Brunvoll is a 2010 graduate of the
Grieg Academy in
Bergen. She won the
Vital Award at the
Nattjazz, Bergen 2009. Her first appearance at
Moldejazz was in 2010 with her solo project. Brunvoll is known for her amazing solo project, which has received critical acclaim through concerts at
Nattjazz,
Moldejazz, and a number of jazz clubs around Europe. As a student in the jazz program at
Grieg Academy she was the Norwegian representative at the International 12 Points festival in
Stavanger in 2010. The four-day gathering for artists and bands from twelve countries showed the diversity and power of today's young European music improvisers. Brunvoll's performance is documented on her self-titled debut album from 2012.
Bugge Wesseltoft picked "the extremely talented" Brunvoll as one of three promising musicians for a presentation at Bylarm 2010. He played a double concerto with her in
Amsterdam 2009. Brunvoll has since 2000 performed extensively at festivals in Norway and across Europe. Her contributions at
Nattjazz (she won the talent award at Nattjazz in 2009),
Moldejazz and the
Øyafestivalen in Oslo is just the top of the list. She received the Vozzajazz award in 2011, played at the Kilkenny Art Festival the same year and has cooperated in duo with
Stein Urheim, who also received the Vossajazz Award in 2010 for his diverse career at the Norwegian jazz scene. Along with
Mats Eilertsen Quartet, Stian Westerhus, and Randi Tytingvåg Ensemble, Brunvoll was one of the performers at the International jazz festival
Jazzahead in
Bremen 2011. Together with guitarist
Stian Westerhus, and saxophonists
Karl Seglem and
Frøy Aagre, she received support from the 2011 Norwegian Jazz Launch. She performed at the
North Sea Jazz Festival in
Rotterdam 2012, with
Terje Isungset. On 7 March 2014 the Norwegian record label Hubro released an album featuring her, Åsmund Weltzien and Øyvind Hegg-Lunde performing under the name Building Instrument. Brunvoll was headliner meeting
Ensemble Denada at
Kongsberg Jazz Festival, performing the commissioned work for the festival. == Personal life ==