Torstein Ellingsen

Torstein Ellingsen (born 7 August 1966) is a Norwegian drummer and music producer, known from a series of album recordings.

Ellingsen was born in Oslo and started his career playing in his older brother's band "The Royal Rakes Jazzband" (1980), collaborated within "Christiania Jazzband" (1981), and was a part of "Caledonia Jazzband" (1982–1998). Idag spiller han med The Real Thing (1995–98 og 2010–), med "Magnolia Jazzband" (1999–), and with his Danish wife and singer Majken Christiansen (2001–). Ellingsen lead his own band "The Sinatra Songbook" (1999–) along with jazz singer Ingar Kristiansen. He has also recorded albums including with Paul Wagnberg Trio, Rune Nicolaysen Trio, Anders Aarum Trio, Tor Einar Bekken, Sandvika Storband, Ola Kvernberg and Jan Werner. He has also collaborated with musicians like Sigurd Køhn, Georg Michael Reiss, Norbert Susemihl, Halvdan Sivertsen and Øystein Sunde.

Ellingsen holds a master's degree in Political Science at the University of Oslo (1994) and diploma in Music Management from Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium in Århus (2012). He was the host of the TV program "Bandbox" at NRK (1997), worked as a jazz writer and editor of the jazz magazin "Jazznytt" (2001–02). He also was a communications consultant in Rikskonsertene in Oslo (1998–2001) and is now employed as a concert producer the same place where he particularly initiates and facilitates concerts for children and young people. He is responsible for supporting music concert Jazzaid on the Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo every autumn. Ellingsen has published language book "Rosinen i pølsa (Icing on the cake)" (Kagge, 2005) with Knut Lystad and Rune Semundseth.

Solo albums

• 2001: The Sinatra Songbook (Curling Legs)

Collaborations

With Caledonia Jazzband

• 1985: Moods of New Orleans (Hot Club Records)
• 1987: Walkin' (Hot Club Records), with Wendell Brunious
• 1991: Is You Or Is You Ain't (Hot Club Records), with Norbert Susemihl
• 1997: Creole Nights (Hot Club Records), with Geoff Bull

With Garden of Delight

• 1987: Big Wheels in Emotion (Pale Productions)

With The Real Thing

• 1995: Live (Real Records)
• 1997: Pleasure Is An Attitude (Real Records)

With Sandvika Storband

• 1999: Lining Up! (SS Records)

With Ola Kvernberg

• 2001: Violin (Hot Club Records)

With Paul Wagnberg Trio

• 2001: Gone Fishing (Real Records)

With Anders Aarum Trio

• 2001: The Lucky Strike (Hot Club Records)

With Magnolia Jazzband

• 2002: In that Sweet Old Garden of Eden (MJB Recordings)