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Eivind Opsvik is a Norwegian musician who’s been living in New York since 1998. His main instrument is the upright bass, but he also spends time playing lap steel guitar, old keyboards and drums, composing music, recording, mixing and producing (he has a studio in the basement) and running a record label.

His main projects are Overseas, Opsvik & Jennings and his solo project.

'Overseas' is the name of Eivind's band. The band was formed in 2002 and is Jacob Sacks on piano and organ, Tony Malaby on saxophone, Kenny Wollesen on drums and most recent addition, Brandon Seabrook on guitar. Eivind plays bass and writes all the music. Four records have been released; Overseas (2003), Overseas II (2005) and Overseas III (2008). Overseas IV was recorded in the summer of 2011 and released on Loyal Label in April of 2012.

Opsvik & Jennings, the experimental pop duo with tunesmith and guitarist Aaron Jennings, released their third album in 2009 on CD and Vinyl; “A Dream I Used to Remember” (Loyal Label).

Eivind is currently working on a solo album, it will be an audio/visual release in collaboration with photographer Michelle Arcila where each song will be accompanied by a photograph. Expected release in 2013.

Eivind also performs with a plethora of other bands and musicians: Tony Malaby's Paloma Recio, Nate Wooley Quintet, Jesse Stacken Trio, Skuli Sverrison's Seria, Two Miles A Day (record featuring: Jacob Sacks, Mat Maneri, Paul Motian), Jeff Davis Trio with Russ Lossing, Mary Halvorson's Reverse Blue, Rocket Engine, Plainville, Kris Davis Trio, Håkon Kornstad, David Binney with Brian Blade and Craig Taborn, Rocket Engine, Tone Collector, Jesse Harris' Cosmo, The Interaction of Non-Interaction (w Ben Gerstein), Poor Pluto ...and more

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tomorrow at cornelia street cafe

Dan Weiss Trio at Cornelia Street Cafe on Saturday

Saturday May 25 at 9pm

Dan Weiss - Drums
Jacob Sacks - Piano
Eivind Opsvik - Bass

http://www.nytimes.com/events/jazz/dan-weiss-trio-12537.html

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This is my last youtube video post in this series. Ending with a classic; music don’t get better than this (for me)

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Ahmad Jamal with the great; Vernell Fournier (dr) and Israel Crosby (b)

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Zs, I like this Brooklyn band a lot, they’ve been at it for over 10 years, always surprising and creative

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Give the drummer some. Drums are fun.

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Pied Pipers

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Glen Campbell

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Nat King Cole, maybe the most elegant musician ever. Note the way he accompanies himself

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No Images necessary. Desert Island Music for me. 3rd Movement from Mahler’s 6th Symphony. Perfection. This, among a couple of other things, is the reason I’m very hesitant to label myself a composer.

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2:16 = goosebumps every time. Damn!

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Miles from 87, you could hear the influence Prince had on Miles in this period. I worshiped 80s Miles as a teenager and still think it holds up. That sound!

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