About

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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Discography

main projects:


Overseas IV

Eivind Opsvik: Overseas IV (Loyal Label) 2012 LLCD011, LLVL011
Kenny Wollesen, Jacob Sacks, Tony Malaby, Brandon Seabrook, Eivind Opsvik


A Dream I Used to Remember (cover)

Opsvik & Jennings: A Dream I Used to Remember (Loyal Label) 2009 LLCD007 LLVL001
Performed, Composed and Produced by Opsvik & Jennings


Overseas III

Eivind Opsvik: Overseas III (Loyal Label) 2008 LLCD003 
Kenny Wollesen, Jacob Sacks, Tony Malaby, Larry Campbell, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik


Rocket Engine

Rocket Engine: What is This That Stands Before Me?(Loyal Label) 2007 LLCD002
Eric Biondo, Mike Pride, Jonathan Goldberger, Aaron Jennings, Ben Gerstein, Jeff Davis, Kris Davis, Eivind Opsvik


Two Miles A Day

Jacob Sacks/Eivind Opsvik/Mat Maneri/Paul Motian: Two Miles A Day (Loyal Label / Yeah Yeah Records ) 2007 LLCD001
Jacob Sacks, Mat Maneri, Paul Motian, Eivind Opsvik


Commuter Anthmes

Opsvik & Jennings: Commuter Anthems (Rune Grammofon) 2007 RCD 2062 
Performed, Composed and Produced by Aaron Jennings and Eivind Opsvik


Fløyel Files

Opsvik & Jennings: Fløyel Files (NCM East) 2005 NCM40126
Performed, Composed and Produced by Aaron Jennings and Eivind Opsvik


Overseas II

Eivind Opsvik: Overseas II (Fresh Sound Records) 2005 FSNT 219CD
Kenny Wollesen, Jeff Davis, Craig Taborn, Jacob Sacks, Tony Malaby, Loren Stillman, Eivind Opsvik


Tone Collector

Tone Collector: Tone Collector (Jazzaway) 2005 JARCD012
Tony Malaby, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik


Overseas

Eivind Opsvik: Overseas (Fresh Sound Records) 2003 FSNT146CD
Craig Taborn, Jacob Sacks, Wells Hanley, Gerald Cleaver, Jeff Davis, Dan Weiss, Loren Stillman, Tony Malaby, Jason Rigby, Eivind Opsvik



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compilations:


Various Artists - RUSK (Fenetre Records and Loyal Label) 2012 FEN006/LLCD010
contains the track “Sticks, Eyes, Feet and Brains” by Eivind Opsvik (bass and rhyhtm box)



Various Artists - Money Will Ruin Everything 2 (Rune Grammofon) 2008 RCD 2072 
contains the track “Leaves and Smoke ” by Opsvik & Jennings and the track “Neil” from Eivind Opsvik Overseas III



Various Artists - RUFS (Fenetre Records) 2006 FEN002
contains the track “Self” by Opsvik & Jennings



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as a sideman:


Mike Pride: Drummer’s Corpse (Aum Fidelity) 2013 AUM078
Oran Canfield, Russell Greenberg, John McClellan, Bobby Previte, Ches Smith, Tyshawn Sorey, Marissa Perel, Fritz Welch, Chris Welcome, Yuko Tonihira, Mike Pride, Eivind Opsvik



David Binney: Lifted Land (Criss Cross) 2013 1357 CD
David Binney, Craig Taborn, Tyshawn Sorey, Eivind Opsvik



Jeff Davis: Leaf House (Fresh Sound Records) 2012 FSNT407CD
Jeff Davis, Russ Lossing, Eivind Opsvik



Jesse Stacken: Bagatelles for Trio (Fresh Sound Records) 2012 FSNT398CD
Jesse Stacken, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik



John Escreet: Exception To The Rule (Criss Cross) 2011 CCJ1340CD
John Escreet, David Binney, Nasheet Waits, Eivind Opsvik



Mike Baggetta: Source Material (Fresh Sound Records) 2011 FSNT 388CD
Mike Baggetta, Jason Rigby, George Schuller, Eivind Opsvik



Jeremy Udden: If The Past Seems So bright (Sunnyside) 2011 SSC1277
Jeremy Udden, Pete Rende, Brandon Seabrook, RJ Miller, Nathan Blehar, Eivind Opsvik



David Binney: Barefooted Town (Criss Cross) 2011 1335CD
David Binney, Dan Weiss, Ambrose Akinmusire, David Virelles, Mark Turner, Eivind Opsvik



Nate Wooley: Put Your Hands Together (Clean Feed) 2011 CF218
Nate Wooley, Josh Sinton, Matt Moran, Harris Eisenstadt, Eivind Opsvik



Harris Eisenstadt: Canada Day II (Songlines Records) 2011 SGL 1587-2
Nate Wooley, Matt Bauder, Chris Dingman, Harris Eisenstadt, Eivind Opsvik



David Binney: Graylen Epicenter (Mythology Records) 2011 MR 0008
David Binney, Brian Blade, Craig Taborn, Dan Weiss, Chris Potter, Ambrose Akinmusire, Gretchen Parlato, Kenny Wollesen, Eivind Opsvik



Jesse Harris: Cosmo (Tzadik) 2010 TZ7635 
Jesse Harris, Rob Burger, CJ Camerieri, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen, Eivind Opsvik



Jesse Stacken: Magnolia (Fresh Sound Records) 2010 FSNT359CD
Jesse Stacken, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik



Jeff Davis: We Sleep Outside (Loyal Label) 2010 LLCD008 
Jeff Davis, Jonathan Goldberger, Kirk Knuffke, Tony Barba, Kris Davis, Eivind Opsvik



David Binney: Aliso (Criss Cross) 2010 1322 CD
David Binney, Dan Weiss, Jacob Sacks, Wayne Krantz, John Escreet, Eivind Opsvik



Gisle Johansen & Element: Transformation to Paradise (Jazzaway) 2009 (recorded 2002) JARCD046
Gisle Johansen, Stian Carstensen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Ingebrigt Flaten, Bjørnar Andresen, Paal Nilssen-Love, Eivind Opsvik



Jonathon Haffner: Life On Wednesday (Self-released) 2009 
Jonathon Haffner, Wayne Krantz, Craig Taborn, Jochen Rueckert, Kenny Wollesen, Eivind Opsvik



Harris Eisenstadt: Canada Day (Clean Feed) 2009 CF157CD
Nate Wooley, Matt Bauder, Chris Dingman, Harris Eisendtadt, Eivind Opsvik



Tony Malaby: Paloma Recio (New World Records) 2009 80688
Tony Malaby, Ben Monder, Nasheet Waits, Eivind Opsvik



Mike Baggetta: Small Spaces (Fresh Sound Records) 2009 FSNT 339CD
Mike Baggetta, Jason Rigby, RJ Miller, Eivind Opsvik



Jeremy Udden: Plainville (Fresh Sound Records) 2009 FSNT 330CD
Jeremy Udden, RJ Miller, Pete Rende, Brandon Seabrook, Eivind Opsvik



Sam Sadigursky: Words Project II (New Amsterdam Records) 2008 
Sam Sadigursky, Wendy Gilles, Becca Stevens, Monika Heideman, Pete Rende, Bill Campbell, Nate Radley, Eivind Opsvik



Kevin Brow: Koptor (Fresh Sound Records) 2008 FSNT 314CD
Kevin Brow, Rob Mosher, Jacob Sacks, Eivind Opsvik



Kris Davis: Rye Eclipse (Fresh Sound Records) 2008 FSNT 310CD
Kris Davis, Tony Malaby, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik



Jon Irabagon: Jon Irabagon’s Outright! (Innova) 2008 INNOVA 699 
Jon Irabagon, Russ Johnson, Kris Davis, Jeff Davis, Chris Cash, Jesse Lewis, Eivind Opsvik + The Original Outright! Jass Band and The Outright! Mixed Choir



Jesse Stacken: That That (Fresh Sound Records) 2008 FSNT308CD
Jesse Stacken, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik



Sam Sadigursky: The Words Project (New Amsterdam Records) 2007 
Sam Sadigursky, Heather Masse, Becca Stevens, Noam Weinstein, Monika Heideman, Pete Rende, Tommy Crane, Nate Radley, Eivind Opsvik



Jostein Gulbrandsen: Twelve (Fresh Sound Records) 2007 FSNT291CD
Jostein Gulbrandsen, Jon Irabagon, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik



David Binney: Out of Airplanes ( Mythology Records) 2006 MR0005 
David Binney, Bill Frisell, Craig Taborn, Kenny Wollesen, Eivind Opsvik



Richie Miletic: Outside Scenic (Miletic Music) 2006 
Richie Miletic, Jon Irabagon, David Mooney, Tien Jou Wang, John Widgren, Eivind Opsvik



Nicolas Masson: Yellow (a Little Orange) (Fresh Sound Records) 2006 FSNT 261CD
Nicolas Masson, Russ Johnson, Gerald Cleaver, Eivind Opsvik



Kris Davis: The Slightest Shift (Fresh Sound Records) 2006 FSNT 256CD
Kris Davis, Tony Malaby, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik



Kris Davis: Lifespan (Fresh Sound Records) 2004 FSNT178CD
Kris Davis, Russ Johnson, Jason Rigby, Tony Malaby, Jeff Davis, Eivind Opsvik



Nicolas Masson: Awake (Altrisuoni) 2002 AS096
Nicolas Masson, Russ Johnson, Mark Ferber, Eivind Opsvik



The Quintet: March 28th 1999 (BP records/Universal) 1999 BP99002
Calle Neumann, Bjørnar Andresen, Ketil Gutvik, Paal Nilssen-Love, Eivind Opsvik



Spirals (Unleaded Records) 1999 UR4001
Sam Sadigursky, Jacob Sacks, Don Peretz, Eivind Opsvik



Peter Opsvik: Woodwork (Nor-Cd) 1999 NOR-CD9932
Peter Opsvik, Rob Waring, Helge Lien, Knut Aalefjær, Bjørnar Andresen, Eivind Opsvik



Marvin Charles Trio (Hot Club Records) 1998 HRCD121
Marvin Charles, Ketil Gutvik, Eivind Opsvik