2004

january

European Tour with Sunna Gunnlaugs Quartet
Loren Stillman - sax, Sunna Gunnlaugs - piano, Scott McLemore - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass
Jan 9 Jazzclub Kirchheim, Germany
Jan 10 Jazzclub in der Mitte, Reutlingen, Germany
Jan 11 Jazzkeller, Frankfurt, Germany
Jan 13 LOFT, Cologne, Germany
Jan 15 AMR, Geneve, Switzerland
Jan 16 Birds Eye, Basel, Switzerland
Jan 17 Birds Eye, Basel, Switzerland
Jan 18 Hotel Borg, Iceland

Jan 19 Icelandic TV performance

 

Friday 23rd, 8pm at nublu, NYC(62 Avenue C): Triphazard

 

Tuesday 27th, 8pm - 11pm at Barbes, 376 9th street, Brooklyn: Sunna Gunnlaugs Quartet
Sunna Gunnlaugs - piano, Peter Hess - saxophones, Scott McLemore - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

february

Sunday 1st, Freestyle Jazz series at CBGB's Lounge, NYC: Project Grudge
Jason Gillenwater - tenor sax, Russ Johnson - trumpet, Jon Goldberger - guitar, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass

 

Sunday 8th, 1 set at 4pm at O.W. Bar, NYC (221 E 58th street): Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby - saxophones, Jacob Sacks- piano, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass and compositions

 


Thursday 19th at Cornelia Street Cafe: Kris Davis CD Release Concert: "Life Span" on Fresh Sound Records
Kris Davis - piano, Jason Rigby - saxophones/clarinets, Tony Malaby - saxophones, Russ Johnson - trumpet, Eivind Opsvik - bass, Jeff Davis - drums

 

Sunday 22nd, 10pm at 55bar, NYC (55 christopher street): Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby - saxophones, Jacob Sacks - fender rhodes, Gerald Cleaver - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass and compositions

 

march

4th - 7th, Tour in Scotland
Graeme Stephen - guitar, Stuart Ritchie - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass
4th Aberdeen

5th:Aberdeen
6th:Edinburgh
7th:Glasgow

 

Monday 8th, 10pm at the C-Note: Triphazard

 

Friday 26th, 9pm at Cafe 111 , Brooklyn: Triphazard

 

Monday 29th, 9pm - 11pm at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC: East 5th Quartet
Yoon Sun Choi - voice, Deidre Rodman - piano, Vinnie Sperazza - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

april

Thursday 1st, 11pm at the C-Note, nyc: Triphazard

 

Friday 2nd, 6-9pm at Kavehaz (37 W 26th street NYC): Jostein Gulbrandsen Quartet
Jon Irabagon - saxophones, Jostein Gulbrandsen - guitar, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass

 

Saturday 3rd, 9.30-12.30pm at Detour (349 E 13th st) : Tom Beckham Quartet
Tom Beckham - vibraphone, Ben Waltzer - piano, Diego Voglino - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Tuesday 6th, 10pm at nublu (62 Avenue C btw 4th and 5th, NYC): jazz @ nublu
Bill McHenry - tenor sax, Russ Johnson - trumpet, RJ Miller - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Friday 9th, 10pm at the Cave (10-93 Jackson Ave. @ 11th Street, Queens NY): Sidecar
Brian Griffin - drums/electronics, Aaron Jennings - guitar/electronics/laptop, Jason Rigby - tenor saxophone, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass/effect pedals

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Monday 12th, 8pm - 11:30pm at Penang (240 Columbus Ave, NYC): Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby - saxophones, Jacob Sacks - piano, Kenny Wollesen - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass and compositions

 

Wednesday 21st, 7pm at Blue Fin, NYC: Brad Shepik Trio
Brad Shepik - guitar, Diego Voglino - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Tuesday 27th, 9pm at Detour , Manhattan: Triphazard

 

in Italy with Nicolas Masson Quartet
Nicolas Masson - tenor saxophone and compositions, Russ Johnson - trumpet, Ted Poor - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

29th: Milan

30th: Porto San Giorgio

 

may

Friday 7th, 6pm at the 55bar (55 Christopher street, NYC): Kris Davis Group
Kris Davis - piano, Jason Rigby - saxophones/clarinets, Tony Malaby - saxophones, Eivind Opsvik - bass, Jeff Davis - drums

 

Thursday 13th, 9pm at nublu, NYC(62 Avenue C): Triphazard

 

Sunday 16th, 12.30pm - 4pm at Smorgas Chef (53 Stone Street, NYC): Sidecar (trio)
Brian Griffin - drums/electronics, Aaron Jennings - electric guitar/electronics/laptop, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass/effect pedals

 

Monday 17th , 10pm at 55bar, NYC (55 christopher street): Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby - saxophones, Jacob Sacks - fender rhodes, Kenny Wollesen - drums, Jason Rigby - soprano sax and bass clarinet (2nd set), Eivind Opsvik -bass and compositions

 

Sunday 23rd, 9pm at Freddy's (485 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY): Sidecar
Brian Griffin - drums/electronics, Aaron Jennings - electric guitar/electronics/laptop, Jason Rigby - tenor saxophone/sound effects, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass/effect pedals

 

Tuesday 25th, Buttermilk Bar ( 577 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY): Jonathan Moritz Band
Jonathan Moritz - Tenor Sax, Jonathan Goldberger - guitar, Joe Tomino - drums, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass


Saturday 29th, 9:30pm at the Cleveland Bop Stop, Cleveland, OH: Trio Colossus
with Dan Wall
Jason Rigby - saxophones, woodwinds, Dan Wall - piano/organ, Jeff Davis - drums, percussion, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Sunday 30th, 10pm at Cafe 111 , Brooklyn: Jonathan Moritz Band
Jonathan Moritz - Tenor Sax, Jonathan Goldberger - guitar, Joe Tomino - drums, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass

 

june

Friday 4th and Saturday 5th, Rochester International Jazz Festival , NY: Triphazard
Manca - voice, lyrics, composition, Dave Weeks - affected winds, Aaron Jennings- guitar,electronics, Brad Wenthworth - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Monday 7 th, 10pm at nublu (62 Avenue C btw 4th and 5th, NYC): Trio Colossus
Jason Rigby - saxophones, woodwinds, Jeff Davis - drums, percussion, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Sunday 13th, 8.30pm at nublu (62 Avenue C btw 4th and 5th, NYC): Kornstad/Opsvik Project
Haakon Kornstad - tenor saxophone, Russ Johnson - trumpet, Ted Poor - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Sunday 20th, 8pm at Cafe 111 Brooklyn, NY: Sidecar
Brian Griffin - drums, Aaron Jennings - guitar/electronics, Jason Rigby - tenor saxophone, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass

 

Monday 21st , 9pm at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC: Kris Davis Group
Kris Davis - piano, Jason Rigby - saxophones/clarinets, Tony Malaby - saxophones, Eivind Opsvik - bass, Jeff Davis - drums

 

Thursday 24th, 9pm at nublu (62 Avenue C btw 4th and 5th, NYC): Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby - tenor and soprano saxophone, Loren Stillman - alto and soprano saxophone, Jacob Sacks- wurlitzer piano, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass and compositions


Friday 25th, 8.30 at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC: Pete Robbins & Centric
Pete Robbins - alto saxophone, Eliot Krimsky - Nord piano, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Saturday 26th at Speakeasy Jazz, Winston-Salem (North Carolina): Kris Davis Quartet
Jason Rigby - saxophones/woodwinds, Kris Davis - piano/compositions, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

Sunday 27th at NRG House of Music, Roanoke, VA: Kris Davis Quartet
Jason Rigby - saxophones/woodwinds, Kris Davis - piano/compositions, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Monday 28th, 9pm at Freddy's (485 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY): Sidecar
Brian Griffin - drums/electronics, Aaron Jennings - electric guitar/electronics/laptop, Tony Barba - tenor saxophone, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass

 

Tuesday 29th, 6pm at the 55bar (55 Christopher Street, NYC): Peter Van Huffel Band

 

Wednesday 30th, 6pm at Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, NYC): Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Jason Rigby - saxophones/clarinets, Jacob Sacks- piano , Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass and compositions

 

july

in Norway

Saturday 3rd, 9pm at Herr Nilsen (Oslo, Norway): Ketil Gutvik Trio
Ketil Gutvik - guitar, Peder Kjellsbye - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Monday 19th, 8pm at Fyret (Oslo N): Ketil Gutvik - Eivind Opsvik

 

Tuesday 27th at Blå (Oslo,N) Free Impro Concert Series: Gutvik Ukentlig
Ketil Gutvik - guitar, Tanja Orning - cello, Ingebrikt Flaten - cello and bass, Eivind Opsvik - arco bass

 

august

Tuesday 3rd at Blå (Oslo,N) Free Impro Concert Series: Gutvik Ukentlig
Ketil Gutvik - guitar, Bjørn Thevik - bass, Mats Monstad - drums, Eivind Opsvik - drums and percussion

 

Thursday 5th - Saturday 7th : Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Scotland
5th Graeme Stephen Trio - Henry's Jazz Cellar

Graeme Stephen - guitar, Stu Ritchie - drums, E.O. - bass
6th (day) Graeme Stephen Trio - community venue
6th (eve) Loren Stillman Quartet - Henry's Jazz Cellar
7th (day) Graeme Stephen Trio - North Edinburgh Arts Centre
7th (eve) Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS w Loren Stillman - Henry's Jazz Cellar

Tuesday 10th - Saturday 14th, Oslo Jazz Festival, Norway: Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby - tenor and soprano saxophone, Loren Stillman - alto and soprano saxophone, Jacob Sacks- piano/ fender rhodes, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass and compositions

Monday 16th - Tuesday 17th, Glenn Miller Cafe, Stockholm, Sweden: Eivind Opsvik TRIO
Tony Malaby - tenor and soprano saxophone, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass

 

Monday 23rd, 9pm at Herr Nilsen (Oslo, N): Helge Lien Trio
Helge Lien - piano, Wetle Holte - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Tuesday 24th at Blå (Oslo, N) Free Impro Concert Series: Gutvik Ukentlig
Ketil Gutvik - guitar, Per Oddvar Johansen - drums, Klaus Holm - alto sax, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

August 27th - 30th: Gigs in Seattle
Mark Taylor and Jason Rigby-Saxophones, Kris Davis-piano, Jeff Davis-Drums, Eivind Opsvik-Bass
Friday 27. Tula's Jazz club 9PM-1AM (Seattle,WA)
Saturday 28. Rockfish Grill and Ale House 9PM-12AM (Anacortes, WA)
Sunday 29. New Orleans Creole Restaurant 7:30-10:30PM (Seattle,WA)
Monday 30. The Triple Door 9PM-12AM (Seattle,WA)

 

september

Saturday 4th, 9-12pm at Detour (349 E 13th st) : Tom Beckham Quartet
Tom Beckham - vibraphone, Chris Cheek - tenor sax, Diego Voglino - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Sunday 5th, 8pm at Cafe 111 , Brooklyn: Sunna Gunnlaugs Quartet
Sunna Gunnlaugs - piano, John Ellis - tenor sax, Scott McLemore - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Tuesday 7th, Buttermilk Bar (577 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY): Jonathan Moritz' AMALGAM
Jonathan Moritz - Tenor Sax, Jonathan Goldberger - guitar, Joe Tomino - drums, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass

 

Trio Colossus in the mid-west
Jason Rigby - saxophones/woodwinds, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass
Fri 17 : Youngstown State University (youngstown, oh)
Sat 18 : Cleveland Bop Stop (cleveland, oh)

 

Sunday 26th, 10pm at the 55bar (55 Christopher street, NYC): The Wollesens
Kenny Wollesen - drums, Dave Binney & Chris Potter - saxophones, Steve Cardenas - guitar, E.O. - electric bass

 

october

Sunday 3rd, 10am Central Park Bandshell:
Marc Mommaas and Ole Mathisen - tenor sax, Russ Johnson - trumpet, RJ Miller - drums, Per Mathisen and E.O. - bass

 

Sunday 3rd, 6-9pm at Kavehaz (37 W 26th street NYC): Jostein Gulbrandsen Quartet
Jon Irabagon - tenor sax, Mika Pohjola - piano, Jostein Gulbrandsen - guitar, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass

 

Monday 4th, 10:30pm at the C-Note (Ave C, NYC): Triphazard

 

Tuesday 5th, 10pm at nublu (62 Avenue C btw 4th and 5th, NYC): jazz at nublu
Bill McHenry - sax, Russ Johnson - trumpet, RJ Miller - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Wednesday 6th at Barbes (376 9th street, Brooklyn): Jonathan Moritz' AMALGAM
Jonathan Moritz - Tenor Sax, Jonathan Goldberger - guitar, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass

 

Thursday 7st, 10:30pm at Zebulon (258 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn): Binney/Taborn
Dave Binney - alto sax/electronics, Craig Taborn - keyboards, Kenny Wollesen - drums, E.O. - electric bass

 

Saturday 9th, 9pm at Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn: Opsvik & Jennings
Aaron Jennings - guitar, laptop, electronics Eivind Opsvik - bass, laptop

 

Tuesday 12th, 9pm at nublu (62 Avenue C btw 4th and 5th, NYC): jazz at nublu
Bill McHenry - sax, Russ Johnson - trumpet, RJ Miller - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Wednesday 13th, 6pm at the 55bar (55 Christopher street, NYC): Kris Davis Group
Kris Davis - piano, Tony Malaby - saxophones, Eivind Opsvik - bass, Jeff Davis - drums

 

Friday 15th, 11pm at Lower East Side Gallery
Andrew D'Angelo - alto sax, Jonathan Goldberger - guitar, Mike Pride - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Sunday 17th, 9pm at nublu (62 Avenue C btw 4th and 5th, NYC): Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Loren Stillman - alto and soprano saxophone, Jacob Sacks- wurlitzer piano, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass and compositions

 

Tuesday 19th, 6pm at the 55bar (55 Christopher street, NYC): Sunna Gunnlaugs Quartet
Sunna Gunnlaugs - piano, Loren Stillman - alto saxophone, Scott McLemore - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Tuesday 19th, 9:30pm at nublu (62 Avenue C btw 4th and 5th, NYC): jazz at nublu
Bill McHenry - sax, RJ Miller - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Thursday 21st, 10:30pm at Zebulon (258 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn): Ben Gerstein Collective
Ben Gerstein - trombone, Jacob Garchik - computer, Jacob Sacks - keyboard, Dan Weiss - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Tour in Switzerland with Nicolas Masson Quartet
Nicolas Masson - tenor saxophone and compositions, Russ Johnson - trumpet, Gerald Cleaver - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass
Wed 27th - Geneva, L'Ecurie
Thurs 28th - Lausanne, Jazz 11 + Festival
Fri 29th - Geneva, Jazz Contreband Festival
Sat 30th - Lausanne, Caveau de l'Hotel de Ville
Sun 31st - studio recording in Geneva at Axis Studios.
Mon Nov 1st - studio recording.

 

november

Friday 5th at Hogar Collection (Williamsburg, Brooklyn): Jonathan Moritz' AMALGAM
Jonathan Moritz - Tenor Sax, Jonathan Goldberger - guitar, Jeff Davis - drums, E.O. - electric bass

 

Tuesday 9th, 9-12pm at Detour (349 E 13th st): Sunna Gunnlaugs Quartet
Sunna Gunnlaugs - piano, Loren Stillman - alto saxophone, Scott McLemore - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Tuesday 16th at the Old Office, Knittting Factory: Sam Wilson Group

 

Thursday 18th, 9pm at Cornelia Street Cafe: Sanchez/Malaby Quartet
Tony Malaby - tenor sax, Angelica Sanchez - piano, Kevin Norton - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Sunday 21st, 10pm at 55bar, NYC (55 christopher street): Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby - saxophones, Loren Stillman - alto sax, Jacob Sacks - fender rhodes, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass and compositions

 

Wednesday 24th, 8pm at Elixir (95 W Broadway): Improvisations with....
Andrew D'Angelo - alto sax & bass clarinet, Anders Hana - guitar, Mike Pride - drums, Morten Olsen - drums, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass

 

Saturday 27th, 10:30pm at Zebulon (258 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn):
The Man Who Beat The World! with Kenny Wollesen and The Wollesens

 

Sunday 28th 8pm at Radio Perfecto (190 Avenue B): Ryan Blotnick Quartet
Ryan Blotnick - guitar, Bill McHenry - tenor sax, RJ Miller - drums, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

Monday 29th at Freddy's (Brooklyn): Jonathan Moritz' AMALGAM
Jonathan Moritz - Tenor Sax, Jonathan Goldberger - guitar, Joe Tomino - drums, E.O. - electric bass

 

Tuesday 30th, 9pm at Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn: Opsvik & Jennings
Aaron Jennings - guitar, laptop, electronics, Eivind Opsvik - bass

 

december

Thursday 2nd, 6pm at the 55bar (55 Christopher Street, NYC): Peter Van Huffel Band

 

Saturday 4th, 8pm at Tonic, NYC: Project Grudge
Jason Gillenwater - tenor sax, Russ Johnson - trumpet, Jon Goldberger - guitar, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik - electric bass

 

Monday 6th , 10pm at Zebulon, Williamsburg NYC: Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS
Tony Malaby - saxophones, Jacob Sacks - fender rhodes, Kenny Wollesen - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass and compositions

 

Saturday 11th, 9pm at Detour (349 E 13th st): Kris Davis Group
Kris Davis - piano, Jason Rigby - saxophones, Russ Johnson - trp, Jeff Davis - drums, E.O. - bass

 

Tuesday 14th 9pm at the Bar (Norfolk Street):
Mat Maneri - viola, John McLellan - drums, E.O. - bass

 

Friday 17th, 6-9pm at Kavehaz (37 W 26th street NYC):
Jon Irabagon - tenor sax, Kris Davis - piano, Jeff Davis - drums, Eivind Opsvik -bass

 

Monday 20th at BLÅ (Oslo, Norway) Concert in Memory of Bjørnar Andresen
Crimetime Orchestra/B-gjengen:
Vidar Johansen, Jon Klette, Kjetil Møster, Håkon Kornstad: Saxophone
Sjur Miljeteig: Trumpet
Øyvind Brekke: Trombone
Hild Sofie Tafjord: French horn
Håvard Wiik, Bugge Wesseltoft: Piano/rhodes/synth
Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten, Eivind Opsvik, Mats Eilertsen: Bass
Anders Hana, Ivar Grydeland, Kjetil Gutvik: Guitar
Paal Nilssen-Love: Drums