Stian Carstensen
The musical traditions of the Balkan Mountains have been introduced to audiences in Norway by multi-instrumentalist Stian Carstensen and his band Farmer's Market. Although he formed the group as a free jazz ensemble, Carstensen increasingly steered the band toward Balkan folk music, combining traditional and modern approaches into a unique, folk-rooted music. Playing the accordion from the age of eight, Carstensen immersed himself in heavy metal music as a teenager. Although he taught himself to play the guitar, the accordion remained his instrument of choice. Joining with students of the jazz department at the Conservatory of Trondheim, Carstensen formed Farmer's Market in late 1991. The original group, which featured bassist Finn Guttormsen, guitarist Nils Olav Johansen, saxophonist Havard Lund, and percussionist/drummer Jarle Vespestad, recorded their debut album, Speed-Balkan-Boogie, at the Molde International Jazz Festival in 1994. With Lund's departure in 1995, woodwinds player Trifon Trifonov was recruited as his replacement. Carstensen recorded his second album, Music From the Hybrids, with a scaled-down version of Farmer's Market that included Johansen, Vespestad, and Guttormsen. His third album, Sommerbrisen, released in 1998, featured bassist Arild Andersen and guitarist Frode Alnaes.
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Diskografie
13 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic IV: Accordion Night (Live)
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic, Klaus Paier, Régis Gizavo, Vincent Peirani, Stian Carstensen
Jazz - Erschienen bei ACT Music am 29.05.2015
5 Sterne Fono Forum Jazz24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Vårslapp
Arild Andersen, Frode Alnæs, Stian Carstensen
Folk - Erschienen bei Kirkelig Kulturverksted am 14.04.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sommerbrisen
Frode Alnæs, Arild Andersen, Stian Carstensen
Folk - Erschienen bei Kirkelig Kulturverksted am 27.05.1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Musical Sanatorium
Folk - Erschienen bei Grappa Musikkforlag AS am 22.10.2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Julegløggen
Frode Alnæs, Arild Andersen, Stian Carstensen
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Kirkelig Kulturverksted am 10.11.2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach:Reflected
Benjamin Schmid, Georg Breinschmid, Diknu Schneeberger, Stian Carstensen, Miklos Skuta, Emiko Uchiyama
Klassik - Erschienen bei Oehms Classics am 12.07.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Høstsløv
Frode Alnæs, Arild Andersen, Stian Carstensen
Folk - Erschienen bei Kirkelig Kulturverksted am 10.09.2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Farmers Market
Jazz - Erschienen bei Winter & Winter am 29.04.2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hydrocephalus Epilogue
Pop - Erschienen bei Grappa Musikkforlag AS am 20.08.2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Horta
Elias Akselsen, Ola Kvernberg, Stian Carstensen
Folk - Erschienen bei Heilo am 21.10.2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rose Room
Jimmy Rosenberg, Stian Carstensen
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hot Club Records am 28.02.2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hippocampus Serenade
Klassik - Erschienen bei Grappa Musikkforlag AS am 21.05.2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mustalainen
Elias Akselsen, Ola Kvernberg, Stian Carstensen
Folk - Erschienen bei Heilo am 23.09.2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo