Tuva Halse

Tuva Karen Halse was born in Molde in 1999. She studied at the [https://www.molde.kommune.no/skole-og-utdanning/skoler-og-skolekretser/skoler-i-molde/bekkevoll-ungdomsskole/ Bekkevoll Junior High School], then the [https://molde.vgs.no/ Molde High School], and simultaneously followed the music programme of the {{interlanguage link|Molde_kulturskole|lt=Molde Kulturskole|no}}. She turned to jazz violin when {{interlanguage link|Arne Torvik|no}}, her piano teacher since the age of 13, introduced her to jazz, encouraged her to play it on the violin, and drew her attention to the music of Mathias Eick.Lever drømmen: – Mange i Molde har betydd mye for meg: Interview by Rigmor Sjaastad Hagen, Romsdals budstikke, December 11, 2023, 20―21. Listening to Ola Kvernberg at Moldejazz in 2016 was also a decisive experience which initiated her interest in jazz music,[https://jazzinorge.no/2021/03/22/ukas-jazzprofil-tuva-halse/ Ukas jazzprofil: Tuva Halse] Camilla Slaattun, [https://jazzinorge.no/ Jazz i Norge], Ukas profil, 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2024-03-29. showing the diversity of ways a violin can be used.Tuva Halse får talentstipend i form av et godt betalt spilleoppdrag: Molde er en liten, men fantastisk kulturby (Tuva Halse receives a talent scholarship in the form of a well-paid gig: Molde is a small, but fantastic cultural city), Vera Henriksen, Romsdals Budstikke, July 9, 2019, p. 16―17.Interview by Karoline Ruderaas Jerve, Jazznytt 268, Fall 2023, 74. One of her first experiences with a jazz orchestra was with the Lærlingan, a big band of Molde high school students led by Rolf Magnus Orø with which she played for instance at Moldejazz in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Storhaug |first=Elias |date=2017-07-23 |title=Lærlingan og Gamlingan: lokaltalenter i særklasse |url=https://fireflate.no/2017/07/23/laerlingan-og-gamlingan-lokaltalenter-i-saerklasse/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Fireflate |language=nb-NO}} Halse claims a musical lineage with Adam Bałdych, and cited him as the musician who ultimately motivated her to become the musician who she is. Halse cited Chet Baker, Kenny Wheeler, Pat Metheny, Ola Kvernberg and {{interlanguage link|Arne Torvik|no}} as other influences.[https://www.rbnett.no/kultur/i/JxXb5X/supertalentet-tuva-22-gir-molde-aeren Supertalent Tuva (22): Gir Molde æren]. Ole Foss, Romsdal Budstikke, 2 November 2021. She defines herself as a melancholic musician playing "mountain jazz", and says that she "feels at home" in the sound of the complex Nordic jazz{{Cite journal |last=Gagatsis |first=Alexander |date=2020-12-10 |title=Typologies of the North: Mediating ‘Northerness’ in Jazz in Scandinavia |url=https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5454 |journal=Nordlit |language=en |issue=46 |pages=263–284 |doi=10.7557/13.5454 |issn=1503-2086|doi-access=free }} idiom.

Tuva Halse entered the {{ill|Jazzlinja|no}}, a jazz training of the Conservatory in Trondheim at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2019, where she met many of the musicians she would go on to work with in the next several years, and completed her bachelor's degree at NTNU in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=2022-06-02 Tuva Halse – NTNU Jazzlinja eksamensfestival, Dokkhuset |url=https://thoregilphoto.com/2022/06/02/2022-06-02-tuva-halse-ntnu-jazzlinja-eksamensfestival-dokkhuset/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Thor Egil Leirtrø - Photo |language=en-US}} At the Jazzlinja, Halse was part of the Magellan band, which toured in Norway in 2021 with the suite In Search Of.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-10 |title=Jazzlinja på turné |url=https://jazzinorge.no/2021/03/10/jazzlinja-pa-turne/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Jazz i Norge |language=nb-NO}} She obtained her Master of Music in Performance from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo in 2025.{{Cite web |title=Tuva Halse Quintet. Jazz-fiolinist Tuva Halse spiller mastereksamenskonsert med egen kvintett og egne komposisjoner. |url=https://nmh.no/konserter/tuva-halse-quintet |website=Norwegian Academy of Music |publisher=Norwegian Academy of Music |access-date=2025-06-02}}

The violin sound of Tuva Halse bears a strong classical music imprint, and is described by Tor Hammerø as having a light, bright, and highly transparent tone.{{Cite web |last=Hammerø |first=Tor |date=2023-10-22 |title=Tuva Halse Quintet |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/tuva-halse-quintet/two/jazzland-recordings/tuva-halse-quintet-two/r/5-95-1407897 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}} Her improvisations are often described as lyrical and focus a lot of energy. Torkjell Hovland writes that she "creates spaces in the music" and "is concerned with the energy in pauses between the notes as much as the notes themselves".{{Cite web |last=Hovland |first=Torkjell |date=2023-10-17 |title=Musikk som klåre haustfargar, musikk som tvingar oss ut av det dølles tyranni • ballade.no |url=https://www.ballade.no/jazz/musikk-som-klare-haustfargar-musikk-som-tvinger-oss-ut-av-dollhetens-tyranni/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=ballade.no |language=nb-NO}} Halse is a multifarious artist who now pursues a career as an improviser, composer, arranger, band leader, and soloist; she has been invited or selected to participate in a large number of groups in the fields of jazz, folk, pop, rap and contemporary music. She is also active as a studio musician{{Cite web |last=Pettersen |first=Hogne Bø |date=2023-07-17 |title=Synger på kaurdevelsk • musikknyheter.no |url=https://www.musikknyheter.no/nyheter/22887/Synger-p%C3%A5-kaurdevelsk.html|access-date=2024-12-03 |website=musikknyheter.no |language=nb-NO}} and in high school student training.{{Cite web |last=Lie |first=Julie Bjørneboe |date=2025-01-19 |title=Får hjelp av Tuva: – Vil leve av dette • andelsnes-avis.no |url=https://www.andalsnes-avis.no/kultur/i/wg5evM/faar-hjelp-av-tuva-vil-leve-av-dette|access-date=2025-02-02 |website=andalsnes-avis.no |language=nb-NO}}{{Cite web |last=Foss |first=Ole |date=2025-01-31 |title=Elevene fikk spille med stjerna Tuva • rbnett.no |url=https://www.rbnett.no/kultur/i/QMXM58/elevene-fikk-spille-med-stjerna-tuva|access-date=2025-02-01 |website=rbnett.no |language=nb-NO}}

Tuva Halse develops her own projects, including the praised Bento Box Trio (Boxed,{{cite news |last=Hovland |first=Torkjell |date=Fall 2022 |title=Bento Box: BOXED (album review) |periodical=Jazznytt |issue= 264 |pages=48-50 |publisher=Norsk jazzforum |location=Oslo |language=nb-NO}} Somehow I Lost My Way{{Cite web |last=Hammerø |first=Tor |date=2024-10-29 |title=Annerledes og herlig trio • rbnett.no |url=https://www.rbnett.no/kultur/i/RzKQ68/annerledes-og-herlig-trio |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=rbnett.no |language=nb-NO}}{{Cite web |last=Jouan |first=Matthieu |date=November 2024 |title=Europe Jazz Media Chart: Somehow How I Lost My Way (Fjordgata Records) • europejazz.net |url=https://www.europejazz.net/europe-jazz-media-chart-november-2024 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=europejazz.net |language=nb-NO}}), Tuva Halse Quintet (Two{{Cite web |last=Granlie |first=Jan |date=2023-11-15 |title=Tuva Halse Quintet • salt-peanuts.eu |url=https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/tuva-halse-quintet/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=salt-peanuts.eu |language=nb-NO}}{{Cite web |last=Krogstad |first=Håvard |date=2024-01-24 |title=Tuva Halse Quintet – Two • thewilhelmsens.com |url=https://thewilhelmsens.com/2024/tuva-halse-quintet-two |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=thewilhelmsens.com |language=nb-NO}}), and tuvahalseband (nemesis/cruel{{Cite web |last=Hammerø |first=Tor |date=2024-09-21 |title=tuvahalseband - nemesis/cruel • www.nettavisen.no |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/kjendis/tuvahalseband-nemesis-cruel/r/5-95-2029618|access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.nettavisen.no |language=nb-NO}}), and simultaneously contributes to many others on the Norwegian scene, including the Miriam Kibakaya Concept,https://www.jazzfest.no/en/arrangement/2021/miriam-kibakaya-concept, Miriam Kibakaya Concept], Jazzfest, Trondheim. Retrieved 2024-09-19. Leon Røsten,https://jazzinorge.no/arrangement/leon-rosten-trio-med-tuva-halse-herman-wildhagen-oscar-andreas-haug/, Leon Røsten Trio med Tuva Halse/Herman Wildhagen/Oscar Andreas Haug], [https://jazzinorge.no/ Jazz I Norge], 07-11-2023. Retrieved 2024-09-19. Melting Pot,[https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/en/component/nfmcalendar/event/10567 Jazztopad Festival, Melting Pot Made in Wrocław 25.11.2023]. Retrieved 2024-03-11. the Alex Ventling's Wavemakers,{{Cite web |title=Oslojazz Talent: Wavemakers • oslojazz.com |url=https://oslojazz.com/artist/oslojazz-talent-wavemakers/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=oslojazz.com}} and OJKOS.[https://jazzinorge.no/2023/03/25/generasjonsskifte-i-ojkos/ Generasjonsskifte i OJKOS – ti nye medlemmar], Østnorsk jazzsenter, [https://jazzinorge.no/ Jazz I Norge], March 25, 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-29. She occasionally plays solo concerts[https://jazzinorge.no/arrangement/tonleik-jazzfest-adhd-tuva-halse-johanna-reine-nilsen/ TÓNLEIK JAZZFEST – ADHD, Tuva Halse, Johanna Reine-Nilsen], [https://jazzinorge.no/ Jazz I Norge], 13-06-2024. Retrieved 2024-09-18. and duets (with Mathias Eick,[https://kongsbergjazz.no/en/huninvesterer-stipendet-til-tuva-halse/ The #huninvesterer scholarship for Tuva Halse], Kongsberg Jazz Festival, 03-06 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-18.[https://www.jazzfest.no/en/nyhet/2024/tuva-halse-years-ntnu-ambassador Tuva Halse is this year's NTNU Ambassador], Jazzfest 2024, Trondheim. Retrieved 2024-09-18. Tord Gustavsen, Peter Knudsen and {{interlanguage link|Arne Torvik|no}}).{{Cite web |last=Foss |first=Ole |date=2024-03-18 |title=Molde-duo skapte festkveld • rbnett.no |url=https://www.rbnett.no/kultur/i/5BAbQm/duo-skapte-festkveld |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=rbnett.no |language=nb-NO}}

In 2024 she toured with the quartet of Sverre Gjørvad and Ensemble Noor,[https://www.enjoy.ly/no/sverre-gjorvad-kvartett-med-ensemble-nord-elverhoy-kulturscene-sondag-15-september-371085 Sverre Gjørvad kvartett med Ensemble Nord], Enjoy.ly. Retrieved 2024-09-18. and participates to the [https://www.trondheimjazzorchestra.no/ Trondheim Jazz Orchestra] in a tour for a joint composition with the I LIKE TO SLEEP trio.{{Cite web |title=I Like To Sleep {{!}} Trondheim jazz orchestra |url=https://www.trondheimjazzorchestra.no/project/i-sleep/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=www.trondheimjazzorchestra.no}} The creation of the Reconnection suite for the OJKOS jazz ensemble at the {{interlanguage link|Nasjonal jazzscene|lt=National Jazz Scene|no}} in November 2024 firmly establishes Tuva Halse as a leading jazz composer and arranger for large ensembles.{{Cite web |last=Trout |first=Pete |date=2024-12-03 |title=Det går gjetord om Tuva Halses storverk på Victoria i Oslo • moldepuls.com |url=https://www.moldepuls.com/alle-artikler/det-gr-gjetord-om-tuva-halses-storverk-p-victoria-i-oslo/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Moldepuls.com |language=nb-NO}}

Tuva Halse is one of the founding members of Fjordgata Records, an independent music label established in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Elgeness |first=Sigurd Hollen |date=2024-01-30 |title=Å være up-and-coming plateselskap i 2024: Hils på Fjordgata Records • gaffa.se |url=https://gaffa.se/no/nyheter/2024/januar/a-vaere-up-and-coming-plateselskap-i-2024-hils-pa-fjordgata-records/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=gaffa.se |language=nb-NO}}

; As a leader

• Boxed, Bento Box Trio, Fjordgata Records (2022)
• Two, Tuva Halse Quintet, Jazzland Recordings (2023)
• nemesis/cruel, tuvahalseband, Fjordgata Records (2024)
• Somehow I Lost My Way, Bento Box Trio (with Mats Eilertsen and Sissel Vera Pettersen), Fjordgata Records (2024)

; As a co-leader

• Demring - November - I Puste (Singles) Duets with Ingrid Vingen Sunde (2018)

; As a group member

• Roots, Miriam Kibakaya Concept, Jazzland Recordings (2023)

; As a sidemusician

• Information Therapy, Jonas Ledang, Øra Fonogram (2020)
• Sara Fjeldvær, Sara Fjeldvær, Fjordgata Records (2021)
• The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Jonas Ledang, Øra Fonogram (2022)
• We Don't Imagine Anymore, Vestemøy Narvesen, Jazzland Recordings (2023)
• I Could Even Try To Change Your Mind, Leon Røsten, Spupz Night Crab Life (2023)
• After The Rain, Mathias Angelhus, Øra Fonogram (2023)
• she stole my art, audun (Audun Rørmark), Fjordgata Records (EP, 2024)
• Stars, Sara Fjeldvær, Fjordgata Records (2024)
• Reimaginations, Peter Knudsen, Skaleidoscope Music (2024)
• Intergalloptic Roundtrip, PHØNIX, Sonic Transmissions Records (2024)
• Hvor du kommer fra, Tobias Rønnevig, Boden Records (2024)
• A very merry Christmas (Live from Britannia Hotel), Liv Ellen, Øra Fonogram (2024)
• FRIHET I LENKER, {{interlanguage link|Marstein (musiker)|lt=Marstein|no}}, Def Jam Recordings Norway (2024)

• TUVA, by Nadia Kukankova (2024): official selection of the [https://www.nordicdocs.no/ Nordic/Docs] Documentary Film Festival 2024Nadia Kukankova, [https://www.nordicdocs.no/program/tuva TUVA], [https://www.nordicdocs.no/ Nordic/Docs Documentary Film Festival 2024], Fredrikstad, 28 September 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

; Talent prizes

• [https://drommestipendet.no/ Drømmstipend] (2017)

[https://www.kulturskoleradet.no/_extension/media/6255/orig/attachment/2019%2520%25C3%2585rsmote%2520sakskart%252022.3.pdf Norsk kulturskoleråd, Møre og Romsdal, Årsmøte 2019], 14. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

• Talentstipend, Handelsbanken (2019)
• [https://www.sbm.no/samfunnsansvar/teft/teft-stipend/ TEFT-stipend, Sparebanken Møre] (2022)[https://www.sbm.no/samfunnsansvar/teft/2022-vinnere-teft-stipend/ Sparebanken Møre, Vinnere av TEFT-stipend 2022]. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
• [https://www.sparebank1.no/nb/smn/om-oss/samfunnsutbytte/talentstipend.html Talentstipend, Sparebanken SMN] (2022)[https://www.sparebank1.no/nb/smn/om-oss/samfunnsutbytte/talentstipend/vinner-av-talentstipend-2022.html Sparebanken SMN, innere av talentstipend 2022]. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
• [https://www.dnb.no/okonomisk-radgiver/huninvesterer #huninvesterer scholarship, DNB/Kongsberg Jazzfestival] (2024)[https://www.laagendalsposten.no/tuva-fikk-stipend-pa-100-000-kroner-en-stor-are-en-enorm-anerkjennelse/s/5-64-1436720 Tuva fikk stipend på 100.000 kroner: – En stor ære, en enorm anerkjennelse]. Mona Sandviken, Laagendalsposten, 2024-07-04.

; Competitions

• Jazzintro finalist (Bento Box Trio), Molde International Jazz Festival (2022)[https://www.moldejazz.no/nyheter/jazzintro-2022/ Jazzintro 2022], published by Molde Jazz, 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
• Selected to represent Norway as a [https://www.europejazz.net/activity/melting-pot-made-wroc%C5%82aw Melting Pot] artist (2023){{Cite web |title=Melting Pot Made in Wrocław |url=https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/en/component/nfmcalendar/event/10567 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Narodowe Forum Muzyki |language=en-gb}}
• Selected as a member of the [https://www.ojkos.no/about OJKOS Orchestra for Jazz Composers] (2023)[https://jazzinorge.no/2023/03/25/generasjonsskifte-i-ojkos/ Generasjonsskifte i OJKOS – ti nye medlemmar], Østnorsk jazzsenter, [https://jazzinorge.no/ Jazz I Norge], March 25, 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
• Selected as an {{ill|NTNU Ambassador|no|NTNU-ambassadør}} (starting in 2024)[https://nyheter.ntnu.no/tuva-halse-er-arets-ntnu-ambassador/ Tuva Halse er arets NTNU ambassador]. Christel Vindenes, NTNU News, May 8, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-09.

{{Reflist}}

• {{Cite journal |last=Gagatsis |first=A. |date=2020 |title=Typologies of the north: mediating 'northerness' in jazz in Scandinavia |url=https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5454 |journal=Nordlit |work= |issue=46 |pages=263―284 |doi=10.7557/13.5454 |doi-access=free}}

• [https://www.discogs.com/artist/10141120-Tuva-Halse Tuva Halse artist page at Discogs]
• [https://tuvahalse.com Tuva Halse official web page]
• [https://www.bentoboxtrio.com Bento Box Trio official web page]
• [https://www.fjordgatarecords.com/ Fjordgata records]
• [https://www.ojkos.no/ OJKOS jazz composers' orchestra]

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