Olga Konkova

Olga Konkova (Russian: Ольга Конкова; born 25 August 1969 in Moscow) is a Norwegian–Russian jazz pianist known from several recordings and collaboration with jazz musicians such as Adam Nussbaum, Gary Husband and Karin Krog.

Career Konkova was educated as classical pianist in Moscow, and later as jazz pianist at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she met her husband, the bassist Per Mathisen. After moving with him to Oslo in 1994, she collaborated with Inge Stangvik Quartet and the "Storeslem Big Band". In her own Olga Konkova Trio she collaborates with her husband on bass and various drummers (Adam Nussbaum/Stein Inge Brækhus/Gary Husband). She has also collaborated within "Sernet Å Fyre" and Norske Store Orkester. and Hans Mathisen (Quiet Songs).

Honors 2005: Spellemannprisen in the category Jazz, with Hans Mathisen, for the album Quiet Songs 2013: Gammleng-prisen in the category Jazz

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Collaborations With Finn Hauge 1998: Close to My Heart (Hot Club Records), including with Terje Gewelt and Frank Jakobsen

With Magni Wentzel 2000: Porgy and Bess (Hot Club Records), performing music by George Gershwin within sextet including Nils Jansen, Christian Jaksjø, Carl Morten Iversen and Espen Rud

With Roy Nikolaisen 2003: Roy's choice (Gemini Music)

With Hans Mathisen 2005: Quiet Songs (Curling Legs), awarded Spellemannprisen 2005 2011: Timeless Tales (Curling Legs), including with Per Mathisen and Andreas Bye

With Helge Sunde and Ensemble Denada 2006: Denada (ACT Music), featuring Olga Konkova and Marilyn Mazur 2009: Finding Nymo (ACT Music). 2013: Windfall (Ocella Records)