Eivind Opsvik

Eivind Opsvik (born 1973 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, the son of the Norwegian interior and furniture designer Peter Opsvik.

He made himself evident on the Oslo jazz scene from the early 1990s, before moving to New York in 1998, where he has been living since.

He is thoroughly involved in composing, recording, mixing and producing music, as he manages a studio (Greenwood Underground) and record label (Loyal Label) in his basement.

His main projects are 'Overseas' and 'Opsvik & Jennings', besides his solo project.

Opsvik is a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music (1993–97).

'Overseas' is the name of his band that was formed in 2002 and includes Jacob Sacks (piano, harpsichord and organ), Tony Malaby (saxophone), Kenny Wollesen (drums) and the most recent addition, Brandon Seabrook (guitar).

Opsvik plays upright bass and writes all the music.

Four records have been released, starting with Overseas (2003), then Overseas II (2005) and third Overseas III (2008).

Opsvik & Jennings is an experimental pop duo with tunesmith and guitarist Aaron Jennings, that have released three albums, Fløyel Files (2005), Commuter Anthems (2007) and A Dream I Used to Remember (2009).

Overseas IV was recorded in the summer of 2011 and released in 2012.

Opsvik is currently working on a solo album (2013) in collaboration with photographer Michelle Arcila.

He also performs with a plethora of other bands and musicians, like Tony Malaby's Paloma Recio, Nate Wooley Quintet, Jesse Stacken Trio, Skuli Sverrison's Seria, Two Miles A Day with a record featuring Jacob Sacks, Mat Maneri and Paul Motian, Jeff Davis Trio with Russ Lossing, Mary Halvorson's Reverse Blue, Rocket Engine, Plainville, Kris Davis Trio, Håkon Kornstad, David Binney with Brian Blade and Craig Taborn, Rocket Engine, Tone Collector, Jesse Harris' Cosmo, The Interaction of Non-Interaction with Ben Gerstein and Poor Pluto.