Erlend Slettevoll
Erlend Slettevoll is a Norwegian jazz pianist, known from cooperation with musicians like Ola Kvernberg, Petter Wettre, Heidi Skjerve, Kjetil Møster, Steinar Raknes and Espen Aalberg.Career
Slettevoll was born in Volda and is a graduate of the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium. He was first recognized as member of the band The Core together with fellow students in Trondheim, Kjetil Møster, Steinar Raknes and Espen Aalberg. Later he worked with musicians like Petter Wettre and Heidi Skjerve.
Grand General is the latest project including Slettevoll. Having played a few gigs as Kenneth Kapstad Group this lineup released their debut album Grand General in 2013. Violinist Ola Kvernberg, who was awarded Spellemannprisen for his album Liarbird, was in the forefront. One can not help comparing the music on this album with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, with a delicate interplay between the soloists and an impressive rhythm section.Discography
- 2004: Vision, within The Core
- 2006: Cape Point, within African Pepperbirds
- 2006: Coming Home, within Heidi Skjerve Quintet
- 2006: Blue Sky, within The Core
- 2007: Fountain of Youth, within Petter Wettre Quartet
- 2007: Indian Core, within The Core feat. Prasenjit Mitra, Kanchman Babbar and Fateh Ali
- 2007: Meditations on Coltrane, with Bergen Big Band feat. The Core
- 2007: Office Essentials, within The Core
- 2008: Golonka Love, within The Core
- 2008: Morning News of the Woods, within Heidi Skjerve Quintet
- 2008: Night Creatures, within "Audun Automat"
- 2009: The art of no return, Vol. 1, within The Core and More
- 2010: Party, with among others Jonas Kullhammar and Kjetil Møster
- 2011: Rainbow Band, The Rainbow Band Sessions, directed by John Surman
- 2011: Min Song Og Hjarteskatt, with Beate S. Lech
- 2013: Grand General, within Grand General
- 2014: Playing Up To My Standards'', with Petter Wettre
