Aadnekvam was born on 4 April 1984 in
Bergen. After completing his upper secondary education at
Södra Latin, he studied at the
Royal College of Music, Stockholm. He has also studied at the Vrindaban Gurukul school with Indian classical flutist
Hariprasad Chaurasia. In 2009, Aadnekvam was nominated for the 'Young Nordic Guitarist Award' by the
Uppsala International Guitar Festival, and was a 2010 finalist at the 'Norsk JazzIntro' at
Moldejazz. He released his debut album
Simple Things (2010) later the same year. The album received critical acclaim from reviewers across multiple countries, and was followed by two collaboration albums
Abacaxeiro (2011) and
Ecology (2014). receiving a 4 out of 5 star review in
Dagens Nyheter. This was followed by
Freedoms Trio (2016) and "Freedoms Trio II" (2018), as well as hundreds of live performances across Europe, Africa, Asia and the US, including concerts at the 2016 Stavanger International Jazz Festival,
MaiJazz, the 2018 Jazzahead Festival Overseas Night in Bremen, Germany, and at the
NAMM Show 2019 Official Artist Selection in Anaheim, California, USA. == Discography ==