Jaga Jazzist is an experimental jazz band that rose to prominence when the BBC named their fourth album, The Stix (Ninja Tune/Smalltown Supersound), the best jazz album of 2002. In their native Norway, Jaga Jazzist became well known in 2001 after their third record, A Livingroom Hush (Warner Music) sold unexpectedly well. The core of the band are brothers and main songwriters Lars and Martin Horntveth, who formed Jaga Jazzist while still in their teens in 1994. They are also prominent figures of the Norwegian pop act The National Bank. A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest public broadcasting corporation in the world. ... Ninja Tune is a London based independent record label started in 1991 by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan Moore, better known as Coldcut. ... Smalltown Supersound is an independent record label based in Oslo, Norway, and dedicated to new forms of jazz, rock and electronic music. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The National Bank is a Norwegian rock/pop band, whose debut album was released in Norway in 2004 and featured the hit song Tolerate. Consisting of musicians already well-known in their native country, from such bands as Jaga Jazzist and Bigbang, and featuring the accomplished singer-songwriter Thomas Dybdahl...

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Members 1994-2006

• Harald Frøland (Guitar) 1994-2005, 2006 -
• Ivar Chr. Johansen / Ravi (Trumpet + vocals), 1994 – 2001
• Jonas Bendiksen (Keyboards), 1994 - 1997
• Lars Horntveth (Tenor Saxophone) 1994 -
• Lars Wabø (Trombone) 1994 -2005
• Line Horntveth (Tuba) 1994 -
• Mads Jansen (Trombone)1994
• Marius Hesby (Trombone) 1994
• Martin Horntveth (Drums + vocals)
• Andreas Mjøs (Guitar + drums) 1994 -
• Marius Hesby (Trombone) 1994
• Thomas Viken (Tenor Saxophone) 1994
• Lars Erik Myran (Bass) 1994
• Even Ormestad (Bass), 1995 -
• Jørgen Munkeby (Alto Saxophone) 1995 - 2002
• Håvard Myklebust (Trombone) 1996
• Torgeir Audunson (Trumpet) 1996-1997
• Bjørn Strand (Tenor Saxophone) 1997
• Sjur Miljeteig (Trumpet) 1997
• Mathias Eick (Trumpet) 1998 -
• Morten Qvenild (Keyboards) - 2001
• Ketil Einarsen (flutes, keys, percussion) 2002 – 2005, 2006 -
• Andreas Hessen Schei (keys) 2002- 2005, 2006 –
• Nils Martin Larsen (Keyboards) 2005
• Anders Hana (Guitar + fx ) 2005
• Erik Johannessen (Trombone + percussion) 2005 -

Discography

Albums:

• Grete Stitz (1996)
• A Livingroom Hush (2001)
• The Stix (2003)
• What We Must (2005)

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• Magazine (1998)
• Airborne/Going Down (2001)
• Animal Chin (2003)
• Day (2004)

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External links

• Jaga Jazzist's Official Homepage
• Jaga Jazzist at Last.fm
• Fabchannel.com - A free video stream of the Jaga Jazzist concert at Paradiso 2005