Marit Sandvik

Marit Sandvik is a Norwegian jazz singer. She is notable for winning the Stubøprisen award, given to a Norwegian jazz singer, in 1993, and the Nordlysprisen award, given to a contributor to the music of Northern Norway, in 2011. She was born in Harstad.

Career

Sandvik has participated in numerous vocal and jazz groups in Harstad, Trondheim and Tromsø. In 1993, Sandvik established the sextet "Bossa Nordpå" including Helge Sveen, Henning Gravrok, Øystein Norvoll, Oddmund Finnseth and Finn Sletten. In 1997, she established the "Norvoll/Sandvik Duo" together with her husband, guitarist Øystein Norvoll, and was a part of the vocal quartet "Plagiacci", which in 1998 set up the Hasse & Tage revue Spader, Madam!. With her own quintet Marit Sandvik Band She has toured internationally.

Honors

1993: Stubøprisen
2011: Nordlysprisen

Personal life

Sandvik's husband is guitarist Øystein Norvoll and their daughter is Dagny, a singer. She lives in Tromsø, having moved there in 1986.

Discography

Solo albums

1995: Song, Fall Soft, with "Jazz i Nord"
2002: Even Then , with Marit Sandvik Band
2005: Uma Onda No Mar, with Bossa Nordpå
2016: Travel, with Maurizio Giammarco
2017: Gå, Sveve, composer and lyricist Brynjulf Bjørklid

Collaborative works

2001: Distant Reports
2005: Tonen og Kjærligheten, with Jan Arvid Johansen
2005: Evening Songs, with Roger Johansen
2007: World of Emily, with Roger Johansen
2007: Q, with Henning Gravrok
2010: Krig og kjærlighet, with Jørgen Nordeng/Joddskis
2010: Natt, stille, with Tore Johansen
2011: Nord, with Tore Johansen

Contributions

She contributes on the album Distant Reports facilitated by "Nordnorsk Jazzforum", Tonen og Kjærligheten with Jan Arvid Johansen, Evening Songs and World of Emily with Roger Johansen, Q with Henning Gravrok, Krig og kjærlighet with Jørgen Nordeng/Joddskis, Natt, stille and Nord with Tore Johansen. She led "Tromsø Jazzklubb".