Tine Asmundsen | |
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Born | (1963-04-08)8 April 1963 (age 61) Kongsberg,Buskerud, Norway |
Genres | Jazz |
Instrument | Upright bass |
Labels | Hazel Jazz |
Website | www |
Tine Asmundsen (born 8 April 1963) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from her own band, Lonely Woman, playing with David Murray atKongsberg Jazzfestival 2010.[1]
Asmundsen was born inKongsberg, Norway. She started playing bass inKongsberg, with the «Kongsberg Storband» at «Kongsberg Jazzfestival», educated at the «Østnorsk Musikkonservatorium» andUniversity of Wisconsin,Madison, Wisconsin, among others underRichard Davis. InOslo she was part of «Jazz Police» (1990). For a period she was in the band «Alibi» where alsoMaria Kannegaard played piano. She was within the band «Girl Talk» withBodil Niska and Elizabeth Walker, releasing the albumTalkin' Jazz (1996). Lately (2007–12) she has played within the band ofEinar «Pastor´n» Iversen.[2]
In 2000 she established her own record label «Hazel Jazz»,[3] and initiated the Quintet «Lonely Woman» in 2002,with four records (2012).[1]Asmundsen was part of a string ensemble from 2006, playingJon Balke compositions, with the pianist Kenneth Karlsson, Lise Strandli Pedersen (violin), Vladimir Stoyanov (violin), Renata Norcia (viola) and Tanja Orning (cello).