Finn Guttormsen

Finn Guttormsen (born 16 July 1968 in Mosjøen, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass), known for his dedicated contributions to the Farmers Market and recently to the Silje Nergaard Band, and musicians like Trygve Seim, Øyvind Brække, Per Oddvar Johansen, Håkon Storm-Mathisen, Jarle Vespestad, Hans Mathisen, Arve Henriksen.

Career Guttormsen is a graduate of the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1990). He was first recognized as bassist in the Farmers Market, where he has contributed since the start in 1991. He has also been a member of bands like The Source (1995–2005) and Quaternion, and has played within Hemisfair. In recent years he has also contributed within Håkon Storm-Mathisen Quartet and Silje Nergaard Band.

Honors Spellemannprisen 2008, in the Open class, within Farmers Market Spellemannprisen 2012, in the Open class, within Farmers Market

Discography

Within The Farmers Market 1995: Speed / Balkan / Boogie 1997: Musikk fra Hybridene (Music from the Hybrids) (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) 2000: Farmers Market (Winter & Winter) 2008: Surfin' USSR (Ipecac Recordings) 2012: Slav to the Rhythm (Division Records)

With Elias Akselsen 2003: Her kommer dine arme små (Via Music), with Stian Carstensen and Dag Wolf 2005: O, Jesus, du som fyller alt og alle (Via Music). Songs by Aage Samuelsen, with Stian Carstensen and Knut Hem

With Silje Nergaard 2007: Darkness Out of Blue (Universal), Within The Silje Nergaard Band 2009: A Thousand True Stories (Universal), Within The Silje Nergaard Band 2010: If I Could Wrap Up A Kiss (Sony Music), Within The Silje Nergaard Band

With other projects 1991: Block Songs (Pop Eye), With Epinastic Movements 1993: Rapid (Pop Eye), With Epinastic Movements 1996: Letters (Turn Left), with Håvard Lund 1997: Timbuktu (Turn Left), within Quaternion (including Jarle Vespestad, Hans Mathisen & Arve Henriksen 2002: The Source And Different Cikadas (ECM Records), with Trygve Seim, Øyvind Brække & Per Oddvar Johansen 2002: Jul På Månetoppen (RCA), Music from the TV-series Jul På Månetoppen 2007: 12 Fluid Ounces (City Connections), With Oslo Fluid as Dr. Rutger 2006: Paint Christmas White (Big Box Records), with Christian Ingebrigtsen 2007: Blue Blue Grass Of Home (Wilma Records), With Hemisfair 2007: The Source:Of Christmas - Live (Grappa), With The Source 2009: Two Rivers One Road (Fairplay Entertainment/Playground, 2009) With Jørn Hoel and Steinar Albrigtsen

Compilation albums 1994: The Sweet Sunny North (Koch International), With Farmers Market 1996: The Sweet Sunny North, Vol 2 (Koch International), With Farmers Market 1999: Balkans Without Borders (Omnium Records), With Farmers Market 2007: Vandringsmannens Beste (Via Music), With Elias Akselsen