Magnetic North Orchestra

• Jon Balke (piano, keyboards, percussion, electronics) • Jens Petter Antonsen (trumpet) • Per Jørgensen (trumpet, vocals) • Arve Henriksen (trumpet, vocals) • Fredrik Lundin (bass flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone) • Morten Halle (alto saxophone, flute) • Tore Brunborg (tenor and soprano saxophones) • Gertrud Økland (violin) • Henrik Hannisdal (violin) • Odd Hannisdal (violin) • Bjarte Eike (violin) • Peter Spissky (violin) • Trond Villa (viola) • Marek Konstantynowicz (viola) • Jonas Franke-Blom (violoncello) • Svante Henryson (violoncello) • Morten Hannisdal (violoncello) • Thomas Pitt (bass violin) • Anders Jormin (double bass) • Marilyn Mazur (percussion) • Ingar Zach (percussion) • Helge Norbakken (percussion) • Audun Kleive (drums) ==Commissioned Works==

• Il cenone (Vossajazz, 1992) • Magnetic North (OL Lillehammer, 1994) • Grand Magnetic (Copenhagen, 2001), augmented Magnetic North with a 14-piece string group • ECM Autumn Cycle (Dublin, 2005) ==Discography==

• Further (ECM Records, 1992) ==On Video==

• Live in Bruxelles (Prospect Media, 2005), Video documentary • Magnetisk musiker (NRK, 2004), video portrait made by Audun Aagre ==References==