Solveig Slettahjell

• Name — Solveig Slettahjell • Born — 2 April 1971 • Birthplace — Bærum, Akershus • Origin — Norway • Instrument — Vocals • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer • Label — Curling Legs, ACT, Universal • Associated Acts — Slow Motion Quintet, Slow Motion Orchestra, Morten Qvenild, Tord Gustavsen, Sjur Miljeteig, Jon Balke, Kvitretten • Website — www.solveigslettahjell.no

Slettahjell was born in Bærum, Norway, and made her recording debut with the album Slow Motion Orchestra (2003), which contains jazz standards like "All the Way" and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy". It was released after festival appearance at Nattjazz 2002. For her second album, Silver (2004), her band took the name "Slow Motion Quintet". In 2005, they released Pixiedust. After working with a commission for Vossajazz Festiva (2009), she released the music on the acclaimed album Tarpan Seasons (2010). In 2012 she performed at the Oslo Jazz Festival with Gregory Porter. Slettahjell collaborated with Tord Gustavsen and Sjur Miljeteig releasing the albums Natt I Betlehem (2008) and Arven (2013) including with Nils Økland. In 2011 she released the album Antologie with Morten Qvenild and in 2015 the album Trail of Souls with Knut Reiersrud and the jazz ensemble In the Country. The album was praised for Slettahjell’s "immensely soulful vocals".

• Year — Personnel — Album — Label — Peak positions • NOR • 2001 — Solveig Slettahjell — Slow Motion Orchestra — Curling Legs • 2004 — Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet — Silver — Curling Legs — 23 • 2005 — Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet — Pixiedust — Curling Legs — 25 • 2006 — Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet — Good Rain — Curling Legs (ACT) — 28 • 2007 — Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet — Domestic Songs — Curling Legs (ACT) — 30 • 2008 — Solveig Slettahjell with Tord Gustavsen and Sjur Miljeteig — Natt I Betlehem — Kirkelig Kulturverksted — 5 • 2009 — Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Orchestra — Tarpan Seasons — Universal — 5 • 2011 — Solveig Slettahjell (with Morten Qvenild) — Antologie — Universal — 6 • 2013 — Solveig Slettahjell (with Tord Gustavsen, Sjur Miljeteig and Nils Økland) — Arven — Universal — 5 • 2015 — Solveig Slettahjell and Knut Reiersrud with In the Country — Trail of Souls — ACT — -

• 1998: Squid – Super (Forward) • 1999: Kvitretten – Everything Turns (Curling Legs) • 2002: Kvitretten – Kloden er en snurrebass som snurrer oss (Curling Legs) • 2002: Sigvart Dagsland – Underlig Frihet (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), as guest vocalist on one track • 2005: Jon Balke Batagraf – Statements (ECM) • 2006: Friko – The Journey to Mandoola (C+C) • 2014: Bugge Wesseltoft, Knut Reiersrud and In The Country – Norwegian Woods – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic II (ACT)