Marita Røstad Explained

Marita Røstad
Birth Date:5 November 1978
Birth Place:Gjøvik, Oppland
Origin:Norway
Instrument:Vocals, piano
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician, composer

Marita Røstad (born 5 November 1978 in Gjøvik, Norway)[1] is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from Aust-Torpa, known as a band leader and for her well-received solo album.[2]

Career

Røstad studied vocals in the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (2000–04),[3] where she started her own band including fellow students.[4] She graduated in 2004 and combined her musical career with working as a song-teacher at Trondheim music school, before moving to Oslo where she started her own record label entitled "Magica Records", releasing her debut album Silent Sunday in 2007, including Stian Omenås (trumpet), Håvard Stubø (guitar), Gard Nilssen (drums) and Rune Nergaard (bass).

In 2005 she performed at the international Nattjazz festival in Bergen, Norway, as Marita Røstad & Velvet City, after touring Spain the same year. She plays the electric piano in addition to vocals within the band "Velvet City", which includes Stian Omenås, Håvard Stubø, Audun Skorgen (bass) and Erik Nylander (drums).[5] In 2010, Røstad and Stian Leknes (vocals) from Earth Died Screaming gave a rare duo concert at the Trondheim Jazz Festival.[6] The band Earth Died Screaming is a tribute band to Tom Waits and includes in addition to Røstad and Leknes, Kurt Sprenger (guitar), Magnus Mortensen (double bass), Peder Simonsen (tuba), Daniel Elide (drums) and Alessandro Elide (percussion).[7]

Discography

Solo album

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marita Røstad Bransjeregister . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2013-09-20.
  2. Web site: Marita Røstad Biography . Norwegian . NRK Urørt . 2013-09-20.
  3. Web site: Jazzlinja . Norwegian . 2013-09-20 . NTNU.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053706/http://www.ntnu.no/jazzlinja25/studentene.htm . 21 September 2013 .
  4. Web site: Opiumstoner fra Trondheim . Knut . Steen . Norwegian . MIC.no . 3 August 2006 . 2013-09-20.
  5. Web site: Ukens uhørte: Marita Røstad and Velvet City . Norwegian . Ipod1.no . 2013-09-20.
  6. Web site: Marita Røstad og Stian Leknes . Norwegian . Trondheim Jazz Festival . 2013-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110216224630/http://jazzfest.no/2010/03/marita-r%C3%B8stad-og-stian-leknes/ . 16 February 2011 . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Earth Died Screaming – en hyllest til Tom Waits . Norwegian . HerrNilsen.no . 2013-09-20.

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