Arve Henriksen

Active: 2000s - present Born: March 22, 1968 in Stranda, Norway Genre: Avant-Garde, International, Jazz Styles: International Fusion, Trumpet Jazz Member Of: Food, Supersilent Arve Henriksen is a classically trained musician whose ethereal, Japanese-influenced trumpet playing has placed him in a league of his own. He was born in Stranda, Norway, and educated at the Trondheim Conservatory. It was during his time at the conservatory that a friend gave him a tape recording of the shakuhachi flute. Henriksen was hooked. "I let the music 'ring' and develop in my head," he said. "I was astonished by the sound of this flute." His interest in minimalist Japanese music went on to have a profound effect on his trumpet playing and his music career.