OLE MORTEN VAAGAN - bassist, composer
OLE MORTEN VAAGAN
(bassist, composer) leads MOTIF - one of the most interesting young bands in Scandinavia which also features Mathias Eick, the winner of DnB Nor Kongsberg Jazz Prize (selected by Rudi Mahall, Axel Dörner, Fredrik Ljungkvist and Jon Fält).
Vågan has collaborated with a variety of bands representing different musical styles, from Balkan music to studio music. He has performed with some of the key players in Norway, like Tore Brunborg, Maria Kannegaard Trio, Håkon Kornstad, and international stars like Bobo Stenson, Joshua Redman and John Scofield. However it is modern improvised music with which he feels most strongly connected and which is exemplified in his project Generator X with Audun Kleive and Christian Wallumrod.