“It certainly looks like Olsen is cementing his position on the large orchestral Jazz scene and if this is his early period, the sky is the limit.”
Critically-acclaimed saxophonist and composer, Norwegian Grammy Award winning artist
30 year old saxophone player and composer from Leirsund living in Oslo, Norway.
After receiving his bachelor degree in performing arts at the NTNU- Jazz Conservatory in Trondheim 2014, he has toured extensively in Scandinavia and Europe and released a handful of albums in his own name and in collaboration with others. He honed his composing and arrangment skills for four years by working as the musical director of MNJ Youth Orchestra, and has in the two past years been on stage with Chick Corea on several occasions as a soloist.
In 2018 he won the Norwegian Grammy «Spellemann» for best jazz album of 2017 with the highly praised quintet «Hegge», and was awarded the prestigious title «NTNU-Ambassador» at Jazzfest 2018 for his achievements.
Active projects: Wako, MMO-Ensemble, Hitrakongen, Hegge, Siril Malmedal Hauge, Megalodon Collective, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Oslo Jazzensemble