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Ståle Storløkken Ståle (* 1969 in Dombås) is a jazz keyboardist, organist, pianist, and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. Ståle 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.   Ståle 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, 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.   Ståle 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.   from Wikipedia

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Vossabrygg ECM Records ECM 1984	Terje Rypdal, guitar Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet, synthesizer Bugge Wesseltoft, piano, synthesizer Ståle Storløkken, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer Marius Rypdal, electronics Bjørn Kjellemyr, bass Jon Christensen, drums Paolo Vinaccia, drums
Walk The Nile Rune Grammofon RCD 2095 recorded live May 2009 in Oslo/Norway	Ståle Storløkken, keyboards, Hammond organ Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen, bass Torstein Lofthus, drums
Crime Scene ECM 2041 recorded live May 2009 at Nattjazz Festival in Bergen/Norway	Terje Rypdal, guitar Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet Ståle Storløkken, Hammond B-3 organ Paolo Vinaccia, drums Bergen Big Band c/ by Olav Dale
Q Rune Grammofon RCD2218 recorded in Oslo/Norway	Jørgen Mathisen, sax Tom Hasslan, guitar Ståle Storløkken, keyboards Axel Skalstad, vibes, drums Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, bass
Ghost Caravan Hubro Music HUBROCD2635 recorded at Kirke in Steinkjer/Norway	Ståle Storløkken, church organ
Arrival Of The New Elders Rune Grammofon RCD2218 recorded September 2020 in Göteborg/Sweden	Nikolai Hængsle, guitar, bass Ståle Storløkken, piano, Hammond Organ, Eminent 310 organ, mellotron Torstein Lofthus, drums, percussion
Fifth Rune Grammofon RCD2222	Jørgen Mathisen, sax Tom Hasslan, guitar Ståle Storløkken, organ, keyboards Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, bass Axel Skalstad, drums
Ritual Dances Sunnyside Records 4118	Stefan Pasborg, drums Anders Banke, tenor sax, clarinet Jussi Kannaste, tenor sax Fredrik Lundin, tenor sax Goran Kajfes, trumpet Jeppe Kjellberg, guitar Jeppe Tuxen, Hammond B-3 organ Ståle Storløkken, Hammond B-3 organ Anders Filipsen, keyboards Seppo Kantonen, keyboards Mikael Myrskog, Moog bass Rune Harder Olesen, percussion UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra c/ by Ville Vannemaa Blood Sweat Drum+Bass c/ by Jens Christian

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