The Source (band)
title: "The Source (band)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["norwegian-jazz-ensembles"] topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Source_(band)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Source |
| background | group_or_band |
| origin | Norway |
| genre | Jazz, jazz fusion |
| years_active | 1993-present |
| label | Curling Legs |
| ECM Records | |
| Grappa Music | |
| current_members | Trygve Seim (1993-present, saxophone) |
| Øyvind Brække (1993-present, trombone) | |
| Mats Eilertsen (2005-present, bass) | |
| Per Oddvar Johansen (1993-present, drums). | |
| past_members | Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (1993-1995, bass) |
| Finn Guttormsen (1995-2005, bass) | |
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::callout[type=note] Norwegian jazz fusion band ::
| name = The Source | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Norway | genre = Jazz, jazz fusion | years_active = 1993-present | label = Curling Legs ECM Records Grappa Music | website = | current_members = Trygve Seim (1993-present, saxophone) Øyvind Brække (1993-present, trombone) Mats Eilertsen (2005-present, bass) Per Oddvar Johansen (1993-present, drums). | past_members = Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (1993-1995, bass) Finn Guttormsen (1995-2005, bass) The Source established in 1993 in Trondheim, Norway, is a Norwegian jazz band known for its many recordings and collaborations in musical fusion concepts. Their Christmas concerts are considered a tradition in Norway.
The band, a quartet was made up of Trygve Seim (saxophone), Øyvind Brække (trombone), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass) and Per Oddvar Johansen (drums). In 1995, Finn Guttormsen replaced Flaten on bass. He was replaced by Mats Eilertsen in 2005. The band was nominated to Spellemannprisen in 2007 for its album The Source of Christmas Live.
Recordings
::data[format=table] | Year | Album title | Record label | Charts NORWAY || Notes | |---|---|---|---| | 1994 | Olemanns kornett | Curling Legs | | | 2002 | The Source and Different Cikadas | ECM Records | | | 2006 | The Source | ECM Records | | | 2007 | The Source: of Christmas, Live | Grappa Music | | | 2013 | The Source: of Summer | Grappa Music | 26 | ::
References
References
- [http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Source NorwegianCharts.com The Source discography]
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