Gard Nilssen


Gard Nilssen is a Norwegian Jazz musician and composer, and member of the bands Bushman's Revenge and Puma.

Career

Nilssen was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium. He was voted this year's young jazz musicians in 2006 with the group Puma. Otherwise Nilssen is very active in bands like Bushman´s Revenge, Lord Kelvin, and Heidi Skjerve Kvintett.
Nilssen was chosen to represent Norway in the artist development program Take Five, a music developer program promoted by the London-based concert promoter Serious.

Honors

Solo albums

;Gard Nilssen´s Acoustic Unity, including with André Roligheten and Petter Eldh
;Within Puma trio including Øystein Moen and Stian Westerhus
;Within Bushman's Revenge trio including Rune Nergaard and Even Helte Hermansen
;Within Lord Kelvin trio including Eirik Hegdal and Erik Johannessen
;Within Cortex quartet including Ola Høyer, Kristoffer Berre Alberts and Thomas Johansson
;With Marita Røstad
;Within Team Hegdal quartet including Eirik Hegdal, André Roligheten and Rune Nergaard
;Within Scent Of Soil quintet including Tore Brunborg, Kirsti Huke, Petter Vågan and Rune Nergaard
;With Obara International
;With Elvira Nikolaisen and Mathias Eick
;With Arild Andersen and Helge Lien
;With Maciej Obara Quartet