Henning Gravrok


Henning Gravrok is a Norwegian jazz musician and music teacher. He was born in Tovik, Northern Norway, raised in Harstad and trained as a teacher. Since 1975 he has been central to the Tromsø and Bodø jazz scenes.

Career

In Tromsø, he played in the bands "Hei og Hå" and "Heracleum", "Inge Kolsvik Quartet", "Fusion Band", "Kjell Svendsen Quintet", "Øystein Norvoll Quintet" and "Synk". In recent years he has taken part in the Northern Norwegian band "Bossa Nordpå", and participated in Marit Sandvik Band.
His debut recording was as a member of Thorgeir Stubø Quintet. In Bodø he led "Bodø Big Band" for a period and the "Ad Lib Jazzklubb", Gravrok has written Minner om i morgen which was awarded "Stubøprisen". With his own Henning Gravrok Band he released Hyss and Ord, with lyrics by Rolf Jacobsen. His latest release was Sense, in cooperation with Eivind Valnes, Rune Nergård, Børge Petersen-Øverleir and Andreas Håkestad.
As a composer he has contributed work to "Festspillene i Nord-Norge" and the 175th Anniversary to Bodø, and composed music to the novel series "Peder Seier" by Ole Rølvåg, set up on Nordland Teater. He is also Associate Professor at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Tromsø.

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

  • 1996: Hyss
  • 1999: Ord med tekster av Rolf Jacobsen
  • 2006: Sense
  • 2010: Q

Collaborative works

;Within Thorgeir Stubø Band
  • 1981: Notice
;With Halvdan Sivertsen
  • 1984: Labbetussviser
  • 1985: Amerika
  • 1990: Førr Ei Dame
  • 1991: Hilsen Halvdan
  • 1996: Ny & Naken
;Within Torgils
  • 1997: Tellus. The Blue Album
  • 2001: Lysbroen
  • 2004: Lånte Fjær
;With other projects