Edvard Nyholm Debess on doublebass

 

It really started with pianolessons as 12 years old.
Both parents and siblings were musicians in brass- and swingbands, as well as
choirsingers, so his home was full of music and singing.

Later, as a young faroese musician, Edvard participated on electric bass on the vivid
local rockscene in the late 70'ties, - both as a bandmember and freelance.
Born into a family of musical people he allready then had the flair for musical diversity.

In his early twenties he moved to Denmark to study music, and was a member in several
bands through these year. This also was the period where the songwriting started.

Steadily the interest of jazzmusic increased, as well as the urge to play doublebass.
On top of this he still kept the interest of classical music he captured in his
early years at the piano. 

In Denmark he studied jazz- and classical bassplaying with Johan Poulsen,
Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Jens Holm, ending up with at classical degree
from Royal Academy of Music in Århus.

Combined with later studies with Marc Johnson, NY, and numerous lessons with people like
Jens Jefsen, Anders Jormin, Larry Grenadier a.o. this formed the foundation of Edvards
sound and playing.

Today Edvard Nyholm Debess is a sought-after bassplayer, both in the scandinavian
countries and in Faroe Islands, where he maintains his role as a leading character.
He is a bandmember in several bands (link) and a busy freelancer for recordings and
concerts in all genres, radio- & TV shows

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As a composer Edvard started out with a brassquintet (Glottin 1991), followed by a
stringquintet (Summarregn) the year after. After a windquintet ( Heyst við Frostnátt 1992)
he jumped right to concerto for guitar and orchestra (Lagnuár 1993).

Since then he has composed for various constellations, some of them rather
untraditional and original.  Furthermore comes works for clarinet-, cello- & violinsolo.

( click for Works, with audioclips )

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GROUPS, ENSEMBLES & MUSICIANS:

DUO FINNUR & EDVARD (FO) Finnur Hansen, piano, synt & voc END, doublebass & voc   TRIO MAGNUSSAR (Jazz) (FO) Magnus Johannessen, piano (FO) END, doublebass Rógvi á Rógvu, drums (FO)   KATLA (Jazz) (FO) Magnus Johannessen, piano END, doublebass Rógvi á Rógvu, drums Ólavur Olsen, trumpet Dávur Juul Magnussen

TRISFO (Jazz) Sigurður Flosason, sax (IS) Kjartan Valdemarsson, piano (IS) END, doublebass   DUO (Jazz) w. Odd Arne Jacobsen, guitar (NO)   MARKAMÓT (FO) Eyðun Hansen, guitar Finnur Hansen, accordeon END, doublebass, percussion + various others   FSO / Faroese Symphony Orchestra

Eero Koivistoinen(FI), Holger Laumann(DK), Eivør Pálsdóttir(FO), Egberto Gismonti(BR),
Klavs Menzer(DK), Uni R. Debess(FO),Kári P.(FO), Seppo Kantonen(FI), Karsten Vogel(DK),
Heine Bugge(NO), Jim Milne(US/GR), Tómas R. Einarsson(IS), Hanus Johansen(FO),
Jonas Johansen(DK), Flemming Agerskov (DK), Kristian Blak(FO), Annika Hoydal(FO),
Guðmundur Petursson(IS), Mads Lumholt(GR), Butch Lacy(US/DK), Brandur Jacobsen(FO),
Leivur Thomsen(FO), Ólafur Stephensen(IS), Guðmundur Einarsson(IS), Jónas Bloch Danielsen(FO),
Maria Schneider(US), Troels Skovgaard(DK), Petur Østlund(SE/IS), Guðrið Hansdóttir(FO),
Unn Patursson(FO), Teitur(FO), Lena Anderssen(FO), Tobias van der Pals(SE),
Pelle Giøbel(SE/DK), Pekka Toivanen(FI), Ensemble Aldubáran(FO), Benjamin Petersen(FO),
Búi Dam(FO),  Rókur Jakobsen(FO), Arnannguaq Gerstrøm(GL), Klaus Menzer(DK),
Heine Bugge(NO), Haukur Grøndal(IS), Holger Lauman(DK), James Olsen(FO), Kim Hansen(FO)
. . . .  amongst others.

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