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Bio

Photo: Nina Djærff

Steinar Raknes is a Norwegian bassist, vocalist and songwriter with an international career spanning jazz and related genres. He has toured extensively worldwide and collaborated with musicians across a wide range of musical styles.

He first gained recognition as a member of the award-winning jazz trio Urban Connection, and has since worked with renowned artists such as Chick Corea and Michael Brecker. Raknes holds a Master of Arts degree from NTNU (2001).

Throughout his career, he has performed with ensembles including The Core, the Ola Kvernberg Trio, Skáidi, the Kirsti Huke Quartet and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. As a double bassist, he is known for his powerful tone and distinctive pizzicato technique, drawing inspiration from African kora traditions and American fingerpicking. He also incorporates electronics such as guitar pedals and loopers to expand the sonic possibilities of the instrument.

Raknes is the leader of the vocal project STILLHOUSE, where he writes and performs original songs rooted in Americana, blended with elements of jazz and blues. He has also worked extensively with Sámi joik, notably in collaboration with Inga Juuso, and is currently part of the duo Arvvas with Sara Marielle Gaup.

His most recent project, TID (Time), is a collaboration with novelist and poet Lars Saabye Christensen.

Tour

June 2026

19 JunPederhuset / Pederhusveka, BreimSteinar Raknes & Rita Eriksen

20 JunHamar BluesklubbSteinar Raknes & Rita Eriksen

23 JunStudio session ECM, Rainbow Studio OsloTGT

24 JunStudio session ECM, Rainbow Studio OsloTGT

25 JunStudio session ECM, Rainbow Studio OsloTGT

28 JunAulaseriene, Ramme Gård (Hvitsten)TID band

July 2026

03 JulStopp Pressen, OsloMRV

07 JulJørn Hilme, FagernesVETRA

16 JulEventsMolde, RøbekkStillhouse

23 JulMånefestivalen, FredrikstadTID band

25 JulDen Blå Timen – SandøyakademietSteinar Raknes & Rita Eriksen

30 JulHemnesjazzTID duo

31 JulEilertsen & Granados Teaterkompani, StamsundTID duo

August 2026

06 AugSildajazz – Haugesund FolkebibliotekTID duo

09 AugHolmsbu kirkeTID duo

11 AugOslo jazzfestivalTGT

14 AugPrivat, bryllup, ÅndalsnesRaknes & Eick

15 AugOSLO kammermusikkfestivalVETRA

20 AugTankstelle, MoldeStillhouse

21 AugTankstelle, MoldeSteinar Raknes & Tuva Halse

22 AugTankstelle, MoldeSteinar Raknes & Knut Reiersrud

27 AugGamlebyen Kulturhus, FredrikstadStillhouse

28 AugSurdeigskurs Nesodden?

29 AugMoss bluesklubbMRV

September 2026

02 SepRomsdalsgondolen, ÅndalsnesTBM

03 SepHaldenVETRA

04 SepHerr Nilsen, OsloMRV

05 SepHamar Bluesklubb, Gregers, HamarMRV

16 SepØrsta kulturhusStillhouse

17 SepMidsund UtendørsStillhouse

18 SepSande JazzfestivalStillhouse

19 SepStord JazzfestivalTID band

20 SepBjørnajazz, OsTID band

23 SepDeichman Majorstuen, OsloDue og drone

25 SepHavblikk Festival / Batalden Ishus, Fanøy / KinnTID duo

26 SepEilertsen & Granados Teaterkompani, StamsundStillhouse

October 2026

06 OctKulturveka i ValleDue og drone

09 OctstockholmTGT

09 OctTBA, stockholmTGT

10 OctLuxembourgTGT

15 OctOslo Konserthus – Lille SalTID duo

16 OctDølaJazz / Fabrikken Pub & Scene, LillehammerTID duo

17 OctDølaJazz Festival LillehammerStillhouse

19 OctSørstraumen, Sørstraumen, KvænangenARVVAS

20 OctLakselvARVVAS

21 OctKarasjokARVVAS

22 OctSkudeneshavn kulturhus / Karmøy kulturhusTID duo

23 OctOsafestivalen, UlvikARVVAS

24 OctOslo Nye Teater, Unni Wilhelmsen JubileumStillhouse

24 OctSTUA, LierTID duo

29 OctTromsø WorldNai Barghouti

30 OctMolde MundoNai Barghouti

31 OctOslo WorldNai Barghouti

November 2026

03 Novenjoy jazz, heidelbergTGT

04 NovFuruegg, SandefjordTID duo

10 NovArktisk Kulturhus, HammerfestTID duo

11 NovVadsø Jazzklubb / VarangerfestivalenTID duo

12 NovNesseby bibliotek, VarangerbotnTID duo

13 NovHadeland Jazzforum, GranTID band

14 NovSchloss Engers, NeuwiedTGT

18 NovValle bibliotekTID duo

19 NovGOE Helg HommersåkStillhouse

20 NovKulturbruk 44/4, Bru, BoknStillhouse

21 NovLøa i Tønnevik, FisterStillhouse

24 NovHerr Nilsen, JAZZAID, OsloTID duo

27 NovHøvleriet, HaugesundStillhouse

January 2027

10 JanDen Norske Opera & Ballett, OsloVETRA

13 JanGrefsenkollen, OsloTID duo

28 JanLier KultursceneMRV

February 2027

03 FebGamle Raadhus Scene, OsloStillhouse

04 FebDe Små Scener, KongsvingerStillhouse

05 FebTBATGT

06 FebSilkeborgTGT

07 FebstocholmTGT

07 FebTGT StockholmTGT

08 FebNome litteraturuke, BøTID duo

09 FebFramscenen, BorkenesStillhouse

10 FebNarvik KulturhusStillhouse

11 FebMoen SceneStillhouse

12 FebLysnes Kulturhus, SenjaStillhouse

13 FebBakrommet, Amtmandens, TromsøStillhouse

14 FebBergen International Literary FestivalTID duo

18 FebGaleien, Hundvåg, StavangerStillhouse

19 FebOdal Rock ClubStillhouse

March 2027

04 MarBarentsspetakkel en av dagene, KirkenesARVVAS

05 MarFestiviteten Konserthus, HaugesundTID band

06 MarWrightegaarden, LangesundMRV

13 MarStopp Pressen, OsloMRV

31 MarJazz på SkreiaStillhouse

April 2027

15 AprBlygeHarry, StavangerStillhouse

15 AprLauget, SandaneStillhouse

16 AprJørpeland KraftstasjonStillhouse

16 AprØstkanten Bluesklubb(Herr Nilsen), OsloStillhouse

17 AprGrønefed kulturtun AS, OgnaStillhouse

24 AprElvebyen Bluesklubb, DrammenMRV

27 AprLille Ole Bull Scene, BergenStillhouse

28 AprKristiansund JazzklubbStillhouse

28 AprNormoria, KristiansundStillhouse

29 AprSødahlhuset, ÅndalsnesStillhouse

30 AprVestnes JazzklubbStillhouse

May 2027

01 MayFabrikken Kulturscene, ÅlesundStillhouse

05 MayMaijazz, StavangerTID band

08 MayWrightegaarden, LangesundStillhouse

27 MayMetz, FranceTGT

July 2027

16 JulCapilanou festival, arvvas, canada, Fiona

30 JulNORDIC DAYS, Canaria Jazz FestivalMRV

August 2027

21 Augkurbad, LithianiaTGT

21 Augkurbad, LithianiaTgt

26 AugJAZZAID / SMIA (BusinessMastering), OsloTID duo

27 AugOshaug, privatRaknes

September 2027

24 Sepfreiburg, germanytgt

November 2027

19 NovArendal jazzklubbTID duo

Albums

TID

Steinar Raknes & Lars Saabye Christensen

Reckless Records · 2025

Seeing

Tord Gustavsen Trio

ECM · 2024

Malena

Alexandra Archetti & Steinar Raknes

Reckless Records · 2023

Opening

Tord Gustavsen Trio

ECM · 2022

Not Dark Yet

Steinar Raknes

Grappa · 2021

Due Og Drone

Steinar Raknes

Grappa · 2021

Folk Songs

Tore Brunborg & Steinar Raknes

Reckless Records · 2020

On The Road

Steinar Raknes

Grappa · 2020

Conversations

Skáidi

DAT · 2020

Så Langt

Ole Reinlund

Park Grammofon · 2019

Chasing The Real Things

Steinar Raknes

Reckless Records · 2018

What Game Shall We Play

Chick Corea & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

MNJ · 2018

Backcountry

Tore Brunborg & Steinar Raknes

Reckless Records · 2017

På Glattisen I Nissedrakt

Steinar Raknes

Reckless Records · 2016

Down South

Steinar Raknes

Reckless Records · 2016

Slow Snow

Tore Brunborg

ACT · 2015

Remembrance

Arvvas

DAT · 2015

Northern Tapes

Ola Kvernberg Trio

Jazzland · 2013

LIVE!

Urban Connection

Reckless Records · 2013

Live In Tokyo

Steinar Raknes Quartet

Reckless Records · 2013

Stillhouse

Steinar Raknes

Reckless Records · 2012

Headland – Skáidegeahci

Skáidi

DAT · 2011

Party

The Core

Moserobie · 2010

Folk

Ola Kvernberg Trio

Jazzland · 2009

The Art Of No Return

The Core

Moserobie · 2009

Kirsti Huke

Playground Music · 2009

DEG

Ole Reinlund

Park Grammofon · 2009

Tangos, Ballads & More

Steinar Raknes

Park Grammofon · 2008

Golonka Love

The Core

Moserobie · 2008

The Indian Core

The Core

Grappa · 2007

Office Essentials

The Core

Jazzland · 2007

Deloo

Kirsti Huke

Grappa · 2007

Meditations On Coltrane

The Core

Grappa · 2007

Where The Rivers Meet

Skáidi

DAT · 2007

Patterns Of The Heart

Inga Juuso

DAT · 2007

Tribute

Vigleik Storaas & Trondheim Jazzorkester

MNJ · 2006

Night Driver

Ola Kvernberg Trio

Jazzland · 2006

Blue Sky, Blue Eyes

The Core

Jazzaway · 2006

Shagma Music

Shagma

Jazzaway · 2005

Live In Molde

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

MNJ · 2005

UC3

Urban Connection

Bergland · 2005

Vision

The Core

Jazzaway · 2004

For Det Var Hit

Ole Reinlund

Grappa · 2003

French Only

Urban Connection

Bergland · 2002

Cats & Doug

Ola Kvernberg Trio

Hot Club Records · 2002

Urban Connection

Bergland · 2001

Harnihomba

Heilo · 2000

September Song

Jens Arne Molvær

Hot Club Records · 1998

Du Viste Meg Rundt

Steinar Raknes

Hielo Azul Tierra Roja

Steinar Raknes

Så Var Du Berre Borte

Steinar Raknes

Songs

Title	Appears on
Always On The Road	On The Road
Better Days	Stillhouse
Blå Kalender	TID 2
Blandemaskinkor	På Glattisen I Nissedrakt
Bob Along	Stillhouse
Breaking Up In Pieces	Down South
Brennesle	Due Og Drone
Chameleon	Chasing The Real Things
Chasing The Real Things	Chasing The Real Things
City Clown	Down South
Crush Me	Chasing The Real Things
Dancer With A Broken Leg	Remembrance
De Ekje Lett Å Såve	Due Og Drone
Det Siste Jeg Vil	TID
Down The Drain	Stillhouse
Down To The River	Down South
Drench My Soul	Not Dark Yet
Drømmedans	Due Og Drone
Due Og Drone	Due Og Drone
Falling Down	On The Road
Feil	TID
Filling My Own Shoes	Chasing The Real Things
Find A Way	Remembrance
Finnerlønn	TID 2
Folks And People	Down South
Gelender	TID 2
Gjør Så Godt	TID 2
Going Places	Stillhouse
Granater Og Konfetti	TID
Hard Rain On My Windshield	Chasing The Real Things
Heiaslått	Due Og Drone
Hey, Mama!	On The Road
Himlaleite	Due Og Drone
Hjarta Nær	Due Og Drone
Innover Der Og Bortover Sånn	Due Og Drone
It Is Easier	On The Road
I've Been	Down South
Jesus, Suppe Og Trøst	TID 2
Just Like The Rain	Remembrance
Keep Holding On (To Love)	On The Road
Lat Som	TID 2
Lider Av Tid	TID
Lonely	On The Road
Mary Lee	Down South
Memories Of Her	Remembrance
Mr. Black Jack	Stillhouse
My Aim Is Love And Joy	Not Dark Yet
My Little Boy	Remembrance
Never Let You Go	Not Dark Yet
Nok Er Nok	TID 2
Norsk Lovsang	TID 2
Nothing Left To Loose	Stillhouse
Ocean Of Blue	Remembrance
Off Piste	Chasing The Real Things
Om Gangen	TID
Ønskelisten	TID
Open Up	Remembrance
På Glattisen I Nissedrakt	På Glattisen I Nissedrakt
På Kontoret	TID 2
Ravel Prelude	Not Dark Yet
Remembrance	Remembrance
Så Mørkt Som Nå	TID
Siste Reis	Due Og Drone
Slinger I Valsen	TID 2
So Long My Baby	Not Dark Yet
Song For Sis	Down South
Soul Shield	Chasing The Real Things
Space Machine	On The Road
Stan The Man	Stillhouse
Steinbukken	Due Og Drone
The Same Water	Not Dark Yet
The Deserter	On The Road
Time From Beyond	Remembrance
Time To Go	On The Road
Tomgods Og Syriner	TID
Tur Og Orden	TID
Two Drops Of Water	Not Dark Yet
Under The Pale Moonlight	Down South
Uten Deg	TID 2
Værmelding	TID
Vossa Nova	Due Og Drone
Waiting For You	On The Road
Walking	Not Dark Yet
We Are Rolling	On The Road
Wild Rose	Down South
Wishing Well (Rabbit Diary)	Chasing The Real Things
You Ask Me	Stillhouse

Projects

TID

An album and concert project with author Lars Saabye Christensen, exploring time — the time we live in, the time we have, the time we lose. The music moves through Nordic americana, jazz, blues, and Norwegian folk traditions, with an acoustic, intimate expression. Featuring Mickey Raphael — known from the bands of Willie Nelson and Chris Stapleton — on harmonica.

Steinar Raknes (vocals, double bass, guitar) · Lars Saabye Christensen (text/readings) · Andreas Utnem (pump organ) · Per Oddvar Johansen (drums) · Knut Reiersrud (guitar, harmonica) · Mickey Raphael (harmonica)

Stillhouse

Vocal project blending jazz with American Songbook, roots, blues, and country music. Formed in 2011, recorded in Oslo and Nashville. Mostly performs as a duo with Unni Wilhelmsen, but also has a fantastic full band.

Duo: Steinar Raknes (double bass, electronics, vocals) & Unni Wilhelmsen (vocals) · Band: + Even Hermansen (guitar), Per Oddvar Johansen (drums), Jørgen Mathisen (sax/clarinet)

MRV — Maarud / Raknes / Vespestad

A unique trio where blues, rock, jazz and musical joy meet. Amund Maarud — the guitar hero who loves to push genre boundaries and creator of Norwegian nu-blues — joins forces with Raknes and jazz legend Jarle Vespestad. The result is playful, challenging, rhythmically inspiring, bluesy, melodic and dynamic.

Amund Maarud (guitar, vocals) · Steinar Raknes (double bass, vocals, electronics) · Jarle Vespestad (drums)

Due Og Drone

Songs inspired by Kjartan Fløgstad's acclaimed 2019 novel "Due og drone" — a sweeping story about postwar Norway, truth and time. Raknes brought the book on a Northern Norwegian tour just before the pandemic, and wrote all the songs in under two weeks, singing in his own Otrøya dialect. Fløgstad reads and performs his texts live alongside Raknes' music — a meeting between literature and song.

Steinar Raknes (vocals, double bass, guitar) · Kjartan Fløgstad (text)

Tord Gustavsen Trio

Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen's trio — memorable melodies, subtle grooves, musical space. Recent album: "Opening" (2022) on ECM Records.

Tord Gustavsen (piano, electronics) · Steinar Raknes (double bass, electronics) · Jarle Vespestad (drums)

Arvvas

Sámi joik meets Americana. "Arvvas" — Sámi for working from the heart with energy — lyrics in Sámi and English.

Sara Marielle Gaup (vocal) · Steinar Raknes (double bass, electronics, vocal)

The Core

High-energy Norwegian jazz band rooted in acoustic modal jazz from the 1960s combined with funk and rock grooves. Formed in 1999 at Jazz Academy in Trondheim.

Due og Drone / KFB

Literary-musical project inspired by Kjartan Fløgstad's 2019 novel. Album on Grappa Records (2021).

Kjartan Fløgstad (text) · Steinar Raknes (vocals, composition, bass) · Odin Staveland (drums) · Stian Carstensen (multi-instrumentalist)

Steinar Raknes & Rita Eriksen

A vocal duo performing songs from the American Songbook alongside original compositions by Raknes. Rita Eriksen is one of Norway's most versatile singers, known from the Spellemannpris-winning duo Eriksen and solo hits like "Karl Johan".

Steinar Raknes (vocals, double bass) · Rita Eriksen (vocals)

SURDEIGSKURS · INTIMKONSERT

BASSBAKERN

med STEINAR RAKNES

Hva skjer når en av Norges fremste kontrabassister og musikere inviterer deg inn i sitt andre lidenskapelige univers?

Steinar Raknes kombinerer surdeigsbaking og levende musikk i en helt unik opplevelse – et kurs der håndverk, smak og lyd smelter sammen.

Gjennom et to timers kurs får du lære hvordan du lager ekte surdeigsbrød – fra starter til ferdig stekt brød – samtidig som kjøkkenet fylles av musikk fra Raknes’ italienske kontrabass fra 1780. Underveis veksler han mellom å bake, forklare og spille.

Han synger og spiller låter fra sitt kritikerroste prosjekt TID (med tekster av Lars Saabye Christensen), samt fra sitt americana-inspirerte vokalprosjekt Stillhouse – i tillegg til nytt og improvisert materiale.

Dette er ikke bare et kurs, men en sanselig opplevelse – der du både lærer, lytter og smaker.

HØR PLATENE

TID

2025

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Chasing the Real Things

2018

Stillhouse

2011

Tangos, Ballads & More

2008

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