Needlepoint (band)
Needlepoint is a Norwegian jazz-rock band.
Biography
Needlepoint includes some leading Norwegian jazz musicians according to Tor Hammerø. The band started out as a trio with Bjørn Klakegg, Nikolai Hængsle and Thomas Strønen in 2010 releasing the album The Woods Are Not What They Seem. David Wallumrød joined the team in 2012 and the album Outside The Screen was released the same year. Olaf Olsen known from Bigbang, replaced Thomas Strønen in 2014. He was replaced with Ola Øverbye, known from Fieh, in 2024. The latest album Walking up That Valley was released in 2021. They operate in a soundscape somewhere between psychedelic 1970's rock and jazz-rock.Needlepoint have played at several festivals in Norway, at different clubs, and has also been touring in China. In November 2013 they played in Paris, and appeared at 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen, Norway.
Band members
Current members
- Bjørn Klakegg - guitar, vocals
- David Wallumrød - keyboards
- Nikolai Hængsle - bass
- Ola Øverby - drums
Past members
- Olaf Olsen - drums
- Erlend Slettevoll - keyboards, stand-in at gigs
- Torjus Vierli - keyboards, stand-in at gigs
- Thomas Strønen - drums
Discography
- 2010: The Woods Are Not What They Seem
- 2012: Outside The Screen
- 2015: Aimless Mary
- 2018: The Diary of Robert Reverie
- 2021: Walking up That Valley
- 2024: ''Remnants Of Light''