Martin Nodeland

“Martin Nodeland (b. 1993) is a Norwegian guitarist, composer and arranger whose first recording as leader, Debut (2019), was a confident and intricate neo-bop quintet playing mainly originals and a couple of standards – a lovely album that to my ears sounded like how Bobby Watson and John Abercrombie might have sounded playing together with a piano trio. Only a year later and with Origins (2020) he’s released an ambitious album of originals performed by an eleven-piece ensemble: two guitarists, trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass, drums and string quartet. In short, Origins is a beautiful album, and Martin Nodeland, born in 1993, is a performer to watch.”

- Julian Maynard-Smith (LondonJazzNews)

Nodeland has collaborated with various established artists such as Will Vinson, Tore Brunborg, Roberto Bonati, Petter Wettre, Ole Morten Vågan and Live Marie Roggen, as well as younger peers, like Simen Kiil Halvorsen, Hanna Paulsberg, Rastko Obradovic, Amund Kleppan, OJKOS and many more.

His debut album Debut was released on Smeik in October 2019, while his second album Origins was released on Smeik in October 2020. In October 2025 we will see his third release on Smeik with the new album “Tributaries”.

Discography in Smeik:

(2019) Martin Nodeland: Debut

(2020) Martin Nodeland: Origins

(2025) Martin Nodeland: Tributaries

Contact information:

Email address: martinnodeland@hotmail.com

Read more about Martin and his projects on his own website