Martin Taxt

Martin Taxt (born 18 January 1981 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba), known from a variety of jazz bands like Koboku Senjû, Microtub, Muringa, Music for a While and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.

Career Taxt is a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music (2002–2006) and the 'Conservatoire Nationale Superieur de Musique et de Danse à Paris' (2004–05). During his studies he initiated the bands 'Florebius' and 'Silucian Town' among others including the jazz singer Lena Nymark. Taxt has since 2004 been tubaist in the quintet Music for a While. As studio musician he has worked with artists like Odd Nordstoga, Hanne Hukkelberg and Maria Mena. 2014: Canticles of Winter (Grappa Music)

With Tetuzi Akiyama 2008: Varianter Av Døde Traer (Sofa Records), including with Eivind Lønning and Espen Reinertsen

With the quintet 'Koboku Senjû' 2010: Selektiv Hogst (Sofa Records), including with Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetuzi Akiyama, Espen Reinertsen and Eivind Lønning

With Microtub (Robin Hayward/Peder Simonsen/Martin Taxt) 2011: Microtub (Sofa Music) 2014: Star System (Sofa Music) 2017: Bite of the Orange (Sofa Music)

With Kurt Liedwart and Andrey Popovskiy 2017: Hjem (Mikroton Recordings)