Jarle Vespestad


Jarle Vespestad is a Norwegian jazz musician , the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsens projects.

Vespestad was born in Kirkenes and picked up drumming in the local marching band, but drumming first became serious after finishing high school, where he found himself heading into a future as a substitute teacher at his local highschool. He made up his mind and graduated from the Toneheim Folk High School and Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium . In Trondheim he became the driving force behind many successful bands to come out of Trondheim the following years, like Veslefrekk, Trondheim Kunstorkester, Farmers Market and the Maria Kannegaard trio . In addition he was drummer with the Embla Nordic in Copenhagen.

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