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In the Country

Norwegian jazz band

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

Biography

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

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

Honors

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

Discography

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

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