Roger Arntzen

Roger Arntzen
Roger Arntzen (2025)
Background information
Born (1976-06-03) 3 June 1976
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, composer
InstrumentUpright bass
LabelsBolage
Hubro
Rune Grammofon
ACT
Grappa
Clean Feed Records
Jazzland Recordings
Websiterogerarntzen.com

Roger Arntzen (born 3 June 1976)[1] is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from playing in bands like In the Country (trio), In the Country with Knut Reiersrud and Solveig Slettahjell, Ballrogg, Chrome Hill, One Small Step, John-Kåre Hansen Northern Concept, Ellen Sofie Hovland trio and previously also with Håvard Stubø Trio and the band Østenfor Sol. Through his projects he has worked with downtown NYC icon Marc Ribot, Bob Hoffnar, Josh Abrams, Toto Alvarez, BJ Cole, Michiyo Yagi, Tamaya Honda, Noritaka Tanaka, Tetuzi Akiyama, Neil Metcalfe, Terry Day, John Russell, Frode Grytten, Susanna Wallumrød, Frida Ånnevik, Tore Brunborg, Stian Carstensen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick, Odd Riisnæs, Lars Klevstrand, Moddi, Thomas Dybdahl, Steinar Ofsdal, Kari Svendsen, Jon Arne Corell, Alf Cranner, Göran Fristorp among others.

Career

Roger Arntzen was born in Bodø, Norway. He picked up playing the accordion at five years of age, changing instrument to the tuba when he was at high school. Later he switched to electric guitar bass, before he eventually landed as an upright bass player. He attended musical studies at the University of Oslo (1998–99) and at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo (1998–2006), where he took his masters degree in performance with his fellow band colleagues in the piano trio In the Country.

Arntzen has been involved in different bands such as Østenfor Sol, and is now part of bands like the piano trio In the Country accompanied by the pianist and keyboarder Morten Qvenild and the drummer Pål Hausken. In the Country has been active since 2003, releasing nine well received albums, This Was The Pace Of My Heartbeat (2004), Losing Stones (2006), Collecting Bones (2006), Whiteout (2009) with Andreas Mjøs, Sounds And Sights (2011) with Andreas Mjøs, Sunset Sunrise (2013), Norwegian Woods (2014) and Trail of Souls (2015) with Knut Reiersrud, Solveig Slettahjell, Bugge Wesseltoft, Skogenes Song (2014) with Frida Ånnevik. He has also released the live-DVD abc (2010) and the EP Thomas Dybdahl & In the Country (2015) with Thomas Dybdahl. In the Country was awarded "Young Jazz Musicians Of The Year 2004" in Norway and Down Beat called their debut album "one of the finest and most arresting albums to come out of Europe" that year,[2] while All About Jazz reviewer John Kelman has suggested Whiteout as a contender for the "best of" list for 2009.[3]

Honors

Diskography (main projects)

Ballrogg

Damp

  • 2003: Mostly Harmless (Songs) (AIM Records)
  • 2005: Hoatzin (AIM Records)

Chrome Hill (previously known as Damp)

Ellen Sofie Hovland

In the Country

Northern Concept

One Small Step

  • 2022: Gol Variations (Clean Feed Records)
  • 2023: Chair Variations (one track on Janne Erakers double album Movement for Listening (Esc. Rec)

Subtonic

  • 2004: In This House (AIM Records)

Discography (side projects)

LAMIEE .* / Dròlo Ensemble)

  • 2022: The Deafening Moment Of The Whistle After The Noise (Shhpuma)

Judy Collins (with Thomas Dybdahl/In the Country)

  • 2015: Strangers Again (Cleopatra/Wildflower)

Erik Wesseltoft

  • 2013: To Someone I Knew (Normann Records)

Ida Rønshaugen

  • 2013: The Blue And The Wise Cats (Codfather Records)

Heidi Skjerve Quintet

Jeremy Spencer

  • 2006: Precious Little (Bluestown Records)

Gunstein Draugedalen

  • 2003: Om hundrede år er alting glemt (Tylden)

Eckhard Baur

Østenfor Sol

Nordnorsk ungdomsstorband

Lilleaker skolekorps

  • 1999: 90 år - 1909-1999 (Lilleaker skolekorps)

Hans Majestet Kongens Gardes musikkorps

  • 1996: Gardekonsert (Hans Majestet Kongens Gardes musikkorps)

References

  1. ^ "Roger Arntzen". Biography. Mic.no. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  2. ^ "In The Country: This Was The Pace Of My Heartbeat". Musical review. Down Beat. 2005-08-05. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  3. ^ Kelman, John (2009-08-03). "In The Country: Whiteout (2009)". Musical review. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  4. ^ "In The Country". Biography. Moldejazz. 2010-07-19. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
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