Ola Kvernberg Vinyl Records
Norwegian violinist Ola Kvernberg began classical studies as a six-year-old, but became strongly interested in jazz by the age of 16. He displayed an affinity for acoustic Continental jazz stylings prior to beginning jazz studies at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium in 2001, collaborating (at age 18) with Hot Club de Norvège guitarist Jimmy Rosenberg. Kvernberg recorded and toured with the Hot Club for several years, and during his Musikkonservatorium years he also began issuing recordings under his own name, including an eponymous album on Hot Club Records in 2001 and the premiere album by the Ola Kvernberg Trio, 2002's Cats & Doug, also released by Hot Club.