" (1980, 1989) and the 175th Anniversary to Bodø (1991), and composed music to the novel series "Peder Seier" by Ole Rølvåg, set up on Nordland Teater (2006). He is also Associate Professor at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Tromsø.[2]

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborative works

Within Thorgeir Stubø Band
With Halvdan Sivertsen
Within Torgils
With other projects

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gravrok, Henning – Biography" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no.
  2. "Henning Gravrok – Tenor- og Sopransaksofonist, Komponist" (in Norwegian). Bransjeregister MIC.no.
  3. Wicklund, Erling (January 7, 2010). "Henning Gravroks "Q" – Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2013-08-30.

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Kjell Bartholdsen
Recipient of the Stubøprisen
1991
Succeeded by
Marit Sandvik
Preceded by
Arne Bjørhei
Recipient of the Nordlysprisen
1998
Succeeded by
Geir Jensen
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