Bjorn Solli Trio | Norway/Australia

Bjorn Solli | Guitar

Steinar Nickelsen | Organ

Nick McBride | Drums

Norwegian guitarist/composer, Bjorn Solli, now based in New York, was voted "Young Jazz Musician of the year” in 2002 and has since won numerous awards throughout Europe, including soloist prizes in Belgium, Monaco and Spain, audience prizes in Switzerland and Spain and, a composition prize in France. With his trio SOLID, he has released 3 critically acclaimed CD’s distributed worldwide.

In the last decade or so, Solli’s collaborations have taken him to places like China, Nepal, India, Calaifornia, Australia and Ireland. In New York, he’s played at Dizzy’s Club, Smalls, The Bitter End and with people like Marcus Strickland and Seamus Blake. Bjorn has also opened for The Manhattan Transfer, Anthony Hamilton, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant and Jean Luc Ponty.

Website: http://www.myspace.com/bjornsolli