Atomic (band)

Norwegian/Swedish jazz band

Atomic

Atomic at Aarhus Festival, Denmark 2017
Fredrik Ljungkvist (s), Magnus Broo (t),
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (b)
Hans Hulbækmo (d)

Background information
Origin| Sweden, Norway
Genres| Jazz
Years active| 1999 (1999)–present
Members| Magnus Broo
Fredrik Ljungkvist
Håvard Wiik
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Hans Hulbækmo
Past members| Paal Nilssen-Love
Website| www.atomicjazz.com

Atomic is a Norwegian/Swedish jazz band formed in 1999, composed of musicians from the top stratum of the European jazz circuit. Atomic has been billed as one of the most respected "new" constellations in jazz.[1] In 2014, original drummer Paal Nilssen-Love was replaced by Hans Hulbækmo.[2]

## Members

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* Magnus Broo – trumpet (Stockholm, Sweden)
* Fredrik Ljungkvist – saxophones, clarinet (Stockholm, Sweden)
* Håvard Wiik – piano (Oslo, Norway)
* Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – double bass (Oslo, Norway)
* Hans Hulbækmo – drums

## Former members

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* Paal Nilssen-Love – drums (Oslo, Norway)
* Håkon Kornstad – saxophone (Oslo, Norway)

## Discography

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* 2001: Feet Music (Jazzland)
* 2003: Boom Boom (Jazzland)
* 2004: Nuclear Assembly Hall (w/School Days) (Okka Disk)
* 2005: The Bikini Tapes (Jazzland) [Live]
* 2006: Happy New Ears! (Jazzland)
* 2008: Retrograde (Jazzland)
* 2008: Distil (w/School Days) (Okka Disk)
* 2010: Theater Tilters Vol 1 (Jazzland)
* 2010: Theater Tilters Vol 2 (Jazzland)
* 2011: Here Comes Everybody (Jazzland)
* 2013: There's a Hole in the Mountain (Jazzland)
* 2015: Lucidity (Jazzland)
* 2017: Six Easy Pieces (ODIN Records)
* 2018: Pet Variations (ODIN Records)

## See also

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* Jazzland Records
* Odin Records

## References

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1. ^ "Scandinavian jazz masters Atomic set to play the Vancouver International Jazz Festival - Ballade.no". Archived from the original on 2007-03-14.
2. ^ Margasak, Peter (July 2015) "Atomic – Lucidity". Down Beat. p. 52.

## External links

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* Norway portal
* Sweden portal
* Jazz portal

* Official Web Site
* Official MySpace Page
* Bandinfo at Jazzland's website

Awards

Preceded by

Come Shine

|  Recipient of the Jazz Spellemannprisen
2003  | Succeeded by

Solveig Slettahjell

Preceded by

Hans Mathisen

|  Recipient of the Jazz Spellemannprisen
2006  | Succeeded by

Petter Wettre

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
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National|

* Germany
* France
* BnF data

Artists|

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