Nils Petter Molvær

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Born 18 September 1960.

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Nils Petter Molvær also known as NPM (born September 18, 1960) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer. Molvær is considered a pioneer of "future jazz", a genre that fusing jazz and electronic music, showcased on his most commercially successful album, Khmer, on the ECM label in October 1997 in Europe and early 1998 in North America.

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  1. Hamada 2010

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    Reviewed by Colin Buttimer

    A highly original composer/stylist with the courage to radically reinvent himself.

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