Ståle Storløkken

Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. He is married to the Norwegian singer Tone Åse.

Career Storløkken was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1988–90), and subsequently did his postgraduate there too. During the studies he started the band Veslefrekk together with fellow students Arve Henriksen and Jarle Vespestad (Helge Sten joined the band at a later stage). In 1997 the name of the band changed to Supersilent. They have released six critically acclaimed albums on the label Rune Grammofon. From 1995 he played in the trio BOL along with his wife Tone Åse and Tor Haugerud.

Storløkken has been active in many contexts, both as a band leader and member, for example The Stoken Experience, and Terje Rypdal's Skywards. Along with Christian Wallumrød, and he composed the commissioned work Eight Thirty to Kongsberg Jazz Festival 1994. He has collaborated on a number of albums with the named bands, and otherwise at such musicians as Gunnar Andreas Berg, Eldbjørg Raknes, Audun Kleive and Thomas Strønen.

Storløkken together with Thomas Strønen has the Humcrush duo, which has released three albums. He also plays in the trio Elephant9, along with Torstein Lofthus and Nikolai Eilertsen. He co-composed Berit Opheim's commissioned work An angel with for Vossajazz 2007, and in 2010 composed and performed his one commissioned work for Moldejazz with the band Motorpsycho, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Trondheim Soloists.

Discography

1991: Block Songs (Pop Eye), with Epinastic Movements 1993: En flik av ... (Bodega), with Bodega Band 1994: Veslefrekk (NorCD), with Veslefrekk 1996: Frode (Necessary Prod.), with Frode Alnæs 1996: The Music Machine (Curling Legs), with Gunnar Andreas Berg 1996: Letters (Turn Left), with Håvard Lund 1997: By-Music (Da-Da), with Didrik Ingvaldsen 1998: Read My Lips (EMI), with Ole Edvard Antonsen 1998: Point (Dragon), with Anders Kjellberg 1998: The Norske Jazzscene - turnéer vinter/vår 1998 (Den Norske Jazzscene), with various artists 1999: Cosmic Ballet (Bergland Productions), with Pocket Corner 1999: Det bor en gammel baker... (Via Music), with Eldbjørg Raknes 2000: History and Movement (Via Music), with Didrik Ingvaldsen 2000: Floating Rhythms (Via Music), with Terje Isungset 2000: Generator X (Jazzland), with Audun Kleive Generator X 2000/2001: Cure (Music Network, with Cadillac 2001: European Improvised Music (Nor CD/Sofa), with various artists 2001: BOL (Via Music), with BOL 2001: New Cumber (Bergland Productions), with Cucumber Slumber 2002: Denne lille pytten er et hav (Curling Legs), with Sverre Gjørvad 2002: Blokk 80 (2002), with S. Møller Storband 2003: Money Will Ruin Everything (Rune Grammofon), with various artists 2004: Ohmagoddabl (Jazzland), with Audun Kleive Generator X 2004: No Slumber (Bergland Productions), with Cucumber 2004: Runeology2 (Rune grammofon), with various artists 2004: Valse Mysterioso (NorCD), with Veslefrekk 2004: Humcrush (Rune Grammofon), with Humcrush 2005: Runeology (Bomba records), with various artists 2005: Silver Sun (Curling Legs), with BOL 2005: Chime (Spicytuna), with Lisbeth Diers 2006: Until human voices wake us and we drown (Rune Grammofon), with various artists 2006: Vossabrygg (ECM), with Terje Rypdal 2006: Hornswoggle (Rune Grammofon), with Humcrush 2006: Poetic Terrorism (Grandsport), with BigBang 2007: Strjon (Rune Grammofon), with Arve Henriksen 2008: Skylab (NorCD), with BOL 2008: St Fin Barre's (Leo Records), with Mark O'Leary & Stein Inge Brækhus 2010: Very Much Alive (Jazzland (6xCD, Album)), with Paolo Vinaccia featuring Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken & Palle Mikkelborg 2012: The Death Defying Unicorn (Stickman Records (Germany)), with Motorpsycho 2012: Numb, Number (Gigafon Records), with BOL 2015: En Konsert For Folk Flest (Rune Grammofon), with Motorpsycho 2019: The Haze Of Sleeplessness (Hubro) 2020: Conspiracy (ECM), with Terje Rypdal 2021: "Ghost Caravan" (Hubro)