Espen Wensaas

Espen Wensaas (born November 14, 1986) is a Norwegian musician and multi-instrumentalist (most notably mandolin, mandolin-family instruments and guitar) residing in Oslo, Norway. He is widely used in the Norwegian music scene for his abilities to play different musical genres in addition to being able to improvise. This has led him to work with television, theater and miscellaneous collaborations with musicians from folk, pop, classical, jazz, and other genres.

Wensaas started his musical education at Toneheim Folk High School in 2004. There he was studying classical guitar and other music related subjects. Later on he continued his classical training in Ringerike High School in Hønefoss. After high school Wensaas moved to Stavanger in 2009 to study jazz guitar at the University of Stavanger. He moved to Oslo in 2010 and was admitted to a bachelor's degree in musical performance at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He graduated from the academy in 2015, also receiving the highest grade possible on his final exam concert.

Wensaas has worked as a freelance musician since 2008.

He has gone on tours and played many concerts and performances with several different groups and projects.