Gard Nilssen
Gard Nilssen is a Norwegian jazz drummer and composer. He is a member of the bands Gard Nilssen' Acoustic Unity, Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra, Bushman's Revenge, Amgala Temple, and Puma. He also plays in trio format with Bugge Wesseltoft and Arild Andersen.
Career
Nilssen was born in Skien, and got his musical education on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium. He was voted this year's young jazz musicians in 2006 with the group Puma. Otherwise Nilssen is very active in bands like Bushman´s Revenge, Lord Kelvin, and Heidi Skjerve Kvintett.Nilssen was chosen to represent Norway in the artist development program Take Five, a music developer program promoted by the London-based concert promoter Serious.
Honors
- This year's young jazz musicians 2006, with the band Puma by Rikskonsertene and ''Norsk Jazzforum''
Discography
Solo albums
Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity, including [André Roligheten] and [Petter Eldh]
- 2015: Firehouse
- 2017: Live in Europe
- 2019: To Whom Who Buys a Record
- 2022: Elastic Wave
- 2025: Live At The Barbican
- 2025: ''Great Intentions''
Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra
- 2020: If You Listen Carefully The Music Is Yours
- 2023: ''Family''
Band releases
Within Puma">Puma (band)">Puma trio including [Øystein Moen] and [Stian Westerhus]
- 2007: Isolationism
- 2008: Discotheque Bitpunching
- 2009: Fist Full of Knuckles, with Lasse Marhaug
- 2010: ''Half Nelson Courtship''
Within [Bushman's Revenge] trio including [Rune Nergaard] and [Even Helte Hermansen]
- 2007: Cowboy Music
- 2009: You Lost Me At Hello
- 2010: Jitterbug
- 2012: A Little Bit Of Big Bonanza
- 2012: Never Mind The Botox
- 2013: Electric Komle – Live!
- 2016: Jazz, Fritt Etter Hukommelsen
- 2016: Bushman's Fire, live LP with Kjetil Møster and David Wallumrød
- 2019: Et Hån Mot Overklassen
- 2023: ''All The Better For Seeing You''
Within Lord Kelvin trio including [Eirik Hegdal] and Erik Johannessen">Erik Johannessen (musician)">Erik Johannessen
- 2009: Dances In The Smoke
- 2011: ''Radio Has No Future''
Within Cortex quartet including [Ola Høyer], [Kristoffer Berre Alberts] and Thomas Johansson">Thomas Johanesson (musician)">Thomas Johansson
- 2011: Resection
- 2012: ''Göteborg''
Within Amgala Temple including [Lars Horntveth] and [Amund Maarud]
- 2018: ''Invisible Airships''
Collaborations
With [Marita Røstad]
- 2007: ''Silent Sunday''
Within '''Team Hegdal''' quartet including [Eirik Hegdal], [André Roligheten] and [Rune Nergaard]
- 2010: Vol 1
- 2011: Vol 2, sextet including additional Mattias Ståhl and Ola Kvernberg
Within Scent Of Soil quintet including [Tore Brunborg], [Kirsti Huke], [Petter Vågan] and [Rune Nergaard]
- 2011: ''Scent Of Soil''
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- 2013: Komeda
- 2013: Live At Manggha
- 2015: ''Live In Mińsk Mazowiecki''
With [Elvira Nikolaisen] and [Mathias Eick]
- 2013: ''I Concentrate On You''
With [Arild Andersen] and [Helge Lien]
- 2016: The Rose Window, live at Theater Gütersloh
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- 2017: Unloved
- 2019: ''Three Crowns''