Ove Alexander Billington


Ove Alexander Billington is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, known as the band leader within his own Billington Trio and for his participation in bands such as Independent Jazz Orchestra, Speak Low, Mads Berven Quartet and Kjellerbandet.

Early life

Billington was born in Fredrikstad, Norway. He studied music on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium.

Later life and career

While at university he started the Billington Trio including fellow students Andreas Amundsen and Hermund Nygård. He also collaborated with fellow students in the band Stjern including Stina Moltu, Andreas Amundsen and Hermund Nygård.
He joined the Inge Stangvik Quintet including Håvard Fossum, Stig Hvalryg and Hermund Nygård, and in the duo Yours Truly with Gine Gaustad Anderssen.
Billington collaborates within the quintet of Danish singer Majken Christiansen. He worked sporadically with musicians including Ole Jørn Myklebust, Yasuhito Mori, Tore Johansen, Petter Wettre, Bjørn Johan Muri, Staffan William-Olsson, Bodil Niska and Nora Brockstedt, and in the bands Funky Butt and The Sinatra Songbook. In 2013 he performed with vocalist Dina Nordsjø and his band, including Lars Martin Skjørshammer and Jakop Jansønn, at Oslo Konserthus.

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