Atle Nymo


Atle Nymo is a Norwegian jazz musician, and the younger brother of Jazz saxophonist Frode Nymo. He is known for his contributions with the orchestras Motif, one of his main projects, and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra in which he has worked with Jazz greats like Pat Metheny and Chick Corea.

Career

Nymo was born in Valnesfjord near Fauske. He joined the Bodø Big Band, led by his teacher Henning Gravrok, and was later educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, and has also played in Håvard Stubø's Quintet North. The later years He has played with Ole Morten Vågan's band Motif where he was to be named «Young Jazz Comets» 2001 at Copenhagen Jazz Festival. In «next MGN Trio» he cooperates with Mats Monstad and Ketil Gutvik, and in the latter band «Gutvik5». Otherwise, and also played with Kaizers Orchestra.
Nymo also has his own album release with «Atle Nymo & Frode Nymo Quartet». In his own band «Atle Nymo Quartet» he cooperates with Vigleik Storaas, Magnus Forsberg and Ole Morten Vågan. The first mentioned played in Quintet with guest Roger Kellaway, and they released an album Inner Urge in 2001 with concert recordings from «Oslo Jazz Festival». Together with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Håkon Mjåset Johansen he made the album Complete communion in 2006, and with the Swedish trumpet player Magnus Broo as the fourth member, the group was called IPA and they have released the albums Lorena, It's A Delicate Thing and Bubble. He is also involved in two other band projects «Saxwaffe» and «Juxtaposed»
Nymo is a frequently used big band musician and is attending such as the drummer Børre Dalhaugs «Big Band Blast» and trombonist & composer Helge Sundes «Denada», and was from 2002 to 2003 a member of Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble. He also played in Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, and attended the orchestra's cooperation projects with Chick Corea in 2000/2001 and Pat Metheny in 2003.

Honors

;With «Atle Nymo & Frode Nymo Quartet»
;With Motif
;Within Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
;Within IPA including with Magnus Broo, Håkon Mjåset Johansen & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
;Within The Rainbow Band
;Within Kåre Nymark Band
;Within Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen