Mats Eilertsen


Mats Eilertsen is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He is known for recording with numerous bands, including the Maria Kannegaard Trio, Ola Kvernberg, Nils Økland, Eldbjørg Raknes, Anders Aarum Trio, Eirik Hegdal, Sverre Gjørvad, Nymark Collective, SKRUK, «Jazzmob», «Dingobats», Håkon Kornstad Trio, Food with Iain Ballamy, Jacob Young Band, Solveig Slettahjell's Slow Motion Orchestra, Håvard Wiik Trio, and «JazzCode».

Career

Eilertsen was born in Trondheim and attended the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, where he participated in the Jazz program and was part of the Jazz band Dingobats along with fellow students Eirik Hegdal, Njål Ølnes, Thomas Dahl and Sverre Gjørvad, primarily playing Hegdals compositions. He has two band releases as leader of the band Turanga, with band members Fredrik Ljungkvist, Ernst Reijseger, and Thomas Strønen. He also performed with the quartet «Parish», with some of the same members as of «Turanga». In 2006, he released the album Constellations, with the Finnish pianist Alexi Tuomarila's trio, along with Olavi Luohivuori.
, Olavi Louhivuori, Harmen Fraanje, Rob Waring and Eirik Hegdal.
at the 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen, Norway.

Honors

Solo albums

;SkyDive Trio
;Mats Eilertsen Trio including with Harmen Fraanje and Thomas Strønen
;Within Dingobats
;Within Food
;Within Håvard Wiik Trio
;With Jacob Young
; Alexi Tuomarila Trio
;Within Tord Gustavsen Ensemble/Quartet
;With Yelena Eckemoff
;Compilation projects