Njål Ølnes

Njål Ølnes

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Njål Ølnes is a professor at the Department of Art and Cultural Studies, INN and visiting professor at NLA University College, Oslo. He holds a Ph.D. in Performing Art from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. From 2016-2020, Ølnes was a postdoctoral fellow at the Jazz Program at NTNU, where he examined the 'roles' one takes in improvised interaction. Ølnes is a jazz saxophonist and has used this as the basis for his research.Ølnes has played in Dingobats, BMX and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

Performing artist Jazz research Ensemble-based methods artistic research Improvisation Method

Latest results

Type

Book chapter

Journal article

Music performance

  1. Music performance, 2025

    Kublai Trio

    Ole Fredrik Norbye ; Njål Ølnes ; Per Oddvar Johansen

  3. Music performance, 2024

    Performance med Trua Art

    Njål Ølnes ; Marius Kolbenstvedt ; Martin Steinum

  4. Music performance, 2023

    Heartlands

    Njål Ølnes

  5. Music performance, 2022

    Truet Art

    Njål Ølnes ; Frode Haltli ; Trygve Seim ; Marthe Lea ; Marius Kolbenstvedt

Performing arts

  1. Performing arts, 2025

    Performance med dans og saksofon INNKU-festivalen 2025

    Njål Ølnes ; Guro Erika Trøseid Gjerstadberget

  2. Performing arts, 2024

    Performativt preludium til Klang-konsert i bunkersen. Danseimprovisasjon i samspill med Njål Ølnes på saksofon.

    Guro Erika Trøseid Gjerstadberget ; Njål Ølnes

  3. Performing arts, 2024

    Prosjektgruppe for Kunst og Livsløp KU-prosjekt med QUEST under forskingsdagene 24.-25. September.

    Guro Erika Trøseid Gjerstadberget ; Njål Ølnes

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