ABOUT
Jonas Kilmork Vemøy (trumpet, vocal, percussion) is a musician and composer living in Oslo. He´s known from several projects, bands and collaborations, among them his own chamber jazz trio Maridalen and in duo with Kristiansen//Vemøy, the trendsetting indie jazz band Pixel and the pop/folk sensation Marthe Wang.
Ongoing projects/bands: Maridalen, Øyvind Kristiansen & Jonas Kilmork Vemøy, Samset/Vemøy, Tumultr.
He has been working with artists and musicians such as Tord Gustavsen, Kim Rysstad, Ellen Andrea Wang, Simin Tander, Lars Lillo-Stenberg, Marthe Wang, Helene Bøksle, Arve Henriksen, Solveig Slettahjel and Mahsa Vahdat among others.
Vemøy also does a lot of studio work, having contributed on over 50 albums and records with both Norwegian and international acts.
Education:
Master Degree; Music Theory, Norwegian Academy of Music.
Bachelor Degree; Music Education, Norwegian Academy of Music.
Musicology, University of Oslo.
Photo: Jørgen Nordby
Awards:
Norwegian Dagsavisen “The best Norwegian albums of the year” (2025) (Maridalen & Lars Lillo-Stenberg “Fransk utgang”)
MOJO Magazine “Best Jazz Albums of 2024” (Maridalen “Gressholmen”)
Norwegian Dagsavisen “Best Norwegian Jazz Records 2022” (Maridalen “Bortenfor” and Kristiansen//Vemøy “Hymns of Longing”)
Norwegian Grammy 2020 nomination: ”Folk” (Marthe Wang for “Bakkekontakt”)
Norwegian Grammy 2017 nomination: ”Folk” (Marthe Wang for “Ut å se noe annet”)
Norwegian Broadcasts “Jazz higlight of 2015” (Pixel)
UK Music Video Awards 2013 ”Best International Dance Video (“Call Me” by Pixel)
Young Nordic Jazz Comets 2013 (Pixel)
CONTACT: jonas.vemoy(at)gmail.com
“For ei stemme – for et uttrykk … han hører hjemme på svært høyt internasjonalt nivå”
“Jonas Kilmork Vemøy tar frem den bærende innestemmen og trekker oss mot seg.”