Jo Berger Myhre (born 29 May 1984 in Sandefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian musician who plays upright bass and bass guitars, known from performing with the likes of Splashgirl, Blokk 5, Ingrid Olava, Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet and Finland: Grydeland/Qvenild/Hausken/Myhre. As a member of the Nils Petter Molvær Quartet (since 2013) he has contributed to two albums, Switch (2014) and Buoyancy (2016), to the last even as a co-producer.
Career Living in Oslo, Myhre holds a Bachelor degree in performing improvisational music from the Norwegian Academy of Music. In addition he attended one year studies under Anders Jormin at the Music Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden. He has a series of his own ongoing projects, but most active is with Splashgirl, a trio including with Andreas Stensland Løwe (piano and keyboards) and Andreas Lønso Knudsrød (drums and percussion) Their latest albums Huntsville (2011) and Field Day Rituals (2013).
Discography
Blokk 5 2005: Casio Killed the Cornette (Blokk 5)
Splashgirl 2007: Doors. Keys (AIM Records) 2009: Arbor (Hubro Music) 2011: Pressure (Hubro Music) 2013: Field Day Rituals (Hubro Music)
Solveig Slettahjell 2011: Domestic Songs (Curling Legs)
Ingrid Olava 2008: Only Just Begun (EMI Music) 2008: Juliet's Wishes (Virgin Records) 2009: Tarpan Seasons (EmArcy, Universal Music, Norway), with Slow Motion Orchestra 2010: The Guest (Universal Music, Norway)
Torgeir Vassvik 2008: Sápmi (Idut)
Lasse Passage 2009: If You Don't Have Time To Cook, You Don't Have Time To Live (LP Records)
Jessica Sligter / Jæ 2010: Balls And Kittens, Draught And Strangling Rain (Hubro Music) 2012: Fear and the Framing (Hubro Music)
Susanna Wallumrød 2011: Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene (Grappa Music) 2012: Wild Dog (Rune Grammofon)
Randi Tytingvåg 2013: Grounding (Ozella)
Finland including with Morten Qvenild, Ivar Grydeland, Pål Hausken 2015: Rainy Omen (Hubro Music)
With Nils Petter Molvær, Erland Dahlen, Geir Sundstøl 2014: Switch (OKeh Records) 2016: Buoyancy (OKeh Records)
References
External links Jon Berger Myhre Discography at Discogs.com