Even Ormestad facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Even Ormestad
Even Ormestad with Jaga Jazzist at Oslo Jazzfestival in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Even Enersen Ormestad
Born	(1978-11-09) 9 November 1978 (age 46) Tønsberg, Norway
Genres	Black metal, jazz, rock, electronica
Occupation(s)	Musician, music producer
Instruments	Bass guitar, keyboards
Labels	Ninja Tune, Napalm
Associated acts	Jaga Jazzist, Thom Hell, Jonas Alaska, Malignant Eternal

Even Enersen Ormestad (born November 9, 1978) is a talented musician and music producer from Norway. He is best known for playing bass guitar and keyboards in the popular band Jaga Jazzist.

Even Ormestad: Musician and Producer

Even Ormestad studied jazz music and music production at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He also helps run a music studio called Albatross Recorders. He works there with Hasse Rosbach and Martin Sjølie.

Playing in Jaga Jazzist

Even is one of the original members of Jaga Jazzist. He started the band with brothers Martin and Lars Horntveth. He plays bass and keyboards for the band. They have recorded many albums and gone on tours around the world.

Working with Other Artists

Besides Jaga Jazzist, Even has played bass and keyboards for many other musicians. These include Marit Larsen, Thom Hell, Bertine Zetlitz, and Hanne Hukkelberg. He has also worked as a music producer and sound engineer. This means he helps artists record their music and makes it sound great. He has worked with artists like Thom Hell, Hilde Marie Kjersem, Rockettothesky, Jonas Alaska, and Marion Ravn.

Even also played with a band called "Malignant Eternal" for a short time. He helped them record their album Alarm in 1999. In 2015, Even joined the famous Norwegian band a-ha as their bassist for their "Cast in Steel" tour.

Jaga Jazzist performing in 2014.

Even Ormestad's Music Releases

This section lists some of the music Even Ormestad has released with Jaga Jazzist and other artists.

Albums

• Jævla Jazzist Grete Stitz (1996)
• A Livingroom Hush (2002)
• The Stix (2003)
• What We Must (2005)
• One-Armed Bandit (2010)

EPs (Extended Plays)

• Magazine (1998)
• Airborne/Going Down (2001)
• Days (2002)
• Animal Chin (2003)
• Day (2004)
• Bananfluer Overalt (2010)

DVDs

• Live at Cosmopolite (2009)

With Jonas Alaska

• Jonas Alaska (2011)