In the Country

Norwegian jazz band

This article is about the Norwegian jazz band. For the Cliff Richard song, see In the Country (song).

In the Country

In The Country live at a Jazz Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3 July 2014.

Background information
Origin| Oslo, Norway
Genres| Jazz
Years active| 2003–present
Labels| Rune Grammofon
Members| Morten Qvenild
Roger Arntzen
Pål Hausken
Website| www.inthecountry.no
In The Country during a gig at EnergiMølla, Kongsberg, Norway, 13 October 2010.

In the Country (initiated in 2003 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz trio comprising pianist Morten Qvenild, bassist Roger Arntzen and drummer Pål Hausken.

## Biography

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The band was started by the three fellow students at the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2003. The year after they earned the "JazzIntro" Newcomer Award at Moldejazz (2004),[1] and released their first album This Was The Pace of My Heartbeat (2004). The third album Without (2009) was named as "one of 2009's best jazz albums" by the All About Jazz reviewer John Kelman.[2] In the autumn of 2010, the band was on tour with vibraphonist and guitarist Andreas Mjøs under the auspices of Rikskonsertene, while in June 2011 they were on the fourth USA tour.[3] At the same time, they released their fourth album "Sounds and Sights" to acclaimed reviews.

## Band members

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* Morten Qvenild (piano)
* Roger Arntzen (bass)
* Pål Hausken (drums)

## Honors

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* 2004: "JazzIntro" Newcomer Awarded at Moldejazz, by Rikskonsertene and Norsk Jazzforum

## Discography

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* 2004: This Was The Pace of My Heartbeat (Rune Grammofon
* 2006: Losing Stones, Collecting Bones (Rune Grammofon)
* 2009: Whiteout (Rune Grammofon)
* 2011: Sounds And Sights (Rune Grammofon), live album including a DVD
* 2013: Sunset Sunrise (ACT)
* 2014: Skogenes Sang (Grappa Music), with Frida Ånnevik
* 2015: Trail of Souls (ACT), with Solveig Slettahjell and Knut Reiersrud

## References

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1. ^ "In The Country". Biography. Moldejazz. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
2. ^ Kelman, John (3 August 2009). "In The Country: Whiteout (2009)". Musical review. All About Jazz. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
3. ^ Mosnes, Terje (14 June 2011). "In The Country klar for USA-turné nummer fire". Musical review (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to In The Country.

* Norway portal
* Jazz portal

## External links

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* Official website
* In The Country at ACT Music
* In The Country - Garana Jazz Festival 2013 on YouTube

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Norway

Artists|

* MusicBrainz