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, Marthe Wang, Tumultr, Roaldsnes/Hasselgård kvartett, Helene Bøksle.
He has been working with artists and musicians such as Tord Gustavsen, Ellen Andrea Wang, Simin Tander, Arve Henriksen, Solveig Slettahjel, Beate S. Lech 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 “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.”